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Free Speech? Not for critics of Israel Avi Shlaim argues that when it comes to debates concerning Israel, free speech has become stifled in British academia. Data visualisations: why facts don’t speak for themselves William Allen calls for a robust debate of how data are presented. Barack Obama, John Kerry, and the Palestine saga Avi Shlaim explores whether there was anything Obama could have done to salvage his reputation in the remaining weeks of his lame-duck presidency. Antizionism and antisemitism in British politics Avi Shlaim explores the quality of debate within British politics of the Israel-Palestinian conflict and argues that an anti-racist movement has been portrayed as a racist one. Law restricting online speech struck down in India Max Harris examines a historic judgment by India’s Supreme Court and its lessons for other countries. Should ‘revenge porn’ be illegal? Max Harris explains how Britain legislated against it and compares this with the position in other common law countries John Naughton: Are private superpowers a threat to free speech? John Naughton discusses the state of the internet, net neutrality and private companies. Has Demotix democratised journalism? Demotix founder Turi Munthe discusses the role of citizen journalism and Demotix in today’s media environment. Living in outrageous times Peter Bradley argues that we should tolerate offence but be less offensive How the British press distorted reporting of… the British press Martin Moore, of the Media Standards Trust, summarises an analysis of British press coverage of proposed new press regulation. Google grapples with the ‘right to be forgotten’ Katie Engelhart attends the public hearing of Google’s Advisory Council, set up in response to a European Court of Justice judgement. National Security: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site. Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site Should Europe introduce a right to blasphemy? Alain Bouldoires talks to Timothy Garton Ash about the survival of blasphemy laws in Europe, and calls for a ‘right to blaspheme’. Should ISPs be told to block « adult » content? Internet Service Providers do not merely route data packets from end-to-end, but are heavily involved in monitoring their customers’ online activities. Ian Brown discusses the implications of Britain’s suggested “voluntary” opting out of “adult content”, with little parliamentary and court involvement. National security and privacy: striking the balance Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum discuss the need to balance national security and privacy in the age of internet surveillance. The long struggle to bury speech crimes in the English-speaking world Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum look at how the ghost of the English Court of the Star Chamber has been used to suppress free speech. Britain’s proposed online porn filters How do we strike the right balance between freedom of expression and child protection? Sarah Glatte explores a proposal by the British government. Liberté de la presse vs liberté d’expression Martin Moore, directeur de Media Standards Trust, explique pourquoi selon lui la presse britannique a refusé au public britannique un débat approprié sur la régulation de la presse. Quand le silence devient parole Stephen Meili examine le contraste entre le Royaume-Uni et les États-Unis en ce qui concerne le traitement de personnes qui refusent de déclarer une appartenance politique. I enjoyed the Book of Mormon musical. Now for the Book of Islam? The Mormons reacted brilliantly to the musical satirising their faith, but something important is lost when we treat religions so differently – writes Katie Engelhart. Le système des droits d’auteur: bientôt près de chez vous? La question de savoir quelle est la meilleure façon de réagir à la diffusion non autorisée d’expression protégée par droit d’auteur sur Internet a longtemps troublé les propriétaires de ces droits. Mais la solution proposée d’une « alerte droit d’auteur » pourrait éroder la liberté d’expression, selon Graham Reynolds. Qui devrait garder le Guardian? Alan Rusbridger, éditeur en chef du Guardian, explique que le Royaume-Uni a besoin d’une presse libre et de réformes pour son système de régulation défaillant. Puisque cela requerra du temps et de l’ouverture, un nouveau régulateur indépendant devrait se voir accorder une période d’essai d’une durée d’un an. Quelle est la signification du «Speakers’ Corner» de nos jours? Peter Bradley nous parle d’une initiative britannique qui visait à promouvoir la liberté d’expression, le débat public et la citoyenneté active. L’avenir de la liberté d’expression Le militant pour les droits de l’homme Aryeh Neier nous parle de l’avenir de la liberté d’expression. Pourquoi le Rwanda et la Libye ont besoin de la liberté d’expression et d’une régulation médiatique Jerry Timmins décrit un nouveau rapport sur les médias dans deux sociétés post-conflits, et arguent que les pays comme la Grande-Bretagne devraient faire plus pour les soutenir. Former British agent, Annie Machon: What is the case