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  • Freedom of Speech and the Control of Volume

    Freedom of Speech and the Control of Volume

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesLast night I listened to Yuval Harari and Ari Meiber speak about Nexus, the new book and related topics and the concept that I found really stood out is about freedom of speech and volume. Yuval Harari believes that we should be able to share information and lies, but that social networks…

  • The Contrast Between French and Swiss News

    The Contrast Between French and Swiss News

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesAs I struggled to find a neutral topic to write about I noticed the distinct difference between how the French and the Swiss media are speaking about the fifth wave. The swiss say that it is “pre-occupying” and that it “has won the French speaking part of Switzerland” and “no long term…

  • The Daily Show – Trevor Reacts to the Orlando Shooting

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesI have been watching The Daily Show with Trevor Noah for a while now and I like the insight and analysis that his shows provide to current affairs programs. I like his shows because he provides a different perspective than other news. He is a South African who moved to the US…

  • Current Affairs in Podcast Form

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesThere is an increasing number of professional outfits now offering their content in podcast form, from Euronews to the BBC, from Reuters to The Guardian and others. As a result there are a number of great resources for news content. The Media guardian was one of the earlier outputs and concentrated mainly…

  • Jamaican Gang Culture And South African Drug Culture – Unreported World

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    Reading Time: 2 minutesAs I write this I am happy that I have been to watch quite a few interesting documentaries at the Frontline Club. The two most recent were made for Channel 4’s Unreported World. This is channel four’s “acclaimed foreign affairs series” and covers a number of topics. The two documentaries I watched…

  • On Trendio My Portfolio Is Doing Well

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    Reading Time: < 1 minute  If you love reading the news and seeing what’s going on around the world then Trendio is an interesting site for you. I looked at the events that are going to take place and whether Trendio already has them listed. If it does then I decided to buy some stock…

  • Too Much Academia Has Disconnected Me From World News

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToo much academic research and concentrating on dissertations has cut me off from world news to such an extent that apart from tech goings on I had no clue. I hardly followed the French elections, hardly noticed the death of Yeltsin, hardly noticed the regional elections. There are three reasons for…

  • Progression of satellite broadcasting

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteSatellite broadcasting has progressed since I was last able to watch a lot of television. The spacing of channels and the programs have progressed. I’ve watched France 24, Al Jazeera English and a few more channels. As time is progressing so the channels are re-indexing themselves within the sky digital world.…

  • All that remains from this day

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteToday a friend of mine was in the news, after being arrested and released in China. He’s a photographer. At the same time, I’m in England and I am no longer welcome to a place where I have spent many hours. I have three documents loaded within the browser to continue…

  • I’m so happy not to need to fly in the next few days

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    Reading Time: < 1 minuteThere’s some great news and some bad news. The great news is that the English government says it managed to prevent a series of terrorist attacks within the last twenty four hours. What’s not so great is that many people end up stranded at various airports around the world. Apparently over…