Politics
Journalism and politics are inescapably inter-twined.
LeWeb: Tim Berners-Lee and the societal impact of the web Paid Members Public
The inventor of the web has some serious concerns about its future — and some amazing tales about its past.
Social media, data journalism and #gamergate Paid Members Public
I thought that yesterday’s brief post on #gamergate [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2014/10/obligatory_gamergate_post.html] would be all I had to say on the subject – but two really interesting posts caught my attention, that I want to bring to yours. First up, some serious data
On Englishness, Scottishness and Britishness Paid Members Public
Somewhere between 20 and 30 years ago, a skinny teenager who had finally outgrown his puppy fat sat watching TV in his front room in a small Scottish town. He was probably with his younger brother, and was almost certainly reading – until he heard the BBC children’s presenters wish
The Internet go slow day Paid Members Public
Lots of protesting going on around the internets today. Here’s an explanation: The Guardian has more depth on the fight for Net Neutrality [http://www.theguardian.com/media-network/media-network-blog/2014/sep/10/internet-slowdown-net-neutrality-reddit-mozilla-netflix] .
And now - a message from the Department of Dirty Paid Members Public
It’s for your protection. You don’t want to be dirty [http://www.departmentofdirty.co.uk], do you?
Oh, crap, seriously? Paid Members Public
Y’know, I don’t often “do” politics on here, but some occasions just call for it [http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/aad578e8-e463-11e3-a73a-00144feabdc0.html?siteedition=uk#axzz32oAVZoMy] : > The UK Independence party and France’s far-right Front National stormed to victory in European elections on Sunday night, as
Today we fight back against mass surveillance Paid Members Public
Many of you will have seen something like this when you visit my blog today: [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/assets_c/2014/02/fight-back-2-3519.html] And I’m far from alone. Here’s Antony Mayfield’s blog [http://www.antonymayfield.com/2014/02/11/against-mass-surveillance-what-will-you-do-today/] : [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/
Secret courts to seize reporters' notebooks? Paid Members Public
Just in case you missed it over the weekend, the UK Government are considering making it possible to seize reporters’ notebooks and hard-drives [http://boingboing.net/2014/02/01/uk-parliament-considers-allowi.html], after secret hearings… > The Deregulation Bill is coming before the UK House of Commons on Monday, and among
