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Martin Belam talks sense.
17/09/2010
16/09/2010
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Loving the Fry
15/09/2010
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Interesting first insights into how the new Twitter will help journalists.
14/09/2010
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Attention span and new technology, as commended by Mr Stephen Fry, by Steven Pinker, Harvard professor.
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The NCTJ debate continues. Issues raised sparked discussion in September Brighton Future of News Group, where the theme was skills and training.
13/09/2010
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Interesting discussion about business models by Adam Westbrook.
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an attempt to encourage readers to buy it, or the paper, the Courant is to postpone its weekly upload of stories on its website from its publication date on Fridays to Mondays.
10/09/2010
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Clarification of powers granted to police under Section 19 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984
"Once an image has been recorded the police have no power to delete it without a court order; this does not however restrict an officer’s power to seize items where they believe they contain evidence of criminal activity."
08/09/2010
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New developments in the police v photographers debate.
"According to a statement by Sussex Police: "Under Section 19 of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act [1984], an officer policing the event seized a video tape from a member of the public. Section 23 of the Act states that this can take place in 'any place', providing the officer is lawfully there and has reasonable grounds to believe it provides evidence of a criminal offence.
"The officer reasonably believed the tape contained evidence of a protester being assaulted by someone taking part in the march. It has been seized temporarily to ensure that evidence cannot be inadvertently lost or altered and will be returned, intact, to the owner as soon as possible."
This is an interesting development legally and not one that has been heard of elsewhere in the police."
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A handy list of Twitter tools.
07/09/2010
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"Chief Constable Andy Trotter, chairman of ACPO's Media Advisory Group, has written to all Chief Constables after what he described as "a number of recent instances highlighted in the press where officers have detained photographers and deleted images from their cameras".
His letter, which is of significance for journalists working for local, regional and national papers as well as broadcasters, said officers should not prevent anyone taking photographs in public.
It said: "There are no powers prohibiting the taking of photographs, film or digital images in a public place. Therefore members of the public and press should not be prevented from doing so.
"We need to cooperate with the media and amateur photographers. They play a vital role as their images help us identify criminals.
"We must acknowledge that citizen journalism is a feature of modern life and police officers are now photographed and filmed more than ever."
06/09/2010
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The Free Speech Blog: Official blog of Index on Censorship
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"In short, once again, no clear “public interest” justification for this story has been articulated. This is simply a “kiss and tell” story designed to sell newspapers and humiliate a professional sportsman whose on the pitch performances have been the subject of criticism and complaint by football fans. He may not be scoring goals but it is difficult to see how this can sensibly be linked to a number of sexual liaisons which took place over 10 months ago."
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"International Forum for Responsible Media blog has posted an interesting analysis of the issues raised by the press coverage. These mainly centre on the distinction between a story which is argued to be ‘in’ the public interest and one which is simply ‘of’ public interest – the latter of which would not theoretically afford the same justification for publication."
01/09/2010
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Very interesting article about Sarah Palin
