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‘Television has become the enemy of creativity’

GS — Tue, 19 Oct 2010 23:28:00 +0000

Ken Loach made the keynote speech at the 54th BFI London Film Festival. He said television has become the ‘enemy of creativity’.

How the BBC plants a seed of doubt regarding G20 footage

GS — Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:48:59 +0000

The BBC reports on the latest video footage that has emerged, showing G20 protesters being hit by police.

The video, by Camp for Climate Action, shows IT worker Alex Cinnane being banged with a shield on the side of his head. In a second incident a man is punched in the face by a police officer.

The BBC adds:
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The end of investigative journalism?

GS — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:54:32 +0000

Every call made, email sent and website visited is now being logged under new regulations and automatic numberplate recognition (ANPR) tracks the movement of vehicles.

Investigative journalist Duncan Campbell thinks that the ‘truly dangerous’ moment will come when the police and security services are able to monitor journies in real time.

More4 News presenter attacked live on air following G20 protests

GS — Thu, 02 Apr 2009 10:24:57 +0000

Last night as Alex Thomson presented More4 News live from the City, a man pushed his way in front of the camera.
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Guardian gives up print publication to become twitter-only service

GS — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:20:10 +0000

In a ground-breaking move UK national newspaper The Guardian is to give up 188 years of ink and paper in favour of publishing its stories by Twitter. Experts believe that all news stories can be told within the 140 characters allowed by the social-networking phenomenon.

The Guardian will also make available its mammoth archive in the form of ‘tweets’ which will allow readers to get straight to the ‘meat’ of the story. Some examples:

“1832 Reform Act gives voting rights to one in five adult males yay!!!”;

“OMG Hitler invades Poland, allies declare war see tinyurl.com/b5x6e for more”;

and

“JFK assassin8d @ Dallas, def. heard second gunshot from grassy knoll WTF?”

Guardian correspondent Rio Palof has more on this unbelievable development.

Speaker of the US House of Representatives infringes rights of music composer

GS — Wed, 18 Mar 2009 13:27:09 +0000

Incompetech.com is a wonderful website that offers hundreds of original music tracks for free use. Most are released under a Creative Commons licence (a few are now in the public domain) and the only stipulation is that you must include a credit for the composer: Kevin MacLeod.

It isn’t a lot to ask. But

Does PETA know about Russell Brand’s sick stage act involving dead animals?

GS — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 12:59:47 +0000

~~Sacked~~ Former Radio 2 presenter Russell Brand appears on the cover of the latest edition of a vegetarian starter kit that is produced by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA). The Guardian reports that PETA has refused to replace him in response to angry calls and emails following the BBC obscene ‘phone calls scandal.

Protest by Chinese students, Manchester (video)

GS — Sun, 20 Apr 2008 19:29:52 +0000

More than 1000 people protested about Western media coverage of the Beijing Olympics and Tibet. After a two-hour demonstration outside the BBC, they marched up Oxford Street to Manchester Town Hall.

Possible guide to fees for ‘user generated content’?

GS — Thu, 03 Jan 2008 02:12:21 +0000

Here’s a figure to keep in mind if a TV producer asks to use your photo or video.

Guardian up to its old tricks with photographic competitions and copyright

GS — Tue, 18 Dec 2007 05:39:33 +0000

Back in April I highlighted how the Guardian, Hewlett Packard and Lonely Planet were grabbing a ‘worldwide irrevocable perpetual licence’ in entries to a photographic competition they were running.