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Jeremy Hunt's broken bell

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The media are in overdrive analysing how Olympic athletes will use Twitter, what restrictions are being placed on them, and whether networks will crash because of overuse... Social media has developed massively since the Beijing Olympics. Also, British Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt provides the image of the day with a broken bell!

MEDIAWATCH
By James CREEDON
Christine Lagarde in a mock-up 'I Love Sarkozy' T-Shirt, Brazil's protests, and a grumpy G8
18/06/2013 - MEDIA WATCH

Christine Lagarde in a mock-up 'I Love Sarkozy' T-Shirt, Brazil's protests, and a grumpy G8

A photo-shopped picture of IMF Managing-Director Christine Lagarde shows her in an 'I Love Nicolas Sarkozy' T-Shirt. The joke photo refers to an undated, unsent letter found in Lagarde's Paris flat which is the latest twist in the Tapie Scandal. It has rekindled concerns about Lagarde's role in a state settlement that awarded maverick businessman Bernard Tapie 400 million euros. We look, too, at the role of social media in Brazil's protests. And, at Obama and Putin being grumpy. Join us.
Did he try the halal haggis?
17/06/2013 - MEDIA WATCH

Did he try the halal haggis?

Have Turkish police been putting too much pepper spray into the water used to hose protesters away? How much time did Hassan Rohani, now Iran's president, spend in Glasgow as he prepared his MPHil and PhD? Did he have time to try the halal haggis there? And how would you reply to the Bac philosophy question: "Can we act morally without having an interest in politics?"
'Anonymous' hackers target Greek parliament in wake of ERT closure
14/06/2013 - MEDIA WATCH

'Anonymous' hackers target Greek parliament in wake of ERT closure

Worldwide hackers 'Anonymous' target Greek leaders in support of staff who have lost their jobs at the ERT state broadcaster. We look too at a global index published this week which ranks 162 countries in terms of peace and stability. And check out the latest teen craze in Japan. It is gross - you have been warned. Have a peek.
Google stops attempts to hack thousands of Iranian web users ahead of vote
13/06/2013 - MEDIA WATCH

Google stops attempts to hack thousands of Iranian web users ahead of vote

Many Iranians who want to surf online have to use a VPN - a Virtual Private Network - via a connection abroad. Iran has had a cyber police force since 2011. Google says there have been attempts to hack into tens of thousands of its accounts in the country prior to Friday's presidential election. We also look at a TV quiz show host in Turkey who re-jigged his programme to satirise Erdogan. And at an unexpected media break-up: the Rupert Murdoch-Wendy Deng divorce.
'Yes We Scan'
12/06/2013 - MEDIA WATCH

'Yes We Scan'

Join us for Media Watch as we look at whistleblower Edward Snowden's interview with the South China Morning Post. The revelation of extensive US surveillance has prompted comparisons to George Orwell's '1984'. Amazon says sales of that book rose 6,000 per cent overnight when the story broke. Also, we look at a picture of Xi Jinping and Barack Obama as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. It went viral on Weibo and was censored.

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