for whistleblowing? Former British MI5 agent Annie Machon revealed, together with David Shayler, alleged criminal behaviour within the agency. In an interview with Sebastian Huempfer she speaks about the need for official channels through which whistleblowers can voice their concerns. La licence sur les tracts entraine une perte de libertés en Grande-Bretagne Josie Appleton explique comment une loi de 2005 qui permet aux conseils locaux de restreindre la distribution de tracts dans les lieux publics est mauvaise pour la liberté d’expression et la vie communautaire en Grande-Bretagne. A Muslim responds to the YouTube movie – on YouTube While a Pakistani minister offers a $100,000 reward for the murder of the man who made the notorious Innocence of Muslims video, a British Muslim responds in exemplary fashion to « this imbecile named Sam Bacile ». Timothy Garton Ash commends his clip. Guilt by association: the London 2012 Olympics The drive to control all references to the Olympic Games is part of a global creep of intellectual property law that has led to a « right of association », writes Teresa Scassa. How impartial was the the BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring? A new report from former UN director of communications Edward Mortimer says the BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring uprisings was « reasonably impartial ». Do anti-abortion protestors have free speech? A pro-life campaigner and a pro-choice activist go head-to-head in this debate about the rise of US-style anti-abortion protests outside clinics in the UK. Judge grills mogul: the uses of transparency The public nature of the Leveson Inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal has been exemplary, writes Timothy Garton Ash. 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. Landmark libel bill falls short of expectations The new defamation bill fails to address some of the most important issues, including restrictions on the ability of corporations to sue for libel, writes Jonathan Heawood, director of English PEN. Richard Sambrook: What does the BBC mean by impartiality? The former director of BBC Global News explains what Britain’s historic public service broadcaster means by ‘impartiality’ – and why it has not always achieved it. Le tweet raciste d’un étudiant Liam Stacey, un étudiant de 21 ans, a été condamné à 56 jours de prison pour avoir publié des commentaires racistes sur Twitter, raconte Maryam Omidi. 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. Shami Chakrabarti: Why robust civility works from an ethical but not from a legal perspective The director of civil liberties group Liberty calls for a review of all speech crime legislation in the UK. Les chrétiens peuvent-ils porter une croix sur leur lieu de travail? Dominic Burbridge décrit le cas de ces deux femmes de confession chrétienne qui ont décidé de soumettre leur combat à l’arbitrage de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l’Homme pour pouvoir porter un crucifix sur leur lieu de travail. Jerry Springer et les injures blasphématoires L’émission de la BBC intitulée ‘Jerry Springer: L’Opéra’ de Janvier 2005 fut accueillie par des manifestations de groupes chrétiens. Maryam Omidi se pose la question de savoir si la BBC a eu raison de diffuser ce programme. Le Registre Privé des Célébrités La proposition de Lord Justice Levenson de créer un registre de la vie privée des célébrités qui autoriserait les individus connus de s’écarter de l’attention des médias divise les éditeurs de magazines, selon Sebastian Huempfer. Max Mosley: What is the difference between privacy and reputation? The former head of Formula One racing’s governing body talks about the difficulty of countering sensational claims made in a globally reported tabloid story. Ian Brown: How should cyberspace be regulated? In part one of this interview with Timothy Garton Ash, Ian Brown of the Oxford Internet Institute talks about the internet and freedom of expression, net neutrality, internet service providers and censorship by both democratic and autocratic governments. Simon Singh contre l’Association Britannique de Chiropratique En 2008, l’Association Britannique de Chiropratique a intenté un procès en diffamation contre l’écrivain scientifique Simon Singh après la publication d’un article dans lequel il suggérait que les chiropracticiens manquaient de preuves scientifiques pour corroborer leurs affirmations. Maryam Omidi examine ce cas. Le chef de banque et l’hyper-injonction de la Cour Sir Fred Goodwin, ancien patron de la Royal Bank of Scotland, fut placé sous le feux des projecteurs lorsqu’il fut divulgué qu’il aurait eu une relation extra-conjugale au moment où la banque allait à sa perte. Maryam Omidi pose la question de savoir si il y avait une dimension d’intérêt public à connaître les dessous de cette affaire.
The left’s version of hate speech: guilt by association Leftists who argue for hate speech bans ignore the far left’s own version, argues Eric Heinze.
Free Speech? Not for critics of Israel Avi Shlaim argues that when it comes to debates concerning Israel, free speech has become stifled in British academia.
