by Saskia Rowley | Sep 9, 2019 | Communication Rights
Google should have known better! An Associated Press piece in The Guardian newspaper (“YouTube fined $170m for collecting children’s personal data”, 4 September 2019) notes a serious violation of children’s right to privacy: “Google’s video site YouTube has been...
by Saskia Rowley | Aug 19, 2019 | Communication Rights
“For the past twenty years, the main issue restricting ublic debate in terms of Turkish laws has been the prosecution and imprisonment of journalists, writers and intellectuals on the grounds that they contribute to violence and terrorism.” This quote comes from a...
by Saskia Rowley | Aug 6, 2019 | Communication Rights
In an era when misinformation and “fake news” abound on social media, it is important to understand where people get their news. Democratic participation and accountable government rest on informed and balanced opinion that is transparent about its motivations and...
by Saskia Rowley | May 20, 2019 | Communication Rights
Subscribers to The Guardian in the UK recently received a message of appreciation from the Editor-in-Chief, Katherine Viner. She announced that after a three-year “turnaround” strategy the newspaper had hit its goal of breaking even – making a small profit that has...