EducationGuardian.co.uk | higher news | Oxford journalism institute aims to bridge trust gap

EducationGuardian.co.uk | higher news | Oxford journalism institute aims to bridge trust gap: "The creation of a new journalism institute, designed to bridge the gap between the gritty newspaper newsroom and the ivory towers of academia by providing research into topical media issues, was announced yesterday by Oxford University.

The new Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, made possible by £1.75m funding over five years from the news agency's charitable trust, will aim to break down the mutual distrust between journalists and academics who analyse the media."

Heather Wolfe and Quindi Franco - New York Times

Heather Wolfe and Quindi Franco - New York Times: "Nick Millhouse

The ceremony in San Pablo Del Lago, Ecuador."

I can honestly say that OUR wedding was nicer than this, but it was here.

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog: Presidential Wiretapping: Disaggregating the Issues

The University of Chicago Law School Faculty Blog: Presidential Wiretapping: Disaggregating the Issues: "Presidential Wiretapping: Disaggregating the Issues

The legal questions raised by President Bush's wiretapping seem to me complex, not simple. Here is a rough guide: (1) Did the AUMF authorize his action? (2) If not, does the Constitution give the President inherent authority to do what he did? (3) If the answer to (1) or (2) is yes, does his action violate the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA)? (4) If the answer to (3) is yes, is FISA constitutional, or is it inconsistent with the President's inherent authority? (5) If the answer to (1) or (2) is yes, does the wiretapping nonetheless violate the Fourth Amendment?

I have already suggested that it is plausible to give a 'yes' answer to (1), certainly if we do not consider the effect of FISA. "

Wired 13.12: Reinventing 911

Wired 13.12: Reinventing 911: "If national safety - the ability to respond to hurricanes, terrorist attacks, earthquakes - depends on the execution of explicit plans, on soldierly obedience, and on showy security drills, then a decentralized security scheme is useless. But if it depends on improvised reactions to unknown threats, that's a different story. A deeply textured, unmapped system is hard to bring down. A system that encourages improvisation is quick to recover. Ubiquitous networks of warning may constitute our own asymmetrical advantage, and, like the terrorist networks that occasionally carry out spectacular attacks, their power remains obscure until they're called into action."

Screenshots...: Human Rights... the current currency

Jeff Ooi from Malayasia blogged the HR-Berkman meeting--even if he doesn't update his flickr site, its interetsting.

Screenshots...: Human Rights... the current currency: "I am blogging live from the Frontline Club in Central London now (four wifi acess points, wow!).

The event is themed Human Rights, (Internet) Filtering, and Blogging. It's organised by several reputable entities:

* OpenNet Initiative (a collaboration between University of Toronto, Cambridge University and Harvard University)

* Berkman Center for Internet & Society at Harvard Law School

* Human Rights Watch

* MacArthur Foundation"

Value Driven - Don?t Blame Wal-Mart - FORTUNE

Value Driven - Don?t Blame Wal-Mart - FORTUNE: "So my first piece of advice to CEO Lee Scott and his team is: Stop worrying about the movie. It?s a jeremiad?a ham-handed snore with none of the humor, craft, or story sense that made Moore?s film so engaging. The people who already hate you will love it, but nobody else will be able to sit through it. My second piece of advice is to worry deeply about what the film represents. It?s a response to the great social disrupter of our time?the emergence of a friction-free global economy. This new film, awful though it may be, is a cry from the hearts of people being wrenched from the old world into the new and not liking it. There are millions of them, and they will demand to be heard in the media, the markets, and government. And the world?s largest corporation is, inevitably, the most inviting target they can find."

Joe Klein on looking forward

TIME.com -- Joe Klein: Think Twice About a Pullout: "The most passionate discussions in Washington last week were about the past?whether the President intentionally misled the country into war?not the future. They are a waste of time. Two questions need to be addressed: Will an American withdrawal from Iraq create more or less stability in the Middle East? Will a withdrawal increase or decrease the threat of another terrorist attack at home? It does not matter whether you believe the war was right or wrong. If the answers to those questions are less stability and an empowered al-Qaeda, we'd better think twice about slipping down this dangerous path."

Welcome to EYG

Welcome to EYG

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