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David Eady and privacy
Here are my excerpts from David Eady‘s judgment in Mosley vs News Group Newspapers Ltd: The law now affords protection to information in respect of which there is a reasonable expectation of privacy, even in circumstances where there is no pre-existing relationship giving rise of itself to an enforceable duty of confidence. That is because…
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The teller not the tale: link based journalism and rewrites
What value do newspapers add to information? A couple of days ago, I bookmarked this piece on product placement, from the New York Times. Basically, it’s about coffee cups appearing on the desk during a local morning news show in Las Vegas. The Las Vegas Sun reported it first on Monday: Oooooooh, they’re calling out…
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links for 2008-07-24
How MSM bloggers fit into the blogosphere | Shane Richmond Perhaps MSM blogs, often seen as the cuckoo in the nest by those who are going it alone, have a role to play here. Perhaps our position gives us the opportunity … to help drive more “non-crazies” into the top tier of the blogosphere. (tags:…
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links for 2008-07-23
Household Waste Incinerators | UK Without Incineration Network Buy your next home next to a household waste incinerator! (tags: mapping maps household-waste incinerators) The Guardian’s excellent Web 2.0 blog-up | The Register Web media aren’t that different. Just like the dead tree merchants they can pontificate worthily to small audiences, scream less worthily to larger…