Continuing on with the internet censorship theme, this week marks The Great Australian Internet Blackout – a campaign orchestrated by activist Jeff Waugh and supported by the Electronic Frontiers Australia in protest against government plans to push forward legislation that will lead to blanket censorship of the internet for Australian users.
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Copenhagen summit hit by new ‘Danish Text’ leak controversy
We’re only two days into the two week long Copenhagen summit and another controversial document has been leaked that is causing negotiations to falter at this early stage. Earlier we had the ‘ClimateGate’ scandal in relation to the series of emails that were released by some unknown hackers, and today comes words of a new leaked document that is highlighting a prejudice towards richer countries against developing ones.
Future of Journalism Conference begins today at Cardiff University
Today was the first day of the Future of Journalism conference, hosted by the School of Journalism, Media and Cultural Studies at Cardiff University.
