About Jillian C. York

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I am a Boston-based writer, researcher, and activist.  My primary interest is issues of free speech in the Middle East and North Africa.  Secondary interests include issues of race and identity, Palestine, journalism, and social media.

Since 2008, I have worked as the Project Coordinator for the OpenNet Initiative at the Berkman Center for Internet & Society.  At Berkman, I also coordinate international outreach and edit content for Herdict Web, and frequently lend a hand to other projects.

In 2005, having almost never been published, I wrote my first book, Culture Smart! Morocco: A Guide to Customs and Culture (Random House 2006), launching what has become my main passion: writing. I began blogging shortly thereafter, and have since been published in a number of places, including Bitch Magazine, Al Jazeera English, and SHIFTMag. A relatively comprehensive list of my writing can be found here. I occasionally serve as an editor, including for Fodor’s travel guides, and I write regularly for Global Voices and the Huffington Post.

I also serve on the Committee to Protect Bloggers, and have worked on numerous online campaigns in support of blogging and free speech, most recently FreeBashir.org.
 
You can contact me via e-mail (jill at jilliancyork dot com) or Twitter.

Disclaimer: This is a personal blog.  The opinions expressed here represent my own and not and not those of the Berkman Center for Internet & Society, the OpenNet Initiative, Global Voices Online, or any other organization with which I am affiliated.  Additionally, I am human, and therefore, my views are subject to change.