{"product_id":"9798216440260","title":"Crowdsourced Justice Social Media and the Overturning of a Wrongful Murder Conviction","description":"\u003ch1\u003eCrowdsourced Justice\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSocial Media and the Overturning of a Wrongful Murder Conviction\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAzi Lev-On\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage Arts \u0026amp; Disciplines \/ Communication Studies\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn examination of o\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ene of the most contested murder cases in Israel's history: the 2006 killing of 13-year-old Tair Rada, and the public struggle that unfolded in its aftermath. \u003c\/b\u003eWhile Roman Zadorov was convicted and sentenced to life imprisonment, persistent doubts about the investigation and trial fuelled a large-scale, long-term wave of digital activism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on extensive digital ethnography, interviews, and analysis of online discourse, the book traces how thousands of citizens used social media platforms to scrutinize evidence, challenge official narratives, and participate in an alternative, decentralized form of truth-seeking. It offers a detailed account of the evolving interplay between legal institutions, media coverage, and networked publics, highlighting how competing interpretations, new evidence, and alternative suspects reshaped both public opinion and legal proceedings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBy situating the case within broader debates on participatory culture, misinformation, and institutional trust, \u003ci\u003eCrowdsourced Justice\u003c\/i\u003e provides a nuanced account of how justice is contested, constructed, and reimagined in the digital age.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAzi Lev-On\u003c\/b\u003e is a faculty member in the School of Communication in Ariel University, Israel. His research focuses on the social and political uses and impact of the Internet and social media, and particularly on their affordances for and usage by citizens in terms of speech and action, and the corresponding institutional responses.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e04 March 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9798216440260\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e336\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e16.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52227938320524,"sku":"9798216440260","price":32.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9798216440260","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}