http://www.watchingthemedia.com/ Watching the Media en Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:44:00 GMT Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:44:00 GMT info@watchingthemedia.com info@watchingthemedia.com http://www.watchingthemedia.com/maxim-magazines-australian-debut-launch-edition-leaked-on-line/ The entire first issue of Maxim Australia was leaked online before the launch. Publisher Michael Downs said the company was "dismayed, but in the modern era, what can you do... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/maxim-magazines-australian-debut-launch-edition-leaked-on-line/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/maxim-magazines-australian-debut-launch-edition-leaked-on-line/ Wed, 20 Jul 2011 00:44:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/media-bias-ncsu/ American politicians should be careful when they rail against mainstream news media. A study from North Carolina State University shows that perceived bias of media outlets can lead to increased... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/media-bias-ncsu/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/media-bias-ncsu/ Sun, 22 May 2011 03:33:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/ipad-seizure-australia-police/ Queensland Police have returned the iPad of a Fairfax journalist who was arrested on Tuesday after writing about a Facebook privacy flaw. The Brisbane Times reports that following two days... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/ipad-seizure-australia-police/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/ipad-seizure-australia-police/ Sat, 21 May 2011 04:04:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/us-bbc-china/ The BBC World Service is to receive a "significant" sum of money from the US government to help combat the blocking of TV and internet services in countries including Iran... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/us-bbc-china/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/us-bbc-china/ Wed, 23 Mar 2011 01:16:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/suu-kyi-twitter/ ... AND NOW STANDS TWITTER AND EMAIL READY The online Irrawaddy news service earlier this month ran a repeat of an allegedly "exclusive" interview the publisher Aung Zaw conducted with... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/suu-kyi-twitter/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/suu-kyi-twitter/ Sun, 23 Jan 2011 06:45:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/wikileaks-assange-sarah-palin/ In an exclusive interview on America's MSNBC, Julian Assange described criticism in Washington, DC, and elsewhere of WikiLeaks as nothing short of attacks on journalism and the First Amendment. Pressed... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/wikileaks-assange-sarah-palin/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/wikileaks-assange-sarah-palin/ Fri, 24 Dec 2010 02:57:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/assange-wikileaks-rap-news/ WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange appears on a satirical news show produced in suburban Melbourne and broadcast over the internet. Episode six of Rap News, titled WikiLeaks' Cablegate: The truth is... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/assange-wikileaks-rap-news/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/assange-wikileaks-rap-news/ Thu, 23 Dec 2010 02:28:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/wikileaks-assange/ SON FEARS ASSASSINATION Australia's Sunshine Coast has become the refuge for the mother of Julian Assange, the mastermind behind one of the largest leaks of confidential documents in history. Christine... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/wikileaks-assange/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/wikileaks-assange/ Fri, 03 Dec 2010 02:09:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/taiwan-twins-prostitutes/ Two twin sisters in Taiwan complained tearfully yesterday that a short video in which they voluntarily appeared to help their role model, Taichung Mayor Jason Hu, with his re-election bid... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/taiwan-twins-prostitutes/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/taiwan-twins-prostitutes/ Tue, 02 Nov 2010 07:49:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/rolling-stone-homosexuals/ Gay Ugandans have faced a fortnight of attacks and intimidation after a local newspaper called Rolling Stone published a list of the country's "top 100 homosexuals". The Independent newspaper reported... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/rolling-stone-homosexuals/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/rolling-stone-homosexuals/ Tue, 26 Oct 2010 10:09:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/shanghai-metro/ Socially redeeming features of the internet No 10476: An abusive Shanghai Metro train passenger has changed her ways after a video recording made its way on to the internet. The... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/shanghai-metro/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/shanghai-metro/ Sun, 29 Aug 2010 04:35:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/australian-youtube-queen/ Australia's queen of YouTube, Natalie Tran, is one of just 10 independent YouTube stars around the world who made more than $US100,000 from the site in the past year. The... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/australian-youtube-queen/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/australian-youtube-queen/ Sun, 22 Aug 2010 00:48:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/indonesian-tv-presenter-luna-arrested-over-sex-video-scandal/ Indonesian police have detained TV presenter Luna Maya, a suspect in the leaked sex videos scandal that rocked Indonesia. National Police spokesman Senior Commander said on Thursday July 15 that... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/indonesian-tv-presenter-luna-arrested-over-sex-video-scandal/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/indonesian-tv-presenter-luna-arrested-over-sex-video-scandal/ Thu, 15 Jul 2010 08:02:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/twitter-commies-punch/ The editor of Murdoch's Australian company New Ltd's strange online site, The Punch, is all a twitter about Twitter claiming that it's all a communist plot. First there were reds... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/twitter-commies-punch/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/twitter-commies-punch/ Tue, 18 May 2010 08:14:00 GMT http://www.watchingthemedia.com/bangkok-seh-daeng-tom-fuller/ Journalists are in the thick of things as Bangkok begins to erupt. At time of writing reports state that two foreign journalists were shot in the legs but details have... http://www.watchingthemedia.com/bangkok-seh-daeng-tom-fuller/#comments http://www.watchingthemedia.com/bangkok-seh-daeng-tom-fuller/ Fri, 14 May 2010 11:33:00 GMT