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Truth, lies and the internet
Truth, Lies and the Internet examines the ability of young people in Britain to critically evaluate information they consume online. The report reviews current literature on the subject, and presents a new poll of over 500 teachers. It finds that the web is fundamental to pupils’ school lives but many are not careful, discerning users of the internet.
Jamie Bartlett, Carl Miller, Demos, 29 September 2011

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Defend a free press - don’t just guard the Guardian
Yes, the police threat to the liberal newspaper was outrageous – but who invited the authorities to crack down on the press in the first place?
Mick Hume, spiked, 27 September 2011

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Who’s responsible for Govegate?
‘Government by Gmail’ is the logical end result of the rise and rise of the weird cult of transparency.
Patrick Hayes, spiked, 27 September 2011

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Labour's odd plan to get bad journalists 'struck off'
Ivan Lewis has a proposal to clean up the press. Shame it's unworkable and illiberal.
Helen Lewis Hasteley, New Statesmen, 27 September 2011

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No, I'm not kidding. We really have to defend the Guardian
As a result of the hysteria surrounding phone hacking the demise of a few more newspapers may be hastened. And free speech and plurality of opinion will go the same way.
Richard Littlejohn, Daily Mail, 20 September 2011

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The evolution of a weird super-story
We are building a scaffold for investigative journalism out of the Dowlers’ suffering.
Sean Bell, Culture Wars, 16 August 2011

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Will the dirty business of journalism survive hackgate?
These are uncertain times for journalists, not least those working at the Guardian stable, where the triumph of the phone hacking exposures has coincided with the announcement that the paper will now be a 'web first' news organisation.
Martin Bright, Spectator, 16 July 2011

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Phone hacking: My big fear is this scandal could damage investigative journalism
In my career as a journalist I have lied, I have received stolen goods, and for these things I have won two of the top awards in the profession.
Andrew Gilligan, Daily Telegraph, 9 July 2011

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Letting Children be Children - Report of an Independent Review of the Commercialisation and Sexualisation of Childhood
The pressure on children to grow up takes two different but related forms: the pressure to take part in a sexualised life before they are ready to do so; and the commercial pressure to consume the vast range of goods and services that are available to children and young people of all ages. Reg Bailey, Chief Executive of Mothers’ Union, has led a six-month independent review into the commercialisation and sexualisation of childhood.
Reg Bailey, Department for Education, June 2011

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Nadine Dorries is right about child sexualisation. Why does this make people so angry?
The reason that she attracts such hostility, and receives so little back-up from quiet sympathisers, is that a non-judgmental approach to sex is part of a series of status-defining beliefs by which university-educated people identify themselves.
Ed West, Daily Telegraph, 6 June 2011

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