Jamming the Media: A Citizen's Guide

WIRED contributor and digital culture writer Gareth Branwyn's Jamming the Media: A Citizen's Guide to Reclaiming the Tools of Communication is a 350-page guide to "media hacking" with chapters on zines, public access TV, film & video, indie music, media pranking, ezine publishing and more. Each chapter contains profiles, a "starter kit," and a resource section.

Media hacking is a term Branwyn uses in Jamming the Media to refer to amateurs who produce various forms of media, making use of available technologies and resources and trying to overcome limitations, in much the same way that computer hackers do. Detailed definition of media hacking:
http://home.earthlink.net/~garethb2/jamm...

Jamming the Media includes a glossary of "new media terms" for those not well acquainted with the cyberworld, a section on how to be a hacker, and a listing of hip new zines that deconstruct media. Pirate radio broadcasts and media hoaxes are just two of his media-jamming methods, and "he writes about them with the adolescent glee of a teenager who enjoys shooting spitballs at his teacher." (WIRED Magazine).

This book offers a large variety of materials, sources, and how-to knowledge if you're new to the world of media jamming. Step by step instructions on how to use a television camera, film in Hi-8, or take to the radio airwaves, and access to many resources, including websites, magazines, publishing software, and organizations that will help you in your quest to take back the tools of communication.

Jamming the Media website, including recent DIY media news, an online directory of some resources from the book, and a glossary of DIY media jargon not found in the book:
http://home.earthlink.net/~garethb2/jamm...

Gareth Branwyn's home page, or "vanity portal":
http://home.earthlink.net/~garethb2/

Amazon.com review of Jamming the Media:
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ts/boo...

Chronicle Books review:
http://www.chronbooks.com/Adult/Titles/8...

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