Data visualisations: why facts don’t speak for themselves William Allen calls for a robust debate of how data are presented.
Barack Obama, John Kerry, and the Palestine saga Avi Shlaim explores whether there was anything Obama could have done to salvage his reputation in the remaining weeks of his lame-duck presidency.
Antizionism and antisemitism in British politics Avi Shlaim explores the quality of debate within British politics of the Israel-Palestinian conflict and argues that an anti-racist movement has been portrayed as a racist one.
Law restricting online speech struck down in India Max Harris examines a historic judgment by India’s Supreme Court and its lessons for other countries.
Should ‘revenge porn’ be illegal? Max Harris explains how Britain legislated against it and compares this with the position in other common law countries
John Naughton: Are private superpowers a threat to free speech? John Naughton discusses the state of the internet, net neutrality and private companies.
Has Demotix democratised journalism? Demotix founder Turi Munthe discusses the role of citizen journalism and Demotix in today’s media environment.
Living in outrageous times Peter Bradley argues that we should tolerate offence but be less offensive
How the British press distorted reporting of… the British press Martin Moore, of the Media Standards Trust, summarises an analysis of British press coverage of proposed new press regulation.
Google grapples with the ‘right to be forgotten’ Katie Engelhart attends the public hearing of Google’s Advisory Council, set up in response to a European Court of Justice judgement.
National Security: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site.
Privacy: Sample our intellectual buffet. Or make your own meal. Timothy Garton Ash introduces a sample tour of the content on our site
Should Europe introduce a right to blasphemy? Alain Bouldoires talks to Timothy Garton Ash about the survival of blasphemy laws in Europe, and calls for a ‘right to blaspheme’.
Should ISPs be told to block « adult » content? Internet Service Providers do not merely route data packets from end-to-end, but are heavily involved in monitoring their customers’ online activities. Ian Brown discusses the implications of Britain’s suggested “voluntary” opting out of “adult content”, with little parliamentary and court involvement.
National security and privacy: striking the balance Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum discuss the need to balance national security and privacy in the age of internet surveillance.
The long struggle to bury speech crimes in the English-speaking world Anthony Lester and Zoe McCallum look at how the ghost of the English Court of the Star Chamber has been used to suppress free speech.
Britain’s proposed online porn filters How do we strike the right balance between freedom of expression and child protection? Sarah Glatte explores a proposal by the British government.
Liberté de la presse vs liberté d’expression Martin Moore, directeur de Media Standards Trust, explique pourquoi selon lui la presse britannique a refusé au public britannique un débat approprié sur la régulation de la presse.
Quand le silence devient parole Stephen Meili examine le contraste entre le Royaume-Uni et les États-Unis en ce qui concerne le traitement de personnes qui refusent de déclarer une appartenance politique.
I enjoyed the Book of Mormon musical. Now for the Book of Islam? The Mormons reacted brilliantly to the musical satirising their faith, but something important is lost when we treat religions so differently – writes Katie Engelhart.
Le système des droits d’auteur: bientôt près de chez vous? La question de savoir quelle est la meilleure façon de réagir à la diffusion non autorisée d’expression protégée par droit d’auteur sur Internet a longtemps troublé les propriétaires de ces droits. Mais la solution proposée d’une « alerte droit d’auteur » pourrait éroder la liberté d’expression, selon Graham Reynolds.
Qui devrait garder le Guardian? Alan Rusbridger, éditeur en chef du Guardian, explique que le Royaume-Uni a besoin d’une presse libre et de réformes pour son système de régulation défaillant. Puisque cela requerra du temps et de l’ouverture, un nouveau régulateur indépendant devrait se voir accorder une période d’essai d’une durée d’un an.
Quelle est la signification du «Speakers’ Corner» de nos jours? Peter Bradley nous parle d’une initiative britannique qui visait à promouvoir la liberté d’expression, le débat public et la citoyenneté active.
L’avenir de la liberté d’expression Le militant pour les droits de l’homme Aryeh Neier nous parle de l’avenir de la liberté d’expression.
Pourquoi le Rwanda et la Libye ont besoin de la liberté d’expression et d’une régulation médiatique Jerry Timmins décrit un nouveau rapport sur les médias dans deux sociétés post-conflits, et arguent que les pays comme la Grande-Bretagne devraient faire plus pour les soutenir.
