2010 January | Noel's Blog

Tweet for 2010-01-30

Frank La Rue, UN Special Rep on Free Expression: We need guarantee access to communication. #OSIMedia #
The the right to communcations is like the right to an education. #OSIMedia #
Every country should set up a fund to provide all children with laptops and Interent access. #OSIMedia #
RT @freedebate: Libel laws stifling debate on drug safety say GPs http://tinyurl.com/ykc3hnl #Freespeech #
You do not write history by law, so laws against holocaust denial are wrong. #osimedia #
RT @GeorgetownDG: Viet. court sentences democracy activist Pham Thanh Nghien to 4 yrs in prison for propaganda against the state #freespeech #
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Tweet for 2010-01-29

RT @whocomments: David Runciman explores the reasons why people often vote against their own self interest http://is.gd/7cXk3 #democracy #
How are the media changing around the word? #OSIMedia #
Digital ad revenues have fallen for 6 quartets in a row. #OSIMedia #
Newspaper circulation, though, have increased for the last five years. #OSIMedia #
Consistent growth in newspaper advertising in Africa, Asia and Latin Amaerica. #
34% of the world's population read a daily newspaper. 24% use the Intetnet.#OSIMedia #
Free dailies makes up 23% of Eurpean newspapers. #OSIMedia #
Newspaper digital advertising is growing too slowly to keep newspaper afloat. Digital

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Tweet for 2010-01-28

Bad enough Berlusconi rules Italy, now he wants to govern the Internet too: http://bit.ly/cf9Iqw #freespeech #OSImedia #
RT @philosophybites: Possibly the end of free for newspapers, but may be beginning of free for Higher Ed.? http://tinyurl.com/yggvw5s #
Looking forward to spending two days of thinking about youth and the media @ #OSIMedia #
RT: @bbcworld: Legendary investor George Soros says it is necessary to break up banks and create global rules … http://bit.ly/csl5XX #
RT: @evgenymorozov: Twitter plans technology to stop censorship http://bit.ly/c4qdG9 #
Soros warns of a double dip recession. What impact would that have on the media? http://bit.ly/9iYBDo #osimedia

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links for 2010-01-27

JAS 10

This is a great event that we're sponsoring in Latin America

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Tweet for 2010-01-27

The Populist Addiction – http://nyti.ms/8zOgOT #

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