World TV day 2021
Much has changed since 12 January 1926, when John Logie Baird demonstrated the first TV system in London. Television has taken the world by storm since, influencing the way we access news, entertainment and sports. […]
The LOUD killer
Any unwanted, excessive sound is noise – and a public health issue Loud music in a bar or restaurant? A car driving around with loud, thumping music? A neighbour’s all-night party, ignoring the other people’s […]
EVN 60th anniversary
A European success story , a personal perspective 10:55 CET EVC roll call: I was told to listen and take notes, then ask Geneva permission to speak and make our offer, covering some event in […]
Press Freedom
Press freedom preserves the freedom of expression, while it underpins other freedoms. It’s the watchdog that, when done right, drags into the open the dirty secrets of the rich, corrupt and and the powerful – the Panama papers and the latest Pandora papers bear witness to the skill of the rich and powerful to cover their tracks, but also of investigative journalists to follow their tracks and expose their crimes. […]
Nobel Peace Prize 2021
“Free, independent and fact-based journalism serves to protect against abuse of power, lies and war propaganda” The Nobel Committee
Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested for Cambridge Analytica in major data breach | News | The Guardian
Whistleblower describes how firm linked to former Trump adviser Steve Bannon compiled user data to target American voters• How Cambridge Analytica’s algorithms turned ‘likes’ into a political tool Source: Revealed: 50 million Facebook profiles harvested […]
How China Interferes in Australia|CFR
Australia is pushing back against a campaign of political interference orchestrated by China. Source: How China Interferes in Australia
Muslim Voters and the European Left | Foreign Affairs
The refugee crisis has highlighted a strategic problem for Europe’s left: how to approach immigration and immigrant voters without driving away their working-class base. … The central problem for the European left is this: the […]
The stupidity and unenforceability of Poland’s speech law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/global-opinions/the-stupidity-and-unenforceability-of-polands-speech-law/2018/02/02/95888e36-082b-11e8-8777-2a059f168dd2_story.html
The Economist | Helios’s crystal
http://www.economist.com/news/science-and-technology/21736122-perovskites-have-potential-outshine-silicon-solar-panels-new-type?frsc=dg%7Ce
Here’s the first evidence Russia used Twitter to influence Brexit
Russia-based Twitter accounts that targeted the US presidential election also used divisive and racist rhetoric in an attempt to disrupt politics in the UK and Europe Source: Here’s the first evidence Russia used Twitter to […]
Catalan independence: EU experts detect rise in pro-Kremlin false claims|The Guardian
Fake news-debunking East Stratcom unit saw upsurge in false information published in Russian and Spanish about independence referendum Source: Catalan independence: EU experts detect rise in pro-Kremlin false claims