Isaac Xianghui Mao, director of the Social Brain Foundation in China, said people are finding ways around China’s great firewall to join the international discussion online. (Photo by Kaitlin Steinberg, Missouri School of Journalism)

SEOUL (June 22, 2012) — Three journalists from three different countries, some who double as activists, explained how digital media has triumphed over censorship and the obstacles to free speech they encounter in their respective countries. Although the three nations — Malaysia, China and South Korea — vary in their political systems and restrictions, the people in each are finding ways to move beyond those barriers in today’s digital environment.

Speaking to their peers at the East-West Center’s International Media Conference in Seoul, the men focused their remarks on the transforming role of politics and protests. Continue reading »