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Could 140 characters unravel centuries of black letter law?
This week, Team Fourth Estate looks into contempt of court violations published on social media sites; NEWS STAND: the new initiative developed in the wake of NEWS OF THE WORLD phone hacking revelations; the advent of NATIONAL BOOKSHOP DAY and the revival of globally recognised fringe festival, THIS IS NOT ART.
#1: Think before you tweet - DYLAN BARBER
Online users are being
warned that posts on social media sites now have the same responsibility as the
mass media, as DYLAN BARBER pursued further: speaking to MARK PEARSON: Journalism professor at Bond University and blogger about all things media law
Garden parties; outdoor readings; book busking: these colourful events were planned to mark the celebration of all things literary on NATIONAL BOOKSHOP DAY: Saturday the 20th of August to coincide with National Book Week.
With all that is left from the phone-hacking scandal, most prominently is the questioning of media ownership and ethical practices in journalism.
Enter NEWSSTAND: a new online initiative pioneered to promote discussion and lobby Parliament into launching a full Parliamentary inquiry.
From
a piece of grafitti: THIS IS NOT ART - or TINA - is now an annual
fringe festival that draws people from far and wide over five days to engage in
and display innovations within the arts and cultural fringe.
It's even been internationally recognised listed by Lonely Planet as the No.1 thing to do in all of Australia
and the Pacific, but the festival
was under serious threat of disappearing from the cultural calendar altogether; GARETH HART: co-director of CRACK THEATRE in Melbourne, started a crowd funding project, with great success.
