· Web wars: NGOs, companies and governments in an Internet-connected world

NGOs have been swift to make full use of the Internet. Increasingly, the mainstream press and broadcasting media are dominated by governments, conglomerates and 'moguls' because of the large investments and operating costs involved. In contrast. anyone with a computer and a modem can set up a website at minimum cost: the medium lends itself

to 'network guerrillas' (Jonquieres 1998). These 'guerrillas' have used the Internet first as a source of information but. secondly-and more importantly-as a means of co-ordinating their activities regionally, nationally and internationally.