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… a place for my media and journalism links, occasional comments/ponderings and for bringing together my bits and bobs around the web. I’m a freelance journalist due to begin studying for a PhD in autumn 2010 [More here]. Find me: @jtownend on Twitter, jt.townend on Delicious, Muskehound on Flickr. Or check out what I’m doing via my Lifestream.

Today
	4:38pm	Posted 18 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) Last day to fill in #medialaw survey for UK-based online publishers. It's here: http://bit.ly/medialawsurvey / http://is.gd/eSUEk @Jonathan_Todd it's v simple - 5 mins max - http://bit.ly/medialawsurvey but can arrange something if no time today @ljanstis not on iphone, but maybe on new version. and I use twhirl on my laptop rooming arrangements of @IainDale and @AshleyCrossley1 during Party Conference 2010 http://bit.ly/cJEqYN (via @montrose77) @MonicaMonica1 great. I plan to share findings on http://meejalaw.com, by end of September. Bigger research project starts after that If like me, you didn't realise you could see new-style re-tweets with ease, they're here: http://twitter.com/#retweeted_of_mine @Andbwell yes, I keep meaning to link up my account, cheers RT @dontgetfooled: I was told Coulson asked a journalist on The Guardian to trykeep telephone-tapping stories out.. http://bit.ly/aLfvGd @MonicaMonica1 I like the sound of yr job title! thanks for the RT, much appreciated. @Andbwell think it's daft they changed system - tho I guess old way was annoying for ppl like stephen fry Sussex police media relations officer jumps into comments on @marcvallee's blog - at length http://is.gd/eTfIo #pressfreedom @sunny_hundal i agree, RTs part of the conversation and useful to see who's interested in same things @samshepherd I think this site has its readers plus sorted http://bit.ly/aiD7pj (via @edyong209 #solo10) how do ppl track the new(ish) style Twitter re-tweets? #ff to many for project help, incl. @jackofkent @philipjohn @drawnalism @inforrm @jonslattery @psmith also plenty of non-twitterers @sunny_hundal wow, how did I not know abt that - hadn't realised you cld see them that way .@TowcesterNews @talkaboutlocal brilliant, thanks. My plan is to start building more resources at http://meejalaw.com / @meejalaw @Jonathan_Todd cheers! findings will be shared on http://meejalaw.com
	4:37pm	Bookmarked 6 links on Delicious links. (Show Details) Kevin Maguire Friends: Is William Hague a Victim of Andy Coulson's Spot of Bother? {extract} The British Tabloid Phone-Hacking Scandal - NYTimes.com Jack of Kent: Guest Post: Tom Watson MP on The New York Times and Andy Coulson E-Government Bulletin Live: 'Tribunal Appeal Set for Councillor Posting YouTube Meeting Clips' BBC News Today: 'Prescott calls for phone hacking investigation' House of Commons: Responses to the CMS Committee's press standards, privacy and libel report
Yesterday
	5:59pm	Posted 13 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) Certain sections of both the blogosphere and the press remain tainted by homophobia, says @inforrm http://wp.me/pMDHB-11F .@jackofkent: needs to be open judicial inquiry Deputy PM Home Secretary shld appoint one immediately #MetGate http://bit.ly/dshFiD NOTW's response to NYTImes: http://is.gd/eRaOZlt;lt; wondering which media outlet they would consider without 'conflict of interest'? all 14 phone hacking articles in Google News (UK) http://is.gd/eR3cA; all 921 'the Stig' articles in Google News (UK) http://is.gd/eR3wt weird things going on with tweetdeck on my iphone. can anyone remember how to delete an account? RT @psmith: grt comment frm @greghadfield: paywall is unique opportunity to build customer relationships with name,emailcredit card no. @jackofkent most interested to hear view on what next. serious allegations have been made before, and nothing happens @NewsMatters enjoying various projects! summer seems to have whizzed by though. Hope all's well with you RT @dontgetfooled: RT @mediaguardian: MP seeks judicial inquiry into NoW phone-hacking allegations http://bit.ly/ay6Tgg @r4today will you be asking Andy Coulson on programme tomorrow to respond to NYTimes allegations? #metgate RT @psmith: Tabloid hack told me back in 2007 that 9/10 big red-top stories involve illegal payments for phone numbers http://bit.ly/aB2PMf Guardian has a quote frm Coulson: I absolutely deny these allegations http://is.gd/eR3IG ta-da: here's my new online media law blog (@meejalaw), with a reminder that there's one day left to complete the survey http://is.gd/eRHfT
September 1st
