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Blame the Olympian who cannot defend himself.

by Bob Page on 19 February 2010

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Vancouver 2010: One week away.

by Bob Page on 4 February 2010

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From Haiti, seeds of hope for the next disaster: Superheroes, social media and Socialserve.com.

by Bob Page on 2 February 2010

Charlie Brooker deconstructs a standard television news broadcast report.

Brooker’s formula for television news reporting.

by Bob Page on 30 January 2010

A Communist Party spy at Google?

by Bob Page on 17 January 2010

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In Haiti, use of social media in crisis response.

by Bob Page on 13 January 2010

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Google torches the usual PR playbook in China.

by Bob Page on 13 January 2010

Astronaut Frank Poole watches a news broadcast on a tablet in '2001: A Space Odyssey.'

Stanley Kubrick imagines slates and tablets, 1968.

by Bob Page on 7 January 2010

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News media tell the American story, 2009.

by Bob Page on 2 January 2010

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Compassion in Chinese photojournalism.

by Bob Page on 2 January 2010

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