May 2012
7 posts
“Contrary to what their critics might argue, journalists are, after all, human....”
– Alan Cowell, “The Phone-Hacking Scandal Should Not Taint All Journalists,” International Herald Tribune, 5/21/12
“…if we believe in liberty, if we want the air we breathe to remain plentiful and...”
– Salman Rushdie on censorship, at our new literary blog, Page-Turner (via newyorker)
The First Accredited Foreign Correspondent to be... →
futurejournalismproject:
Chan, who was the sole Al Jazeera English correspondent in China, said she knew she was on shaky ground for most of this year. She had been working on month-by-month credentials since January, when the government refused a routine visa-renewal request. Ordinarily, journalists are granted year-long credentials, but Chan is believed to be the first foreign correspondent...
Cartoonists React to Iranian Colleague Sentenced... →
pritheworld:
The case of an Iranian cartoonist being sentenced to 25 lashes for depicting a politician in a soccer jersey has provoked online activism among fellow cartoonists. Listen to me chat about the case of Mahmoud Shokraiyeh with The World’s Marco Werman. See the cartoon that started it all, and look at a selection of images that cartoonists have drawn in solidarity with Shokraiyeh.
China Expels the Journalist Melissa Chan : The New... →
China is moving backwards. In fifteen years of studying and writing about this place, I’ve rarely had reason to reach that conclusion without one qualifier or another dangling off the end of the sentence—qualifiers that leave room, for instance, for “halting progress” or “mixed signals.”
But this week the evidence is unambiguous: for the first time in thirteen years, China has kicked out a...
April 2012
9 posts
Ravin On India: India and Censorship: A Dangerous... →
ravinonindia:
As India decides to censor more and more, Ravin Sampat looks at how detrimental this could be for the country’s development
India is in the news again, for all the wrong reasons. No I’m not referring to the cricket teams defeat to Australia in the recent test matches. I’ll leave that…
H.R. 3523: Cyber Intelligence Sharing and... →
some1simple:
112th Congress, 2011–2012
To provide for the sharing of certain cyber threat intelligence and cyber threat information between the intelligence community and cybersecurity entities, and for other purposes.
Concern in Vietnam: US calls for the release of... →
politicopia:
Read the complete and original post at www.thenextweb.com
The US has called upon Vietnam to release three bloggers that have been arrested on charges of publishing “propaganda against the state”, as concerns grow around increased Internet censorship in the country.
Following this…
“But without censorship, I think it would be much less interesting. Trying to...”
– Ai Weiwei (via jenlindblad)
Iran expected to permanently cut off Internet by... →
infoneer-pulse:
Millions of Internet users in Iran could soon be permanently cut off from the Web, social networks, and e-mail.
In a statement released last week, Reza Taghipour, the Iranian minister for Information and Communications Technology, announced it plans to establish a national intranet within five months in an effort to create a “clean Internet,” according to an International...
Iran expected to permanently cut off Internet by... →
infoneer-pulse:
Millions of Internet users in Iran could soon be permanently cut off from the Web, social networks, and e-mail.
In a statement released last week, Reza Taghipour, the Iranian minister for Information and Communications Technology, announced it plans to establish a national intranet within five months in an effort to create a “clean Internet,” according to an International...
“Britain is to allow one of its intelligence agencies to monitor all phone calls,...”
– Stephen Mangan (via reuters)
March 2012
13 posts
Reuters Loses Credentials in Iran After Female... →
“The human being, let’s remember, is essentially a language animal. We are a...”
– Salman Rushdie defends freedom of speech in India (via thelifeguardlibrarian)
Satellite-jamming becoming a big problem in the... →
infoneer-pulse:
The Arab Spring has had yet another consequence—satellite jamming, and the practice is serious enough to threaten the satellite operators’ business. Two operators, Arabsat and Nilesat, complained about the jamming in the Satellite 2012 Conference in Washington, D.C. last week, according to an article in Space News. Arabsat is a 21-country consortium that provides broadcasting to...
“I’m on the board of the Committee to Protect Journalists and they consider...”
– Today on Fresh Air, Pakistani journalist Ahmed Rashid discusses the challenges facing Pakistan and Afghanistan in the post-Osama bin Laden era, as well as the complicated relationship the two countries have with the United States. (via nprfreshair)
Behind The Wall - One tweet, 10,000 followers:... →
tartantambourine:
The sudden appearance and rapid disappearance of dissident artist Ai Weiwei on China’s version of Twitter has provided a window into the zany, fast-paced and utterly incomprehensible world of social media censorship in the communist state.
Artist Ai Weiwei gained 10,680 followers in a little under two hours. He must be doing something right. The Chinese government on the...
"The People United Will Never Be Defeated":... →
spread24:
A recent plan by authorities in Pakistan to an introduce Internet blocking and filtering system has been attracting widespread criticism, not just from local and foreign media watchdogs but also from rights activists and human rights organisations over the past few weeks.
According to The…
India blocks Facebook for a week; possibly forever →
samraadeni:
This week, India begins a trial against the social network and 11 other online services for not taking down content that may offend people in this part of the world.
Perspective: If India blocked facebook, in addition to China that would be 1/3 of the world with blocked access to facebook.
February 2012
6 posts
“Be passionate and be involved in what you believe in. And do it as thoroughly...”
– Marie Colvin’s mother to journalists on her daughter’s legacy, BBC
Stop censorship in Russia (please take the time to... →
vendiculous:
In just one week the city of Saint Petersburg could pass a bill that will make it a crime to read, write, speak or meet to discuss anything considered “Gay”. This applies to the entire country of Russia. The website allout.org is running a petition to stop this bill from passing. Te last time they did this, it delayed the bill, but this current petition will get rid of it all...
““Craters. Burned houses. Mutilated bodies. Women weeping for children and...”
– Marie Colvin, from a Guardian tribute article to the fallen journalist
An updated list of journalists killed covering the... →
January 2012
2 posts
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @phillycon @newsstoke @kenromano @naomi_in_tokyo
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @angseesiang @vahishta @juleedenton @cianop @saccaparami
December 2011
22 posts
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @dailybinarynews @americascomedy @shane_hall @kosmofilo
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @oopsrevolution @spygearxbee @naleagdeco @3pennymovies
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @jschauma @cissace @lynnfoi @malaebomar @jongabriel
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @katharinelarsen @clundestad @mohawesome @igusth
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @mattyalert @layofflist @vigfirenzi @thicke @mattonomics
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @mrthelion @tehselenz @santomcdopeness @gitgan
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @karuvachy @mepadraigreidy @campaignfoi @brownhillsbob
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @johnbhartley @uualumnizwolle @fightfortheftr
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @gobabudeals @enladiana @corporatedesixn @gravatt
The Peer Review on Censorship is out! http://t.co/b3wYUO8G ▸ Top stories today via @iqono @co2_dispenser @titia_g @surveyork @alaachehayeb
RT @iDiplomacy: Jailed journalists increase 20% worldwide since the mid-1990s, according to @pressfreedom. #Iran is worst, with 42. http …
