Tag: media

Australian Censorship and Human Rights Aug 2008

I did a show yesterday on China’s censorship and human rights record. A few people have told me that in Australia, we can say what we like and…

G’Day World #338 – Amnesty Intl on China and Social Media Aug 2008

On today’s show I’m joined by Sophie Peer, China Campaign Co-ordinator for Amnesty International, Fi Bendall from the Bendall Group, and Ben Barren, social media baron, to discuss…

Iraq – Chickens Coming Home To Roost Jun 2008

America – your tax dollars have been well spent. What can you buy with one trillion dollars? No-bid contracts: Nearly Four Decades Later, U.S. Oil Companies Return to…

In Honour Of George Carlin Jun 2008

Most of the coverage you’ll see about the passing of Carlin this week – that is, assuming you see any at all, I don’t think I’ve seen a…

Newspapers facing worst year on record Jun 2008

Tony Harris sent me a link to this story in the New York Times which says that this year is shaping up to be the worst on record…

Transparency in Australian politics Jun 2008

I’m very excited to see that OpenAustralia, the local version of TheyWorkForYou is online and in beta testing. Congrats to everyone involved. It’s something I’ve been wanting to…

G’Day World #328 – Stephen Mayne Jun 2008

Today I got to chat with another person I admire – Stephen Mayne. As I’m sure most of you will know, Stephen is the founder of Crikey.com.au. These…

G’Day World #327 – Puny Humans Must Die Jun 2008

Today I talk about what I’ve learned recently from the following books: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts (2003) The Rise And Fall Of The Great Powers by Paul…

A clarion call for digital media entrepreneurs Jun 2008

Paul Ryan asked me to write a story for the June/July issue of Anthill about digital media and entrepreneurship. I ended up writing something about how it seems…

Four More Years Before Machines Surpass Humans Jun 2008

Hans Moravec has suggested that the human brain has a processing capacity of 10 quadrillion instructions per second (10 billion MIPS). In comparison, it was announced today that…