When the editor of the Sunday Times in South Africa, Bongani Siqoko, published an apology in the newspaper earlier this month he surely set a new precedent in the country’s journalism. Read the rest of this entry »
South African journalism’s problems are bigger than ethics: they’re about ethos – Anthea Garman
21 10 2018Comments : Leave a Comment »
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Categories : Journalism, South Africa
Proposed police super-database breaks the law and has no legal basis, but the Home Office doesn’t care – Matthew White
19 10 2018
The announcement from human rights organisation Liberty that it would boycott the UK Home Office’s consultation on the Law Enforcement Data Service, a new super-database for the police, is an indication of how far from acceptable the project is. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Matthew White, The Conversation
Categories : Data Protection, Human Rights, Surveillance
How the right-wing press has weaponised the ability to speak English – David Wright and Gavin Brookes
6 10 2018
Being able to speak English is considered by many to be an integral part of “being British”. Officially, it is a requirement for those applying for British citizenship. Yet the link between English and belonging is also clear in more everyday contexts, including, unfortunately, instances in which people are discriminated against – and even assaulted – for not speaking English in public. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: David Wright, Gavin Brookes, The Conversation
Categories : Journalism, Media
Australia: Media power, why the full story of Murdoch, Stokes and the Liberal leadership spill needs to be told – Denis Muller
28 09 2018
The first German chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, said there were two sights the public should not see: the making of laws and the making of sausages. To this list of enduringly nauseating spectacles we should add one more: the political machinations of media moguls. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Denis Muller, The Conversation
Categories : Australia, Media
Debate: Jeremy Corbyn, antisemitism and the British media – Simon Dawes
25 09 2018
If you’re having trouble keeping up with British political controversies and only vaguely familiar with the story of “Jeremy Corbyn and Labour’s antisemitism crisis”, you’d be forgiven for thinking from occasionally glimpsed headlines and social media posts that the current leader of the UK opposition party was a “racist and antisemite”, that he had “waged war on the Jews” and that he “posed an existential threat to Jewish life”. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Jeremy Corbyn, Simon Dawes, The Conversation
Categories : Government and Policy, Media
Why tech giants have little to lose (and lots to win) from new EU copyright law – Maurizio Borghi
20 09 2018
The new European Union Copyright Directive, passed recently by the European parliament after a vociferous campaign both for and against, has been described by its advocates as Europe striking a blow against US tech giants in the battle for control of copyrighted content online. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Copyright, Maurizio Borghi, The Conversation
Categories : EU, Internet, Legal
Ten things you should know about Instagram’s terms of use – Hayleigh Bosher
16 09 2018
Do you use Instagram? Probably. Did you read the terms of use? Probably not. You’re not alone. Most people don’t read terms and conditions. So here are some key things to know and understand about Instagram. Read the rest of this entry »
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Tags: Hayleigh Bosher, Instagram, The Conversation
Categories : Social Media
