*** New Issue of PLATFORM Journal Online! *** PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication is pleased to announce the publication of our new special edition issue, "Yes we are open!". This special issue is guest edited by Jessica Coates and Elliott Bledsoe in collaboration with the Creative Commons Clinic at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Creative Industries and Innovation, we present submissions by postgraduate students working in media studies or related fields which critically examine the legal, social and technical parameters of open source, open content and open access. The new issue is available to view on our new website at http://journals.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/platform/ This issue contains the following articles: Editorial by Elliott Bledsoe and Jessica Coates An Interview with Esther Wojcicki by Elliott Bledsoe and Jessica Coates The State of the Commons: Case Studies 2010 by Rachel Cobcroft Sharing with Creative Commons: A Business Model for Content Creators by Cheryl Foong Can Open Mean Terbuka? Negotiating Licenses for Indonesian Video Activism by Alexandra Crosby and Ferdiansyah Thajib Cooperation and Competition in Open Production by Peter Jakobsson *** About the Journal *** PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication is a fully refereed, open access online graduate journal. Founded and published by the Media and Communications Program, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne (Australia), PLATFORM was launched in November 2008. PLATFORM is refereed by an international board of established and emerging scholars working across diverse fields in media and communication studies and edited by graduate students at the University of Melbourne. To submit an article, essay or review or for more information, email us at [log in to unmask] or visit http://journals.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/platform/ *** Forthcoming Issues *** Keep an eye on our website for Volume 3 Issue 1, "Media, Race and Politics" (March 2011) *** Apply to Peer Review *** PLATFORM invites early career, PhD and Masters researchers to peer review its scholarly submissions. If you would like to apply, please submit a 150 word bio as well as a CV highlighting research projects, publications and paper presentations to [log in to unmask] -- PLATFORM: Journal of Media and Communication URL: http://www.culture-communication.unimelb.edu.au/platform Email: [log in to unmask]