Parental monitoring of internet use
Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report 2014 The latest report from Ofcom presents findings on the use of new media by British children and the role of parents in monitoring Internet use. EU Kids Online has related reports from EU nations The literature database of the International Central Institute for Youth and Educational […]
Media freedom in Europe
Map of Media Freedom in Europe Index on Censorship and Osservatorio Balcani e Caucaso are joining forces to map the state of media freedom in Europe. This is being built using ushahidi system which allows users to submit reports of censorship abuse and reporting restrictions. Click on the map to view examples of recent reports […]
Feminism
The Fawcett Society launch new blog: Feminist Matters It will cover a range of topics from a feminist perspective. First topics covered are the labour party conference and its relevance to women. He for she campaign launched by the United Nations to campaign for gender equality launched by actor Emma Watson UN Women Global Goodwill Ambassador. […]
Documentaries on Palestine
Palestinian docs Website that features information about documentary films which focus upon Palestine and life of Palestinians, compiled by University of St. Andrews, Scotland and Eva University of Copenhagen, Denmark. Themes covered include the diaspora, the Arab-Israeli conflict and specific disputed areas such as Gaza . Entries have summaries, links to excerpts and, where available, full access […]
How can social media be used in emergencies?
The Communication and Complex Emergencies Project is a collaboration between the University of Adelaide’s Applied Communication Collaborative Research Unit (ACCRU) and the Australian Civil-Military Centre (ACMC). The project’s main objectives are to highlight the role of communication, including new and social media, in complex emergencies and in support of humanitarian assistance. The website includes details […]
Media Practice and Everyday Agency in Europe
Media Practice and Everyday Agency in Europe Book edited by Leif Kramp, et al ISBN 978-3-943245-28-8 now available in full text from the Researching and Teaching Communication Book Series Website. There are 9 texts now available. Others include:Past, future and change, Contemporary analysis of evolving media scapes and Critical Perspectives on the European Mediasphere plus […]
Citizen Evidence Lab
The Citizen Evidence Lab is a new site from Amnesty International which has been created to help journalists and human rights workers authenticate user citizen journalist video materials. The site features tutorials, case studies and references for further reading.
Social media and universities
Social Media: When Should the University Intervene? An interesting article from Australia currently available free of charge from the Journal of Higher Education Policy and Management. Topics covered in the piece include are staff over-sensitive to criticism and can student websites be regulated. See other full-text reports on education issues this week. Selfie culture: see […]
SMS and science communication
CENTAL is coordinating a project focusing on how text messaging can be used in scientific communication. The website includes a bibliography (mainly relating to SMS in Switzerland) and publications. There are also details of another project What’s up Switzerland which researches mobile research communications via WhatsApp.
Twitter and government bodies
CIA launch Twitter account. Their first post was ‘we can neither confirm or deny that this is our first tweet.’ See the response from WikiLeaks… Gov twit has a useful directory of US government Twitter accounts. For UK tweet minister has lists of MPs
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