Satire, censorship, defamation and localism
From laughs to links
It’s a mixed bag this week, the most surprising object being Sacha’s interview with Shaun Micallef to mark the end of Mad as Hell. If you’ve never turned your mind to the difference between news parody and satire, read on …
To mark a more sobering turn in online communication, Ayesha looks at the decision of the Iranian government to block internet and social media access, as protests grow over the death of a 22 year-old woman who was arrested for not properly wearing her headscarf. Ayesha observes the importance of social media communication and protest in times of conflict.
Switching to the US, Monica then relays developments in the provision of local news, noting how large media organisations are recognising the value of local content, including through collaboration with local news providers.
And finally, we asked our colleague David Lindsay, a specialist in media and technology law here at UTS, to give us his views on the recent defamation case, Google v Defteros that considered liability for hyperlinks in search results. Does the decision really knock out the need for some aspects of planned legislative reform?
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Derek Wilding, CMT Co-Director
