On October 19, 1988 the British Home Secretary, Douglas Hurd, imposed unprecedented peace time restrictions on broadcasting. The banning of direct interviews with eleven Irish organizations, including Sinn Féin, a legal political party with elected councillors and an MP at Westminster, was widely condemned. This article documents the effect of the restrictions on British TV … [Read more...] about The British Broadcast Ban, The Media and the Conflict in Northern Ireland
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Hibernia: The Cyberanarchists
When the heavy metal band Metallica hauled Internet service provider Napster into court, because fans were getting new Metallica tunes through the site for free, a new battle line was drawn in cyberspace. As the creator of Freenet, a program designed to send free information to all corners of the globe, Irish native Ian Clarke is on the front lines of this high-tech – and he's … [Read more...] about Hibernia: The Cyberanarchists