Internet name suppression

You can read the full New Zealand Herald article here

Internet Censorship in China

The CNN summary of internet censorship in China can be found here

This Reuters story is both an interesting insight into what people actually use the internet for, and a useful example of how the internet is 'imagined" in mainstream media. You can read the full story here

Focus on Politics

In May, National Radio did a Focus on Politics piece on blogging and political parties' use of the internet more generally in election year. You can find it here.

The organisation of news

Rodney Hide's laying of a complaint against Winston Peters with the NZ Police is an excellent example of a politician utilising some of the aspects of news organisation that Sue was discussing in last week's lecture. Watch the One News report here and consider how Hide utilised news organisation.

NZ Election Coverage

For the take-home exam you will need to discuss media coverage of either the New Zealand elections, or the US presidential election. The NZ election can take place no later than Nov 15, and some of the major news organisations have begun packaging their political news as "election coverage". You can find blogs, archived footage, political analysis, and other media coverage at the following sites (this list will be updated regularly):

One News
3 News
New Zealand Herald

Online political blogging will also be an important feature of the campaigns (we will be discussing blogs in a few weeks). Some of the more well known NZ political blogs are:

kiwiblog (right)
Hard News (left)
No Right Turn (left)
frogblog (left: this is the Green Party's blog)

Asian Angst

The Press Council ruling on Deborah Coddington's "Asian Angst" article is available here.
Here is a NZ Herald article on the ruling. And Tze Ming Mok (one of the complainants, and a blogger on Public Address) has an archive regarding the case here.