Monthly Archives: January 2014

Surveillance, conformity and censorship: the reality and the myth

Posted on January 29, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

We have heard from many writers that when the NSA and GCHQ monitor the web and communications across the web they engage in censorship or the surveillance becomes a form of censorship because it chills the freedom of expression.[1] In … Continue reading →

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Mark Duggan, a lawful death, but was it just?

Posted on January 22, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Mark Duggan was a bad man.[1] Although not a martyr[2], did he deserve to be killed? Does anyone deserve to be killed? To deserve to be killed suggests an outcome of a process. The person has done something whereby death … Continue reading →

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The journalist as the internet political activist

Posted on January 15, 2014 by lawrence serewicz

Originally posted on Media Meditations:
English: The Parisian Life (French: Interior d’un Cafi) painting by Filipino painter and political activist Juan Luna (Photo credit: Wikipedia) With the internet, a new form of public intellectual has emerged. The new intellectual shares…

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