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Tony Blair to appear at media ethics inquiry
Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair is set to be questioned on his relationship with the press and Rupert Murdoch at an inquiry into media ethics. #Rupert Murdoch #NewsTracker #Tony Blair #News Corporation #Media ethics #Britain Phone Hacking
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If you want privacy, you must be evil
The problem with logic systems that assume that only people who have something to hide want privacy is deciding who gets to conceal, and who gets to pull away the mask. #HowThisWorks #News of the World #privacy #Media ethics #Logic
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Topless royalty, murdered envoys and the great privacy debate
What is a private moment? What is a public one? How do you define dignity? No easy questions, and no easy answers. #Kate Middleton #Libya #CriticalPoint #Prince Harry #Media ethics #US ambassador #Christopher Stevens
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How Scottish slang for scrotum trended on Twitter
Scottish social media used the word 'bawbag' meaning scrotum, to cock a snook at the weather. But should mainstream media always follow these trends? #social media #HowThisWorks #Twitter #News #Media ethics #Hurricane Bawbag
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Baby B or not, stop censoring the media
It is surely the first sign of censorship when you prevent the media talking about the astrology of celebrity babies. The 10 rules released this week for the impending birth of baby Bachchan are funny, sensible and restrictive, all at the same time. #MediaCrit #Abhishek Bachchan #Aishwarya Rai-Bachchan #Michael Jackson #Journalism #Gordon Brown #Justice Markandey Katju #Media ethics
Wire
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Long Island Business Network
In Bloomberg uproar, ethics flags for new media
Launching his namesake company’s news division in the 1990s, Michael Bloomberg largely rejected long-held rules of the journalism trade that insist on keeping thick firewalls between reporters and the profit-making workings of their companies. Now, a byp #Michael Bloomberg #Wall Street #Poynter Institute
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Boston.com
Bloomberg uproar raises ethics flags for new media
Technology gives the media access to more information about consumers than they had when newspaper racks were in vogue. NEW YORK — Launching his namesake company’s news division in the 1990s, Michael Bloomberg largely rejected long-held rules of the jour #Michael Bloomberg #Wall Street
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CTV
As Senate scandal deepens, what to expect from Ottawa this week?
After a dramatic week in Canadian politics that resulted in Prime Minister Stephan Harper losing two senators from his caucus and the resignation of his chief of staff, many wonder how the political shrapnel from this latest scandal will affect the Conse #Ottawa #Peru #Bob Rae




