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Invasion hoax sparks panic in Georgia

March 14, 2010 12:15:00

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]

Tags: world-politics, information-and-communication, broadcasting, television, unrest-conflict-and-war, georgia, russian-federation

Australia on internet enemy watchlist

March 12, 2010 10:21:00

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]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, censorship, internet, law-crime-and-justice, rights, human-rights, australia, france, iran, north-korea

Internet project encourages tree change

March 12, 2010 09:39:00

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]

Tags: information-and-communication, rural, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, qld, longreach-4730, mount-isa-4825

Pink Floyd beats EMI in song download case

March 12, 2010 07:04:00

The English rock band Pink Floyd has won a court case preventing its record company from selling downloads of the group's songs.[MORE]

Tags: arts-and-entertainment, music, bands-and-artists, rock, information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, courts-and-trials, united-kingdom

Mark their words: the battle begins

March 11, 2010 07:17:00

The battle begins over Australia's new media landscape.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, media, information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, australia

Belgians get 3D newspaper

March 11, 2010 07:00:00

A Belgian media group has published Europe's first 3D newspaper, complete with flip-out cardboard viewing glasses.[MORE]

Tags: human-interest, offbeat, information-and-communication, journalism, belgium

ABC chair criticises climate change coverage

March 10, 2010 20:50:00

ABC chairman Maurice Newman has attacked the media for being too willing to accept the conventional wisdom on climate change. [MORE]

Tags: environment, climate-change, information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, journalism, australia

Rick Phillips turns up at election debate

March 10, 2010 15:26:00

The man who assaulted SA's Premier Mike Rann has turned up at an election debate in Adelaide.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, elections, states-and-territories, information-and-communication, print-media, australia, sa, adelaide-5000

Government accused of sitting on broadband feasibility report

March 10, 2010 09:39:00

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]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, internet, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, australia

US eases internet sanctions on Iran

March 9, 2010 09:13:00

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]

Tags: government-and-politics, foreign-affairs, information-and-communication, internet, cuba, iran, sudan, united-states

Netizens consider access a human right

March 8, 2010 13:32:00

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]

Tags: information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, rights, china, south-korea, united-kingdom, united-states

Mufti issues fatwa against religious ringtones

Feature

March 8, 2010 10:10:00

Ringtones for the religious are all the rage in Egypt and much of the Middle East[MORE]

Tags: community-and-society, religion-and-beliefs, islam, information-and-communication, mobile-phones, egypt

Mobile users able to block premium content

March 7, 2010 07:31:00

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) says mobile phone users will be able to block premium text services from July.[MORE]

Tags: telecommunications, information-and-communication, mobile-phones, australia

Baby starved as parents played videogame

March 6, 2010 00:27:00

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]

Tags: information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, crime, murder-and-manslaughter, south-korea

Competitors may fight Facebook feed patent

March 5, 2010 17:09:00

An Australian legal expert says he expects Facebook's latest patent to be hotly contested by its competitors.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, international-law, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, australia, united-states

Climate change reporting: balanced or biased?

March 4, 2010 07:35:00

What defines balance or bias in coverage of the climate change debate?[MORE]

Tags: environment, climate-change, information-and-communication, journalism, australia

Tech firms may face human rights laws

March 3, 2010 16:22:00

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]

Tags: information-and-communication, internet, law-crime-and-justice, science-and-technology, computers-and-technology, china, united-states

Afghanistan may relax media ban on attacks

March 3, 2010 08:42:00

Afghanistan has promised to clarify a ban of media coverage of Taliban strikes.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, media, information-and-communication, unrest-conflict-and-war, afghanistan, united-states

BBC confirms cuts to radio, online services

March 3, 2010 01:00:00

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]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, media, information-and-communication, internet, journalism, united-kingdom

Broadband network test sites unveiled

March 2, 2010 16:00:00

The Government has announced the first sites where the National Broadband Network will be rolled out.[MORE]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, telecommunications, government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, internet, australia, nsw, kiama-2533, qld, townsville-4810, tas, vic, brunswick-3056, melbourne-3000

Not for sale: The ABC as a public broadcaster

March 2, 2010 13:00:00

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]

Tags: business-economics-and-finance, industry, media, information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, radio, television, australia, united-kingdom

Public servants busted for Medicare snooping

March 2, 2010 12:38:00

More than 1,000 Medicare employees have been investigated for spying on customers' personal information over the past three years.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, health, information-and-communication, law-crime-and-justice, rights, health-administration, australia, act, canberra-2600

Date set for digital TV switch

March 2, 2010 11:36:00

Regional South Australia and Broken Hill will switch over to digital television on December 15.[MORE]

Tags: government-and-politics, federal-government, information-and-communication, broadcasting, television, nsw, broken-hill-2880

Ex-ABC journalist John Kelly dies

March 2, 2010 10:38:00

A former ABC Illawarra news editor, John Kelly, has died aged 82.[MORE]

Tags: information-and-communication, broadcasting, abc, wollongong-2500