links for 2006-10-24

Tuesday, 24 October 2006, 17:26

• Maurice Frankel: Freedom of Information laws are under attack
  In an opinion piece for the Telegraph, the director of the Campaign for Freedom of Information explains the potential consequences of the Government’s FoI fees proposal.
  (tags: foia journalism)
• New York Times: We’re Google. So Sue Us
  A “small army of bright young lawyers” is defending Google in a growing moutain of cases being brought against the company around the world.
  (tags: google copyright belgium googlenews law youtube afp)
• Hacking Cough: Welcome to the spam-trap
  Chris Edwards has a tip for PR firms: Don’t put your logo in your e-mails, or risk ending up in the spam filter.
  (tags: pr journalism)
• Complete Tosh: LA Times: I’m confused
  Neil McIntosh is perplexed by the redesigned LA Times: “To my eyes, it’s the encapsulation of all that’s wrong with Big Media: impenetrable, a bit stuck up, bound by rules, fussy, uninterested in helping you digest the day’s news.”
  (tags: latimes design newspapers)
• The Editors: Bias at the BBC
  BBC director of news Helen Boaden responds to the Mail on Sunday’s claims about the “secret” BBC impartiality meeting.
  (tags: bbc journalism bias)

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