Repeal the Gagging Clause: a law that will hit blogs hard
Section 40 is bad news for journalists and campaigners
Blogs
Internet media regulation: the alternatives bloggers are lobbying for
Left Foot Forward has been broadly supportive of the Leveson process and has stood by the victims of hacking and press intrusion. But the amendment as it stands, which was passed by the House of Commons on Monday, has the potential to capture bloggers and other small publishers through its definition of what is a “relevant publisher”.
Ed 2.0 blogs his way out of trouble
In what could be a sign of things to come, Ed Miliband used social media to take on his critics and defend his position over yesterday’s strikes, reports Shamik Das.
Hell Called, Your Place is Reserved: Muslim-country blogs react to Bin Laden death
Left Foot Forward rounds up reaction from blogs from the Muslim world on the assasination of Osama Bin Laden
Left Foot Forward is Britain’s 3rd favourite political blog
Last week Left Foot Forward was voted Britain’s No 1 left-wing blog. This week, LFF leads a left-wing insurgency of the blogosphere’s Top 20 sites coming third overall.
PI no. 3: Assertion-flagging: for less partisan, prejudiced blogging
Most political bloggers are motivated to fight what they see as bigotry, prejudice, and ill-informed, unjustifiable assertion. This is a fine and noble cause, because the spreading of false beliefs – without the evidence to support them – is bad for all of us, as is the displacement of informed argument by mere rhetoric. All the more so when the perpetrator is powerful or influential.
Who are the most influential left wingers of 2010?
We are compiling a list of the top 50 most influential left wing thinkers of 2010 – politicians, journalists, bloggers, think tankers, academics, campaigners – and we need your input; please email me – [email protected] – with your suggestions.
Please vote for us in the Total Politics Blog Poll
If you’ve enjoyed what we’ve done over the last year, would you vote for us in Total Politics’ Blog Poll 2010-11? Voting is simple: just list your top 5 blogs of the year and send it to [email protected] by midnight Saturday.
Tories stir the pot on early election
There’s been a lot of chatter on the Internet today about an early election. But there is no basis in the rumours which are being encourage by the Tories.
Poblish: a new blog aggregator
Poblish.org is a new political platform created for bloggers who are passionate about technology and politics. It aims to break the oligarchy of ‘go-to’ bloggers