The Christchurch attack was a terrorist event for the social media age. We need to address this situation on multiple levels to minimise the harm done.
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A collection of 19 posts
ISIS: waging war on social media
Inside the Islamic State propaganda machine: Senior media operatives are treated as “emirs” of equal rank to their military counterparts. They are directly involved in decisions on strategy and territory. They preside over hundreds of videographers, producers and editors who…
The Charlie Hebdo Backlash
A swath of prominent American literary figures are worried by the support for Charlie Hebdo after the shootings earlier this year. but their arguments don’t always tarry with reality: Elsewhere, the #JeSuisCharlie brigades were admonished for affiliating with an…
Charlie Hebdo: a cartoonist's response
From my friend and colleague, Matt Buck:…
Satire is a powerful weapon of democracy
Satire is a wonderful part of our political debate. Satire is an under-appreciated part of journalism. Satirical websites and magazines are a celebration of what it means to be human, and a powerful tool to undermine those who would control…
Bloggers, The TSA and Pressure on Sources
Even in my quasi-social media isolation, I became aware that there was some sort of run-in happening between bloggers and the US Transport Security Administration (TSA), based on bloggers republishing a new directive in the wake of the Christmas Day…
Still Supporting Alan Johnston
Busy day today but, while rushing from meeting to meeting, I passed the BBC’s Bush House, and saw this poster reminding the world of the plight of Alan Johnston. A man who has been captivity for over 100 days.…
Car Attack on Glasgow Airport
Looks like yesterday’s failed attack on London wasn’t an isolated incident: there’s been a possible suicide car bomb attack on Glasgow Airport. Too early to make too many assumptions about the reasons behind it, but the witness…