links for 2009-10-11

I’ve dealt with aggrieved bloggers who have felt their content was “lifted” – and in busy, stretched newsrooms, the only way we can seek to make sure it doesn’t happen again is to know that it’s happened in the first place.

Blocked websites from MOD computers
Request for information asking for a list of those websites to which access from MOD computers has been blocked, on instructions from the MOD to BT (ref: 05-08-2009-122740-002)

But the difference here is that social media allows brands to bypass mass media entirely. And it's not just commercial brands – it's also local authorities, celebrities, politicians, lots of the people who previously relied on the papers to get their message out there.