	10:23pm	Posted 7 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) News bulletins today like a scene out of Robert Harris' The Ghost. Who'll be first to crack the secret code? I'm attending Bloggers in the Dock feat. lawyer Mark Stephens #onauk Sept 14 http://onaukseptmeetup.eventbrite.com #medialaw @wilsondan his mum is even posher, as seen on WDYTYA? RT @mjrobbins: The New York Times pin serious crimes on the PR guy for the Prime Minister, and this is the media response -gt; http://b ... {Fantastic organisation they're paying expenses} Journ students: Rt @NewsMatters: We're advertising for an intern: http://bit.ly/bX9Dsh Czech Hyperlocal Cafe Project Shut By Investor, Citing Lack Of Return http://t.co/Ip6yiG0 via @paidContent RT @arusbridger: Coulson knew all about phone hacking in his newsroom. Exhaustive 6k word NYT investigation. http://nyti.ms/cjdehk
August 31st
	3:36pm	Posted 2 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) Just used the 'undo discard' button on gmail. How thrilling. And satisfying. I cld never see why wld be useful before honoured to be acquainted with hyperlocal's 'godfather'! gt;gt; profile of @mrrickwaghorn / @addiply in Indy http://ind.pn/9H7fzZ #journalism
August 30th
	9:09pm	Posted a tweet on Twitter. .@amonck's thoughts on #Journalism democracy. It's just one way of organising http://bit.ly/aArM0x (via @bbccollege) lt;lt; makes sense
August 28th
	3:58pm	Posted 3 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) @frasereC4 see infographics here http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-10719042 (can also download data) well, not the world. but biggest I've seen the biggest hen's egg in the world! that must have hurt... #bigegg http://twitpic.com/2j0drq
August 26th
	4:28pm	Posted 11 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) @alisongow so everyone sounds crazy? .@newsbrooke's description of Old Bailey process made me chuckle ; have incl. in this blogpost: 'Going to court' http://is.gd/eF3N6 @currybet belated thank you for survey link. Hope you're well @getgood cheers! @Sarah_booker have you talked to @artistsmakers abt a date yet? Perhaps early October or November if we're allowed to push back #Bfong @adders I know.. also, there was talk of a one day media cafe thing in an empty shop on Shoreham High St - see http://is.gd/eEMip @Sarah_Booker @artistsmakers Either would be ok for me, I think. wld like to hear frm more hyperlocals so glad to see this by @getgood: http://is.gd/eF4d2 #medialaw @adders lucky you. I delegate @rapella to advise ... @rapella he's after interesting events. being the social media butterfly you are, I thought of you. Disappointed to hear you're reformed @OrangeBlossomer only a £1 or thereabouts as I remember ;-)
	11:06am	Bookmarked 3 links on Delicious links. (Show Details) Ministry of Justice: You sit in the judge's chair Spitting image: unintentional defamation - 18 May 2001 - Press Gazette More cases added to government's 'You Be the Judge' interactive feature
August 25th
	8:53am	Posted a tweet on Twitter. @TomScotney yo
August 24th
	8:57pm	Bookmarked 3 links on Delicious links. (Show Details) BJP: 'Photographer, Associated Press settle case in Obama 'Hope' poster fight' SiliconBeat 'When Calling Facebook Switchboard, Press 2 For Law Enforcement' FleetStreetBlues: Independent journalists, bloggers and media law
	3:27pm	Posted 11 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) @whealie thanks, great suggestion. j RT @The_MediaBlog: Journos / bloggers, please take 5 mins to help reader @jtownend with her MA research: http://bit.ly/dxokag the middle button on my iphone doesn't seem to be working. problematic, but off to the library where such things don't matter... .@JosephStash @technicalfault brilliant! Have left comment on joseph's blog pls check out http://blog.scraperwiki.com .@fleetstreetblue says they 'wussed' out when confronted w. legal threats. what have your experiences been? http://is.gd/eAvkK #medialaw what do ppl think of interviews by Cover it Live? Useful medium or gimmick? RT @paul__lewis: I'm very happy to be staying at the Guardian to set-up a new special projects team. http://bit.ly/bP16cp .@technicalfault @josephstash we've got a venue some sponsorship confirmed for 1 day event in October. let's talk- @scraperwiki.com">judith@scraperwiki.com @nikhewitt cheers! @JosephStash @louisebolotin separate HH Mcr grp, like in Lndn, wld be great! But may as well work together on 1-day #hhhmcr event? @whealie I know, I was torn. for purposes of small survey, was tricky to find boundaries. Cld we talk abt AOL as sep. case study, perhaps?
