Tag: Information and Communication
Invasion hoax sparks panic in Georgia
Panic gripped Georgia when a pro-government television station broadcast a fake report that Russian tanks had entered the capital and president Mikheil Saakashvili had been killed.[MORE]
Australia on internet enemy watchlist
A top media rights watchdog has listed Australia along with Iran and North Korea in a report published on countries that pose a threat of internet censorship.[MORE]
Internet project encourages tree change
An online induction showing off almost a quarter of Queensland is being launched this morning in an effort to convince people to move to the outback.[MORE]
Well-readhead: e-reader vs the good old book
E-readers vs the ye olde book - here's what I think.[MORE]
Pink Floyd beats EMI in song download case
The English rock band Pink Floyd has won a court case preventing its record company from selling downloads of the group's songs.[MORE]
Belgians get 3D newspaper
A Belgian media group has published Europe's first 3D newspaper, complete with flip-out cardboard viewing glasses.[MORE]
ABC chair criticises climate change coverage
ABC chairman Maurice Newman has attacked the media for being too willing to accept the conventional wisdom on climate change. [MORE]
Rick Phillips turns up at election debate
The man who assaulted SA's Premier Mike Rann has turned up at an election debate in Adelaide.[MORE]
Government accused of sitting on broadband feasibility report
The Federal Opposition says the public has the right to see a study that examines the viability of the Government's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).[MORE]
US eases internet sanctions on Iran
The US Treasury department has eased sanctions on Iran, Cuba and Sudan to help further the use of web services and support opposition groups. [MORE]
Netizens consider access a human right
Four in five adults believe access to the internet is a fundamental right - with those feelings particularly strong in South Korea and China - and half believe it should never be regulated, according to a global survey.[MORE]
Mufti issues fatwa against religious ringtones
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Ringtones for the religious are all the rage in Egypt and much of the Middle East[MORE]
Mobile users able to block premium content
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says mobile phone users will be able to block premium text services from July.[MORE]
Baby starved as parents played videogame
A South Korean couple left their baby daughter to starve to death at home while playing an internet game which simulated child-rearing, police said.[MORE]
Competitors may fight Facebook feed patent
An Australian legal expert says he expects Facebook's latest patent to be hotly contested by its competitors.[MORE]
Climate change reporting: balanced or biased?
What defines balance or bias in coverage of the climate change debate?[MORE]
Tech firms may face human rights laws
The United States is considering introducing laws that would see technology companies charged if they fail to protect human rights when dealing with countries that have tough censorship laws.[MORE]
Afghanistan may relax media ban on attacks
Afghanistan has promised to clarify a ban of media coverage of Taliban strikes.[MORE]
BBC confirms cuts to radio, online services
The BBC will slash spending on its online services and close two radio stations in a shake-up designed to boost funding for programs.[MORE]
Broadband network test sites unveiled
The Government has announced the first sites where the National Broadband Network will be rolled out.[MORE]
Not for sale: The ABC as a public broadcaster
Mark Day has been in journalism for 50 years now and there are few better at stirring things up and tossing out the provocative line. That's what made him a legendary editor of Truth and publisher of The Australian, a talkback radio host - not to mention these days, a lively media commentator for News Ltd's national broadsheet.[MORE]
Public servants busted for Medicare snooping
More than 1,000 Medicare employees have been investigated for spying on customers' personal information over the past three years.[MORE]
Date set for digital TV switch
Regional South Australia and Broken Hill will switch over to digital television on December 15.[MORE]
Ex-ABC journalist John Kelly dies
A former ABC Illawarra news editor, John Kelly, has died aged 82.[MORE]
