... putting measures in place to control the general public's ability to document and communicate their story. Through my research I have seen the need for these restrictions to be stopped and a free-press maintained. In this article, I want to start with a look at the power of citizen journalism against oppression starting with George Orwell's novel 1984. Orwell created a civilization oppressed ... of Big Brother, Smith reminisces over the world before the atomic war. For this reason he keeps a small alcove. He describes it as a possible bookcase from the past as books have been banned. W...

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