Tag Archives: wikileaks

May 16 2012

Jason Russell and Julian Assange: Heralds of the Age of Uncertainty?”

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This article is made up of notes for a talk at the University of Southern California conference to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the joint two-year MSc degree in Global Communications with the Department of Media and Communications at LSE. … Continue reading

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Mar 5 2012

Wikileaks: Lessons for Media Policy and Regulation

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WikiLeaks has achieved the publication of the biggest leak of confidential information in journalism history. The Afghan, Iraq, and Diplomatic cable disclosures were on an unprecedented scale and extent. While the information they contained was not of the highest security … Continue reading

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Feb 27 2012

WikiLeaks: Back In Business

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Just a quick note on the latest WikiLeak release. It’s far too early to judge the significance of the content but it’s interesting to see how the organisation is shaping up. This appears to be something of a return to … Continue reading

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Feb 14 2012

After WikiLeaks and Phone-Hacking: UNESCO Conference

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Neither WikiLeaks nor the Phone-hacking story are over, but UNESCO host a conference which seeks to look forward beyond them both.

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Jan 24 2012

Julian Assange TV: Time For A Real Debate?

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It seems that Julian Assange’s love/hate relationship with mainstream media is to continue. He hates (most) mainstream media journalists but loves it when he’s their subject. Now he’s to get his own TV show. It’s not clear y

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Dec 23 2011

Time to reflect (and you really do need it)

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This is a time to reflect, and boy, do you need it. Anyone working in journalism in 2011, just about anywhere, has probably had one of their busiest years. It feels like an extraordinary 12 months where the big stories … Continue reading

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Dec 7 2011

Social media: good or bad? Wellesley College talk about social media and WikiLeaks

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What do we mean by good or bad? I think that it’s good to ask moral or political questions about media but we should realise that the answers are rarely simple.*

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Nov 29 2011

WikiLeaks: News In The Networked Era – the book and the lecture Video and Audio Podcasts

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You can order the book, ‘WikiLeaks: News In The Networked Era’ here (there will be a Kindle version at some point) You can watch a video of the lecture (as well as audio, details of the book etc) by clicking here. You … Continue reading

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Nov 12 2011

WikiLeaks: The Lecture of the book (Nov 30th)

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I will be giving a free public lecture based on my forthcoming book about WikiLeaks on Wednesday November 30th at 6.30pm in the LSE’s Hong Kong Theatre, Clement House, Aldwych. Full details of the lecture here You can pre-order the book, … Continue reading

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Oct 30 2011

Should We Teach Journalism Students To Be More Like Julian Assange?

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Imagine Julian Assange ran a journalism school. Why not? He’s created one of the world’s biggest media brands on a tiny budget. It’s produced some of the most extraordinary pieces of journalism in the digital era and he’s worked with … Continue reading

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