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Sep 17 2012

Society, ownership and networked journalism: Polis at the PICNIC in Amsterdam

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These are the notes from my talk to the PICNIC festival in Amsterdam. You can watch video of my talk and the subsequent debate with Storyful’s David Clinch on the European Journalism Centre’s website. The slides are on Slideshare. David Clinch from … Continue reading

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Aug 24 2012

Why Doesn’t Julian Assange Leave WikiLeaks?

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If the Swedish legal pursuit of Julian Assange is, as he seems to suggest, part of an assault on WikiLeaks, why doesn’t he simply separate himself from the organisation for a while? WikiLeaks has millions of supporters around the world, … Continue reading

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Jun 19 2012

Fly Me To Cuba (I mean Ecuador)! Julian Assange hijacks WikiLeaks

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Call me a contrarian, but I don’t entirely like the way that critics of Julian Assange have seized on his move from a manor house in Norfolk to the Ecuadorian embassy in Knightsbridge. OK. Let’s look at the charges gleefully … Continue reading

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May 21 2012

Answering questions about WikiLeaks [video]

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Click here or on the photo to watch me answering questions about my book on WikiLeaks – video produced by Polity, my publishers. It’s a neat precis of the book that answers the key questions most people ask about WikiLeaks.

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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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