Date: Monday 9 July Time: 1pm Venue: Dartington Hall, Totnes, Devon, TQ9 6EL Tickets: £9, available here
Phone-hacking, Murdoch and the Media
Interviewed by Index Chief Executive Kirsty Hughes, Tom Watson MP will tell the full behind-the-scenes story of the phone hacking scandal. He led the questioning of Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks when they appeared before the Select Committee in July 2011 and continues to be at the forefront of the investigation.
As we head towards one more Eurovision final, will a spotlight also be shone onto the serious human rights abuses in Azerbaijan, this year’s host? Or will the Azerbaijani government succeed in burnishing their image and hiding the reality of violence, repression and an increasingly hostile environment for journalists, bloggers, academics, activists and others? (more…)
Index Chief Executive Kirsty Hughs spoke at Google’s Big Tent today (23 May), addressing the issue of web filtering (read BBC report here). Big Tent brings together techies, journalists activists and advocates to discuss the issues facing the web. Here’s a short video where Kirsty explains the many issues surrounding free speech online.
Date: Monday 9 July