"with the emergence of web 2.0 sites as spaces for civic dialogue there's a critical need to test their commitment to free expression and the exchange of ideas."
"Social networking sites, given that their function is to search and connect with friends and contacts, by their very nature require one to register their real name. Chinese netizens nontheless lump this together with the real name system, and all the neg
"Beijing’s reluctance to engage in open debate — and its reflexive prickliness in response to even mild forms of foreign criticism — augers poorly for its hope to win friends and influence people in the wider world."
"Why did CBS back off? Rather contends it was because Sumner Redstone, chairman of Viacom, wanted to avoid being at loggerheads with the Bush administration. "
"The virtual police may be Orwellian, but the fact that they cannot stop the spread of river crab images and related protesting messages marks the beginning of the end of the Communist Party's ideological and propaganda control over Chinese society."
“The internet may be the deliverer of the coup de grace but it is not to blame for the decline of newspapers.” Instead, he blamed “inertia, fatalism, and cost-cutting,” combined with social changes.
Hong Kong blogger Roland Soong is keeping an eye on our New Media Workshop class. He brings us a collection of "translations from the blog of a former political insider" related to District Council elections and politics. Thanks Roland!! :)
"It’s not that “content wants to be free” — it’s that Internet access ISN’T free, and now that distribution and content have been unbundled, people are reluctant to pay TWICE — once for distribution (i.e. internet access) and again for conte
"If it comes down to a choice in the Bush White House between capitalism and democracy, or even capitalism and our national interest, the smart money's on capitalism."
"Might opening up to more conversation in our work -- especially public conversation -- help journalists gain credibility through transparency? I think so.."
"This article is the first in a series exploring how audio can be integrated with other media to create richer, more dynamic journalistic features on news websites and beyond."
"...reflecting a growing view in the industry that subscription fees cannot outweigh the potential ad revenue from increased traffic on a free site." When will SCMP see the light??
"The United States and China can form a symbiotic relationship, one that benefits mankind and stabilizes the rest of the century, but only if the U.S. rejects cultural absolutism."