August 23rd
	4:18pm	Bookmarked 5 links on Delicious links. (Show Details) Guardian.co.uk Top Gear driver unmasked as Sunday Times lifts helmet on Stig's identity NYTimes: 'What ‘Fact-Checking’ Means Online' Alison Gow Refining social network use: a links round-up Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog: Vanessa Perroncel speaks out against super-injunctions Internet Privacy Infographic: Google Privacy Your Privacy on Facebook \| WordStream
	4:12pm	Posted 10 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) RT @journalismnews Independent online publishers: what’s your experience of UK media law? http://bit.ly/9AokGD lt;lt; thank you! @girlonetrack inspired by yr tweet - my thoughts on opting inout - also relates to email address book importing http://bit.ly/fbplacespriv Refining social network use: a links round-up http://t.co/K0oGsMR via @alisongow @alisongow cheers! SN features are v beneficial to journs, but I think they shld approach warily too... New post: Opting ‘in’ and ‘out’: examining social network privacy settings http://bit.ly/fbplacespriv #snprivacy #mediaethics @colinmeek i think there's parallels between our ABI concerns new #fbplaces issues - have blogged here - http://bit.ly/fbplacespriv @malcolmcoles 'news' ?! although I must admit, I did supplement BBC Breakfast with Closer magazine this morning @sophysilver according to techcrunch, ppl cld tag others it wld appear in mutual friends' news feed, even if not on the 'place' page. rt @helpmeinvestig8 Help investigate: What are the legal risks for online publishers / bloggers / journalists in UK?: http://bit.ly/9jV2Vi @girlonetrack thanks! it wld be great if FB change the way it's implemented in UK...
	8:17am	Opting ‘in’ and ‘out’: examining social network privacy settings
August 22nd
	5:50pm	Bookmarked a link on Delicious links. Facebook Facts Figures (history statistics) \| Website Monitoring Blog
August 21st
	2:24pm	Bookmarked a link on Delicious links. Does technology pose a threat to our private life? \| Technology \| The Guardian
	2:22pm	Posted 6 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) looking to talk to libel lawyers acting for claimants, as well as defendants for online research project #medialaw @girlonetrack re FB places, where can we see 450 words? also, wld be interested to see FB's offline response... cheers @sophysilver why do you say it's not default? looks like 'friends only' was default so that 'places' was enabled automatically. cheers new @helpmeinvestig8 investigation! What are legal risks for online publishers / bloggers / journs in the UK? join here: http://is.gd/eu4jQ @kcorrick brilliant, will sign up. Is it open to non-members too? @girlonetrack, ignore me - I've just scrolled down Guardian link. but wld still be interested in FB's response ...
August 20th
	4:48pm	Posted 18 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) Press TV debate in yesterday's Evening Standard. Peyvand Khorsandi says it shld stop broadcasting frm UK http://is.gd/er7iw .@paulwiggins @ajhalls1 @Sarah_Booker @adders @jonhew thanks for RTs! much appreciated @Dan_10v11 because you took more risks? Or because different kind of topics? @nataliepeck ah, ok. whenever suits you. rt @Dan_10v11: Just filled out @jtownend's law survey http://is.gd/ercGp lt;lt; cheers! on the bloggt;gt; What’s a journalist? And do they understand law? http://is.gd/eqJwa #medialaw @mePadraigReidy I prefer 'Magnum' myself City University's student newspaper is called 'City Offline'. like the reverse definition. hmm... Guardian.paper; FT.print; Times Offline Thanks @JonSlattery for the survey mentiongt;gt; http://is.gd/erXs4 #medialaw @nataliepeck yes! I thought I recognised the name from somewhere. What will yours be on? @Dan_10v11 it's sounds more civilised the new way... pls keep your eyes peeled for any academic legal stories too btw... yes you can! rt @jonslattery Can you help Judith Townend with her survey looking at online publishing the law? http://tinyurl.com/38kd4h5 @sophiebr you cld talk to @sarah_booker, @jowadsworth @lauraoliver who all take interns frm various courses.. they might be able to help! @nataliepeck sounds good. especially keen to talk about developing online element of centre's research good stuff on #deact #debill frm @tom_watson @salimfadhley on @PodDelusion http://bit.ly/9mEz0a #medialaw @nataliepeck to answer broadly - legal restraints on the media - self-censorship pre-publication process (focusing on libel) ooo, thanks! v nice. rt @philbrownuk The Philip Brown Daily is out http://paper.li/philbrownuk - feat. @JTownend @jeffpulver @MidEastNews @Dan_10v11 yes, thanks. also reading abt Bookseller of Kabul case-relevant to anthropologists. Gdn piece (w.correction) http://is.gd/erS6Y
	10:38am	Bookmarked 2 links on Delicious links. (Show Details) London Evening Standard Film makers face jail over terror suspect on Newsnight London Evening Standard: Peyvand Khorsandi argues "Stop Iran broadcasting propaganda from Ealing"
	8:01am	What’s a journalist? And do they understand law?
