Jillian York
Encyclopedia
Jillian C. York is a journalist
, travel writer and free expression activist. She is currently the Director of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
.
York joined the Berkman Center for Internet & Society
in 2008, where she worked on the OpenNet Initiative
and Herdict, and conducted research on distributed denial of service attacks. In 2011, she moved to the Electronic Frontier Foundation
, where she is the director of international freedom of expression.
York has been called "one of the leading scholars on Internet control and censorship" and a specialist on free expression and social media in the Arab world
.. Her research on the role of social media in the Arab Spring
has been widely cited. In June 2011, Foreign Policy
named her one of the Top 100 intellectuals discussing foreign policy on Twitter.
York's writing on free expression has also been published in The Guardian
,, Bloomberg, and Foreign Policy
..
She is currently a regular columnist for Al Jazeera English, and writes for Global Voices Online
, where she is also on the Board of Directors as of 2011.. She also co-founded Talk Morocco, which won the 2010 Deutsche Welle
Best of Blogs Award
for Best English-language blog..
Journalist
A journalist collects and distributes news and other information. A journalist's work is referred to as journalism.A reporter is a type of journalist who researchs, writes, and reports on information to be presented in mass media, including print media , electronic media , and digital media A...
, travel writer and free expression activist. She is currently the Director of International Freedom of Expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...
.
Career
In 2006, York authored a travel book on Morocco.York joined the Berkman Center for Internet & Society
Berkman Center for Internet & Society
The Berkman Center for Internet & Society is a research center at Harvard University that focuses on the study of cyberspace. Founded at Harvard Law School, the center traditionally focused on internet-related legal issues. On May 15, 2008, the Center was elevated to an interfaculty initiative of...
in 2008, where she worked on the OpenNet Initiative
OpenNet Initiative
The OpenNet Initiative is a joint project whose goal is to monitor and report on internet filtering and surveillance practices by nations. The project employs a number of technical means, as well as an international network of investigators, to determine the extent and nature of government-run...
and Herdict, and conducted research on distributed denial of service attacks. In 2011, she moved to the Electronic Frontier Foundation
Electronic Frontier Foundation
The Electronic Frontier Foundation is an international non-profit digital rights advocacy and legal organization based in the United States...
, where she is the director of international freedom of expression.
York has been called "one of the leading scholars on Internet control and censorship" and a specialist on free expression and social media in the Arab world
Arab world
The Arab world refers to Arabic-speaking states, territories and populations in North Africa, Western Asia and elsewhere.The standard definition of the Arab world comprises the 22 states and territories of the Arab League stretching from the Atlantic Ocean in the west to the Arabian Sea in the...
.. Her research on the role of social media in the Arab Spring
Arab Spring
The Arab Spring , otherwise known as the Arab Awakening, is a revolutionary wave of demonstrations and protests occurring in the Arab world that began on Saturday, 18 December 2010...
has been widely cited. In June 2011, Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.Originally, the magazine was a quarterly...
named her one of the Top 100 intellectuals discussing foreign policy on Twitter.
York's writing on free expression has also been published in The Guardian
The Guardian
The Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
,, Bloomberg, and Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy
Foreign Policy is a bimonthly American magazine founded in 1970 by Samuel P. Huntington and Warren Demian Manshel.Originally, the magazine was a quarterly...
..
She is currently a regular columnist for Al Jazeera English, and writes for Global Voices Online
Global Voices Online
Global Voices Online is an international network of bloggers and citizen journalists that follow, report, and summarizes what is going on in the blogosphere in every corner of the world...
, where she is also on the Board of Directors as of 2011.. She also co-founded Talk Morocco, which won the 2010 Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle
Deutsche Welle or DW, is Germany's international broadcaster. The service is aimed at the overseas market. It broadcasts news and information on shortwave, Internet and satellite radio on 98.7 DZFE in 30 languages . It has a satellite television service , that is available in four languages, and...
Best of Blogs Award
The BOBs (weblog award)
The BOBs – Best of the Blogs - is the world’s largest international Weblog competition. Founded in 2004 and sponsored by Deutsche Welle, the German International Broadcasting Service....
for Best English-language blog..