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Intermediaries a new name for the censor

When the cybermen serve as censors We can't rely on YouTube and co to stand up for free speech   The Observer , Sunday 23 September 2012 So we're now in new and uncharted territory, nicely described by one legal scholar, Eoin O'Dell, on his blog : "First, in the online world, where most of us access the internet through a range of intermediaries, government censorship does not necessarily need to target the disfavoured speech; it need only target the intermediaries. http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2012/sep/23/innocence-muslims-youtube-censorship

Top firms, climate change and changing expectations

Rising number of top firms believe climate change is threat to business Carbon Disclosure Project reports companies acknowledge risk but are not doing enough to cut emissions   Press Association The Guardian, Wednesday 12 September 2012   http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/sep/12/climate-change-business-cdp    

Is Harry PR's broken mirror?

Prince Harry back in Afghanistan as Apache helicopter pilot Nick Hopkins in Camp Bastion The Guardian.co.uk, Friday 7 September 2012 12.04 BST   Captain Wales begins four-month tour of duty with British army in command of Apache helicopter based at Camp Bastion   Prince Harry has wanted to return to the country ever since his first tour in 2008 ended in farce when an agreed – but controversial – media blackout was inadvertently broken by an Australian magazine and he was rushed back to Britain for his own safety. Though critics have raised concerns that his presence in Afghanistan could encourage insurgents to target both him and his colleagues, and have accused the MoD of putting good PR before common sense, commanders believe Harry's new role, and the base from where he will fly, will offer him and those around him adequate security. http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2012/sep/07/prince-harry-afghanistan-apache-helicopter

Journalism, PR and international politics in a blender

Why didn't CNN's international arm air its own documentary on Bahrain's Arab Spring repression? Former CNN correspondent defies threats from her former employer to speak out about self-censorship at the network http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2012/sep/04/cnn-business-state-sponsored-news http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/sep/04/cnn-international-documentary-bahrain-arab-spring-repression Glenn Greenwald guardian.co.uk, Tuesday 4 September 2012 20.01 BST