The Cure for Content-Delay Syndrome — A List Apart
We have lots of “brand identity guidelines,” but not so many “style guides” (for content, at least). We have “strategists,” but no “commissioning editors,” and we more often “go live” than “publish.” Hence, we tend to first think “copywriter” when trying to get our content sorted, whereas [...]
A new arms race is on, but its not being fought between the usual players. Media outlets, nationalist groups, coders, and governments are all fighting to control the flow of information.
Some news from the front:
Russia bearing down
Government efforts to block access to websites like The Great Firewall of China are at this point well-known. [...]
A new book, Access Denied, The Practice and Policy of Global Internet Filtering examines the mechanisms, politics, and contexts of Internet censorship.
Jonathan Aronson, from the Annenberg School for Communication, makes the case:
The Web provides everybody with access to information. That makes those in power nervous. Transparency is the best defense against further narrowing of information [...]
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