links for 2007-01-24

• EastSouthWestNorth: A Question of Press Impartiality in Hong Kong
  Roland Soong takes a look at local press coverage of government interference in a program produced by RTHK, a government-funded station. He writes: "The interest in this blog post is a meta-question about whether the print press covered this issue in an i
  (tags: hongkong news journalism media newspapers objectivity)
• EastSouthWestNorth: Daily Brief Comments January 2007
  Roland Soong on the RTHK incident: " The reality is this: there is no significant blog/forum force out there defending the position of the Broadcasting Authority. Think about the implications ..."
  (tags: hongkong media internet blogs journalism news)
• China Mobile subscribers top U.S. population | InfoWorld | News | 2007-01-22 | By Dan Nystedt, IDG News Service
  "There are more mobile phone subscribers at one Chinese operator than people in the entire U.S., according to figures China Mobile posted on its Web site late Friday."
  (tags: china mobile wireless)
• PC Pro: News: China promises to become world's largest Net user
  "China is set to become the world's largest Net user within two years, outsurfing the US."
  (tags: china internet chineseinternetresearch)
• BBC NEWS | Asia-Pacific | China net use may soon surpass US
  "China had 137m internet users by the end of 2006, an increase of 23% from the year before, the centre reported. This figure means that more than 10% of the population is now online."
  (tags: internet china chineseinternetresearch)
• Podcast Pioneers — Antiwave
  "This episode of Danwei TV's Hard Hat Show is an interview with Flypig and Ping Ke, the two Chinese bloggers who make the excellent Antiwave podcast."
  (tags: podcasting china chineseinternetresearch video internet)

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[Wanabehuman]

Modern militant use, abuse of the internet by Wanabehuman:
http://wanabehuman.blogspot.com/2007/01/politicstechnology-modern-militant.html

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