August 19th
	5:18pm	Posted 3 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) RT @ncadc: RT @stop_child_det: Child refugees discuss their experiences on BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour http://bit.ly/aaaPRM @CharlieBeckett congratulations.. I remember recommending you as a follow when you joined Twitter now you have overtaken me ... ;-) RT @MissCay: day of the year when newspapers remind us that boys don't take A-levels http://sexyalevels.tumblr.com/ (via @robmanuel)
August 18th
	6:30pm	Bookmarked 6 links on Delicious links. (Show Details) Blogs: Technology and Media - infolaw Lawfinder Venables.co.uk - Blogs, News Feeds, Podcasts, Video Blogs and Wikis (May 2009) Law Gazette: 'Top 50 firms that get Wikipedia - and those that don't' The Legal 500 UK 2009 In-house Lawyers NYTimes.com: 'Wired Editor Apologizes for Copying From Wikipedia in New Book' From July - \| The In-House Lawyer Social media reputation: threats and solutions
	4:16pm	Posted 7 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) @SallyRushton @SiobhainB @nikhewitt @jangles all great suggestions, thank you very much. @markpack definitely a must-follow... cheers @mjjcampbell oo, thank you. and hello! hope all's well with you Are we on the verge of seeing a new generation of news readers? asks Russell Beattie http://t.co/awjq4D4 via @RussB #hackshackers @awollenberg ha. but it's still the principle of the thing... @awollenberg thought of you when I read it. you are the hoo-hah! rightly so- normally I'm immune to choc outrages, but twix w/out a biscuit? anyone know of any good legal twitter lists? eg. lawyers who tweet; legal bloggers... #law #medialaw cheers
August 17th
	5:02pm	Posted 4 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) calling all UK hyperlocalsbloggers. Pls rtanswer my v short survey about online publishing media law: http://bit.ly/medialawsurvey @philipjohn just seen the tweet about your hospital stay :-( wishing you all the best for a speedy recovery, j today I deleted around 700 RSS feed subscriptions started again. yum. anyone tried reeder for iphone? @timesjoanna @aubergene hope meetup goes well tomorrow. I can't make it, but will definitely try come along to future events #hackshackers
	11:24am	Bookmarked a link on Delicious links. IP Media Law blog: See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil – England vs. The Media and the Privacy Debate
August 16th
	10:20am	Posted 2 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) @LauraOliver please do! sounds interesting. hope all's well at jcouk towers hyperlinkslibel @siobhainb discusses issue here: http://gu.com/p/2j2n9/tw #medialaw
	9:29am	Bookmarked 2 links on Delicious links. (Show Details) The Guardian: 'Can hyperlinks be libellous, or are they just mere footnotes? ' Gulf Times: Al Jazeera sues Egyptian newspaper
August 15th
	3:55pm	Bookmarked a link on Delicious links. The Independent: 'Pied Piper of Mischief leads the red tops on a merry dance'
August 11th
	6:10pm	Posted 3 tweets on Twitter. (Show Details) this is what Hacks Hackers days are about - 4 min flavour of what happened in Liverpool last month - video http://is.gd/ecY3l #hhhliv #hackshackers launches in UK rt @aubergene #RubyInThePub has been renamed to Hacks/Hackers. Next meet up Aug 18 http://bit.ly/9vrBQN @kcorrick a belated thanks for this! catching up with backlog after internet-free fortnight
	3:25pm	Bookmarked a link on Delicious links. Legal Journals: Neutral Reportage Privilege in England and Wales « Inforrm's Blog