Ars Electronica Festival · 2011
Newstweek
by Julian Oliver, Danja Vasiliev
🏆 Golden Nica · Prix Ars Electronica 2011
Julian Oliver and Danja Vasiliev's “Newstweek” was honoured with the Golden Nica at the Prix Ars Electronica 2011, category Interactive Art.
“Media is the nervous system of a democracy. If it’s not functioning well the democracy can’t function” (Jeff Cohen, Director of the Park Center for Independent Media) _Newstweek_ is a device for manipulating the news read by other people on wireless hotspots.
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