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Sunday, August 30, 2015
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Journalism agenda: an Enders Analysis- “The BBC, the press and online news….
Scaling back the BBC will damage the UK’s sole source of impartial, quality and trusted news, whose independence is valued by users in the UK and around the world.
This report was produced by Enders Analysis and is published here in full with thanks:
How podcasters are turning to new technologies and partnerships to introduce programmatic ads
No two ads on Marc Maron’s WTF podcast are ever really the same. Whether he’s plugging website builder Squarespace (“Are ya thinking of opening a restaurant? Are ya? Are ya going to need a website?”) or snack delivery service Naturebox (“It’s snack time, people!”), each ad is read by Maron in a way that feels like an extension of the stream-of-consciousness style he has on the podcast.
African-American and Hispanic millennials are more likely to use Instagram and YouTube for news
Millennials of all races and ethnicities are about as likely to use Facebook as a source for news, but African Americans and Hispanics between the ages of 18 and 34 are more likely than their white peers to use Instagram and YouTube as news sources, according to a survey released today by the American Press Institute.
Pro-Government Twitter Bots Try to Hush Mexican Activists
Bots on Twitter appear to be intentionally drowning out the efforts of activists to use the social media site to organize.
This Anti-Piracy Campaign Will Leave You Speechless
Earlier this month an anti-piracy campaign from many years ago was resurrected by DMN.
Created for Universal Music, the 2007 campaign featured severed body parts alongside the line ‘Stop Destroying the Band You Like, Say No to Music Piracy.’
The gory manner in which the message was presented certainly touched a nerve but when compared to a new anti-piracy campaign just completed for Virgin Radio, the graphic images barely feel controversial.
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Despite 2 pro-Kurdish members, Turkey’s first election gov’t dominated by AKP…
MAIN FOCUS: Turkey seeks caretaker government | 26/08/2015
Following the failure to form a government, the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Tuesday gave Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu the mandate to form an interim cabinet. The opposition parties CHP and MHP have said they do not wish to participate in the government. This leaves the pro-Kurdish HDP as the only possible partner, which could become a problem for Davutoğlu, according to some commentators. Others warn that Ankara desperately needs stability.
Politics and diplomacy in Turkey: time to talk
Turkish PM vows Erdoğan-approved interim gov’t will function like regular one
29 Political Parties Fit Criteria to Enter Election on November 1st
A Kurdish Political Star in Turkey Confronts Escalating Violence
Milliyet Daily Newspaper Dismisses Four Journalists
Article | Fethullah Gulen’s op-ed in WSJ
Other op-eds and articles by Fethullah Gulen hereFethullah Gulen’s op-ed in WSJ: Muslims must combat the extremist cancer
As the group that calls itself Islamic State, known as ISIS, continues to produce carnage in the Middle East, Muslims must confront the totalitarian ideology that animates it and other terrorist groups. Every terrorist act carried out in the name of Islam profoundly affects all Muslims, alienating them from fellow citizens and deepening the misperceptions about their faith’s ethos.
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- Elections for parliament speaker continues while Turkey’s presidential office plays logical games to justify ISIS
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Literati roundup: “IFLA Publishes a Statement on Privacy in the Library Environment…
At its 14 August 2015 meeting in Cape Town, South Africa, the IFLA Governing Board endorsed an IFLA Statement on Privacy in the Library Environment. The FAIFE Committee oversaw preparation of the Statement and benefitted from consultation with IFLA units and various Internet civil liberties advocacy organisations.
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The FBI kept files on author Ray Bradbury: “Definitely slanted against the United States”
Michael from Muckrock writes, “The FBI followed Ray Bradbury’s career very closely, in part because an informant warned them that his writing was not enjoyable fantasy, but rather tantamount to psychological warfare.”
Great book covers as animated GIFs
Wonderful literary GIFs by Javier Jensen of Santiago, Chile.
Chinese Cultural Revolution Sci-Fi Wins Hugo Awards’ Best Novel Prize
2015 Hugo Awards Best Novel goes to Chinese writer Liu Cixin. Image: Book covers of Liu’s first two work in his trilogy.
Who Won Science Fiction’s Hugo Awards, and Why It Matters
After a group of fans tried to guarantee a whiter, more male slate, most of the big Hugos instead went to “No Winner.”
Exploring the abandoned digital campuses of Second Life universities
During the late ’00s heyday of Second Life, everyone wanted a piece of the popular virtual world, including colleges and universities who set up their own online campuses to engage students and even teach real classes.
Software and Digital Data in Education
For the last two years, a group of colleagues from across the universities of Stirling, Edinburgh and Bristol have been working with me on a seminar series exploring how code acts in education. As the project comes to an end, we have produced a free, open access e-book: “Coding/Learning: software and digital data in education.”
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