Former British agent, Annie Machon: What is the case for whistleblowing? Former British MI5 agent Annie Machon revealed, together with David Shayler, alleged criminal behaviour within the agency. In an interview with Sebastian Huempfer she speaks about the need for official channels through which whistleblowers can voice their concerns.
La licence sur les tracts entraine une perte de libertés en Grande-Bretagne Josie Appleton explique comment une loi de 2005 qui permet aux conseils locaux de restreindre la distribution de tracts dans les lieux publics est mauvaise pour la liberté d’expression et la vie communautaire en Grande-Bretagne.
A Muslim responds to the YouTube movie – on YouTube While a Pakistani minister offers a $100,000 reward for the murder of the man who made the notorious Innocence of Muslims video, a British Muslim responds in exemplary fashion to « this imbecile named Sam Bacile ». Timothy Garton Ash commends his clip.
Guilt by association: the London 2012 Olympics The drive to control all references to the Olympic Games is part of a global creep of intellectual property law that has led to a « right of association », writes Teresa Scassa.
How impartial was the the BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring? A new report from former UN director of communications Edward Mortimer says the BBC’s coverage of the Arab Spring uprisings was « reasonably impartial ».
Do anti-abortion protestors have free speech? A pro-life campaigner and a pro-choice activist go head-to-head in this debate about the rise of US-style anti-abortion protests outside clinics in the UK.
Judge grills mogul: the uses of transparency The public nature of the Leveson Inquiry into the phone-hacking scandal has been exemplary, writes Timothy Garton Ash.
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.
Landmark libel bill falls short of expectations The new defamation bill fails to address some of the most important issues, including restrictions on the ability of corporations to sue for libel, writes Jonathan Heawood, director of English PEN.
Richard Sambrook: What does the BBC mean by impartiality? The former director of BBC Global News explains what Britain’s historic public service broadcaster means by ‘impartiality’ – and why it has not always achieved it.
Le tweet raciste d’un étudiant Liam Stacey, un étudiant de 21 ans, a été condamné à 56 jours de prison pour avoir publié des commentaires racistes sur Twitter, raconte Maryam Omidi.
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.
Shami Chakrabarti: Why robust civility works from an ethical but not from a legal perspective The director of civil liberties group Liberty calls for a review of all speech crime legislation in the UK.
Les chrétiens peuvent-ils porter une croix sur leur lieu de travail? Dominic Burbridge décrit le cas de ces deux femmes de confession chrétienne qui ont décidé de soumettre leur combat à l’arbitrage de la Cour Européenne des Droits de l’Homme pour pouvoir porter un crucifix sur leur lieu de travail.
Jerry Springer et les injures blasphématoires L’émission de la BBC intitulée ‘Jerry Springer: L’Opéra’ de Janvier 2005 fut accueillie par des manifestations de groupes chrétiens. Maryam Omidi se pose la question de savoir si la BBC a eu raison de diffuser ce programme.
Le Registre Privé des Célébrités La proposition de Lord Justice Levenson de créer un registre de la vie privée des célébrités qui autoriserait les individus connus de s’écarter de l’attention des médias divise les éditeurs de magazines, selon Sebastian Huempfer.
Max Mosley: What is the difference between privacy and reputation? The former head of Formula One racing’s governing body talks about the difficulty of countering sensational claims made in a globally reported tabloid story.
Ian Brown: How should cyberspace be regulated? In part one of this interview with Timothy Garton Ash, Ian Brown of the Oxford Internet Institute talks about the internet and freedom of expression, net neutrality, internet service providers and censorship by both democratic and autocratic governments.
Simon Singh contre l’Association Britannique de Chiropratique En 2008, l’Association Britannique de Chiropratique a intenté un procès en diffamation contre l’écrivain scientifique Simon Singh après la publication d’un article dans lequel il suggérait que les chiropracticiens manquaient de preuves scientifiques pour corroborer leurs affirmations. Maryam Omidi examine ce cas.
Le chef de banque et l’hyper-injonction de la Cour Sir Fred Goodwin, ancien patron de la Royal Bank of Scotland, fut placé sous le feux des projecteurs lorsqu’il fut divulgué qu’il aurait eu une relation extra-conjugale au moment où la banque allait à sa perte. Maryam Omidi pose la question de savoir si il y avait une dimension d’intérêt public à connaître les dessous de cette affaire.