Did Tamiflu work? How can we know if we can’t find out?
Medical science frequently favours commercial interests over free speech, writes Deborah Cohen of the BMJ.
The tension between data protection & freedom of expression
EU member states should reform the data protection framework to address the realities of life in the Web 2.0 age, writes David Erdos
Is China actually helping free media in Africa?
China may provide censorship tools to autocratic regimes in Africa, but western companies still dominate this market, writes Iginio Gagliardone, a post-doctoral fellow at Oxford University.
Open government in Chongqing?
Environmental information is tightly controlled in China despite the existence of access to information regulations, writes Sam Geall.
Why hate speech should not be banned
Restrictions on hate speech are not a means of tackling bigotry but of rebranding often obnoxious ideas or arguments are immoral, argues writer Kenan Malik.
Media ethics & the Anders Behring Breivik trial
Killer Anders Behring Breivik's testimony should be broadcast live to deter extremism, argues Anne Ardem, executive editor at Norwegian state broadcaster NRK.
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Journalists do not have a divine right to invade privacy
Leading free speech expert Eric Barendt defends a British parliamentary report on privacy against criticisms by campaigning journalist John Kampfner.
Hasan Cemal: Freedom of expression in Turkey
From communism to Kurdish separatism, the Turkish state has used a series of pretexts to deny freedom of expression to its citizens, says journalist Hasan Cemal.
Patriot Act and FISA without end?
How the Obama administration continues use of Bush-era powers to suppress legitimate debate about the needs of US national security. By Jeff Howard.
