Monthly Archives: December 2010
Hungary’s media law: Back to the bad old days
The fall of communism in Europe opened a door to democracy and all the rights that come with it — freedom of press, speech, expression etc. And the right to elect officials who might do all those other rights in. … Continue reading
Filed under Europe, International News Coverage, Press Freedom
Vietnam and Facebook – Access or no?
Catching up. Tom Crampton has a nice little piece on Facebook and Vietnam. (Facebook’s Vietnam War) Bottom line, as much as Vietnam would like to be as rigid as China on access to social media sites, it ain’t: As it … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Censorship, Freedom of access, Freedom of Information
Internet enemies list; No real surprises here
Reporters Without Borders has a great list of governments that are “Enemies of the Internet.” And there are no real surprises. The hostility governments in places such as Burma, China, Cuba exhibit toward freedom of speech, press and expression is … Continue reading
Top 10 stories as seen by China’s media masters
It’s that time of year again when special interest groups and news outlets publish their list of the Top 10 stories of the year. And this being a “10″ year, we also get a few Top 10 stories of the … Continue reading
Filed under Asia, Censorship, China, International News Coverage
Wikileaks: Offers Local-Global Reporting (that should have been done all along)
This week’s WikiLeaks’ dump included a cable reporting on the visit to Honduras by Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, (R-Calif.) earlier this year. And the New York Times jumped on it. (Private Links in Lawmaker’s Trip Abroad) Overall it was a good … Continue reading
Filed under Connections, International News Coverage, Story Ideas
