links for 2006-08-30

• Society of Professional Journalists: The Working Press
  Story about Robert Cox, founder and President of the Media Bloggers Association: "Association president crusades to extend ethics to the Internet"
  (tags: blogs journalism media WEBCRED)
• Guardian Unlimited Technology | Technology | Andrew Brown: on how much we divulge to Google & co
  "the real power for a totalitarian government is no longer just censorship. It is to allow its citizens to search for anything they want - and then remember it."
  (tags: search internet freespeech humanrights aol google privacy security)
• Foxconn shoots itself and Apple in the foot - Little Red Blog - CNET Asia
  "If I were Apple, I'd be gently suggesting that Foxconn back off if it wants to keep my business."
  (tags: apple ipod foxconn freespeech journalism media china blogs)
• People's Daily Online -- Shenzhen court ruling on Foxconn case "absurd": experts
  "A number of Chinese law professors and experts think the ruling by a Shenzhen intermediate court over the Foxconn vs. Wang You, Weng Bao case "was absurd."" Interesting how Chinese media is reporting this story quite critically.
  (tags: foxconn ipod apple china freespeech media journalism)
• Apple asked to intercede on behalf of Chinese reporters | News.blog | CNET News.com
  "The Reporters Without Borders organization has sent a letter to Apple Computer CEO Steve Jobs asking him to implore iPod supplier Foxconn to drop a lawsuit against two Chinese journalists who wrote an article critical of working conditions at a Foxconn E
  (tags: China ipod apple foxconn freespeech media journalism)
• Reporters sans frontières - China
  Apple Computer urged to intercede for two reporters who exposed bad conditions at supplier’s plants
  (tags: foxconn apple ipod china freespeech journalism media)
• E-Commerce News: iPod: Chinese Court Targets 'iPod City' Reporters
  Quote from Beijing University Law School professor He Weifang: "The court has not even done the most basic investigation before freezing all assets of the individuals." (talking about the reporters who Foxconn has sued)
  (tags: China freespeech journalism media law ipod foxconn apple)
• Chinese paper vows to support staff in defamation case
  "A Chinese financial newspaper has said it will support two of its journalists being sued for defamation over a news report that alleged mistreatment of workers at a China plant manufacturing iPod music players."
  (tags: China chineseinternetresearch foxconn ipod apple journalism media law freespeech)
• Journalists open blog to garner support
  "Two Chinese journalists whose assets were frozen in a 30-million-yuan (3.75 million U.S. dollars)defamation case brought by a Chinese Taiwan-funded company have opened a blog which has drawn tens of thousands of comments."
  (tags: china law journalism media freespeech ipod apple foxconn)
• Wired News: China IPod Journos Speak
  Quote from Chinese journalist: "The iPod factory filed this defamation case to try to intimidate reporters all over China. But the action is having exactly the opposite effect: Journalists across the country are now writing about the controversy and joini
  (tags: china law chineseinternetresearch freespeech media journalism apple ipod foxconn)
• EastSouthWestNorth: Western Media Foxconn Coverage Begins
  Roland asks: "Does Apple's Supplier Code of Conduct have anything to say about their suppliers intimidating reporters through ruinous litigation in order to prevent reporting? If not, then ask Apple why not? That is, does Apple (or Dell) condone this ki
  (tags: china apple ipod foxconn freespeech media journalism law)
• Guardian Unlimited Business | | Chinese court freezes assets of journalists in iPod exposé
  "China Business News said the entire national press would condemn the move and warned Foxconn to withdraw the case or face legal action."
  (tags: China media journalism law foxconn ipod apple freespeech)

Comments

[mahathir_fan]

Now that it is exposed that the iPod that you and I are holding was built on inhuman labour, I would like to propose to all of us iPod owners who feel sorry for these labourers to take out some money from our wallet, however big or small the amount it is, and donate that money away in the amount that we feel would compensate for the exploitation of labour committed by FoxConn per iPod that we own. There are charity organizations such as:

http://www.china.org.cn/english/MATERIAL/132161.htm

that will help the people of China.

If you feel good that FoxConn is caught for labour exploitation, yet you still want to keep your iPod knowing very well that it was built by exploited labour without recompensating the labourers, then you need to reasses your moral judgment.

When I was at Shanghai, that was what I did but I didn't know about this case then, I handed out money(small change) to the poor people that I saw along the way to the Bund and the railway station whenever I had spare change in my pocket out of compassion. I could not feed all, but I did my best.