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Published in: 50.50Sterilized: against our will
"Unfortunately there was one sterilization form that I was not aware of and I had already signed it." HIV positive...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKLong live history!
The new government wants to revive English history. The questions are how and with whom.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKWhere is Facebook’s privacy taking its users?
With growing concerns over Facebook's casual attitude to the privacy of its users, can a new grassroots,...
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Published in: 50.50Amnesty: working against oblivion?
Human rights groups cannot tell the story of the times in which we live. There is a void, where there should be...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDocumentary making and the principles of public service broadcasting
Informational and educational documentaries must remain a priority for public service broadcasting in the face of...
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Published in: HomeA tale of two women leaders
What can we expect women to bring to leadership? And who best fulfils these expectations – celebrity Sarah Palin, or...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKPublic service broadcasting and the public sphere: report and video from a City symposium
Guests at the Centre for Law, Justice and Journalism at City University discuss the fate of public service...
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Published in: oDRCrimes in the Caucasus
Documenting a great historical tragedy unknown to most, Oliver Bullough's new book is a fascinating and...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKAgony of ITV's own goal on Contract Rights Renewal lingers on
Will a new, Tory Culture, Media and Sport minister bring the regulatory overhaul ITV craves
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Published in: openDemocracyUKUser generated content and public service broadcasting
A licence fee-generated BBC has a duty to promote user-generated content
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Published in: openEconomySaving philosophy from the suits
The long march of market mechanisms through Britain's cultural institutions has accelerated. Is there a...
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Published in: oDRSiberian Shamans Come in From the Cold (part 3)
After decades of repression, Siberia’s shamans are re-emerging. Ken Hyder is a musician who performs with a Tuvan...
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Published in: Shine A LightSamaranch, Kissinger and the Coca Cola company: a relentless fascist’s curious date with democracy
Clare Sambrook recalls the day Juan Antonio Samaranch, the leader of the 'Olympic Movement' who died last month,...
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Published in: oDRMayor Luzhkov and the reconstruction of Moscow
On 5th May the Moscow authorities approved a new General Plan described by its critics as “the death-knell” for the...
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Published in: Shine A LightLet’s make sure they really do end child detention now
If they mean the immediate closure of Yarl's Wood, that should be a cause for great rejoicing. This is why we must...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKNation speaking peace unto nation
Mark Thompson outlines the BBC's global mission, with cuts to its international services looming.
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Published in: openDemocracyUKToo much asked, too much given: the unsustainable position of the BBC
Too much is expected of the BBC, and, in consequence, it does too much. Such a position is unsustainable, argues David Graham
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Published in: oDRSiberian Shamans Come in From the Cold (part 2)
After decades of repression, Siberia’s shamans are re-emerging. Ken Hyder is a musician who performs with a Tuvan...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKCivil society and the media: findings from the Inquiry into the Future of Civil Society in the UK and Ireland.
Erin van der Maas outlines the role civil society needs to play to ensure public service media