This editorial considers how this special issue on media and activism reflects or extends current debates in the field and how it explores the possibilities for progressive activists around the world to use the media to resist the current rise of the extreme right alongside the disturbing and growing evidence of the techniques of fascism: populism, propaganda and fake news, hate speech and hate crimes. It follows Graham Meikle (2018) in defining ‘activism’ as ‘the widest range of attempts to effect [progressive] social or cultural change’ whilst its understanding of ‘the media’ includes a broad range of communication platforms, from traditional journalism to digital networks. The issue itself looks at macro- and meso-levels of activism with this editorial explaining how contributions reflect different critical and research approaches focusing variously on media as enabling activists to organise; the mediation of activism; and media as a tool through which activists can professionally deliver their strategic objectives. It calls for measures to make digital space a safer place for activists; to help activists own their narrative without constant risks of hijacking and abuse; and to celebrate the thriving strategies and tactics that bring together activists and the public who care.

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从高可见性到高脆弱性：女权主义，后殖民主义和反绅士化活动受到威胁

这篇社论考虑了有关媒体和行动主义的特刊如何反映或扩展当前该领域的辩论，以及它如何探索全球进步主义激进主义者利用媒体抵制当前极端权利的兴起以及令人不安和不断增长的证据的可能性。法西斯主义的技巧：民粹主义，宣传和假新闻，仇恨言论和仇恨犯罪。它遵循Graham Meikle（2018）的定义，将“行动主义”定义为“实现[进步]的社会或文化变革的最广泛尝试”，同时其对“媒体”的理解包括从传统新闻到数字媒体的广泛传播平台网络。问题本身着眼于行动主义的宏观和中观层面，这篇社论解释了贡献如何反映出不同的批判和研究方法，从而使行动主义者能够组织各种形式的媒体；行动主义的调解；和媒体作为一种工具，通过它激进分子可以专业地实现其战略目标。它呼吁采取措施使数字空间成为维权人士的更安全场所；帮助激进主义者拥有自己的叙述，而不会持续遭受劫持和虐待的风险；并庆祝将积极分子和关心大众的人士聚集在一起的蓬勃发展的战略和策略。它呼吁采取措施使数字空间成为维权人士的更安全场所；帮助激进主义者拥有自己的叙述，而不会持续遭受劫持和虐待的风险；并庆祝将积极分子和关心大众的人士聚集在一起的蓬勃发展的战略和策略。它呼吁采取措施使数字空间成为维权人士的更安全场所；帮助激进主义者拥有自己的叙述，而不会持续遭受劫持和虐待的风险；并庆祝将积极分子和关心大众的人士聚集在一起的蓬勃发展的战略和策略。