impact of technology How to cope with cyber-bullyingIzzy Kalman | 05 April 2013 |tags: bullying, cell phones, cyberbullying, teenagersParents who would never allow their children to drive without lessons give them mobile phones and hope for the best. Good luck to them!  Facebook failHelena Adeloju | 25 March 2013 |tags: advertising, Facebook, pornographyI am no friend of a networking site that leaves me unprotected from offensive ads and posts.  Safety in social media comes down to lifestylesReynaldo Rivera | 08 January 2013 |tags: cyber-bullying, social networking, valuesThe quality of family relationships is a key to safety on social networking sites, according to new research from Europe.  Leveson is all about politicsIvor Gaber | 04 December 2012 |tags: British press, David Cameron, Leveson InquiryForget the arguments about the finer points of media regulation. This is all about old-fashioned hard-ball politics.  Barefoot power lights up rural AfricaIzael Pereira Da Silva and Boldewijn Sloet | 17 September 2012 |tags: Africa, development, solar energyTwo Australian entrepreneurs are behind a company that is transforming lives at the bottom of the social pyramid.  Curiosity kills the scepticsKarl D. Stephan | 08 August 2012 |tags: Mars, NASA, space flight, technologyDropping a robot vehicle on the surface of Mars was "an unprecedented feat of technology that will stand as a point of national pride far into the future," said President Obama. He's right.  This is not an articleZac Alstin | 16 July 2012 |tags: art, internet, philosophyThe surrealist painter Henri Magritte anticipated our immersion in the unreal world of the internet.  The joy of musicCarolyn Moynihan | 12 July 2012 |tags: family values, music, The Piano GuysThe Piano Guys have pooled their talents to create some of the nicest music videos you will find in cyberspace.  eU: education goes onlineDavid Glance | 02 July 2012 |tags: education, information technology, online educationSome of America's best-known universities are trying to leverage their prestige by offering on-line course by leading academics.  What’s behind our girl-harming culture?Dale O'Leary | 20 June 2012 |tags: American Psychological Association, sexualisation of childrenA professional body tackles the issue of the sexualisation of girls but fails miserably to diagnose the cause.  Protecting children onlineCarolyn Moynihan | 01 June 2012 |tags: internet safety, pornographyOpt-in filtering for porn would be a great help to parents. Why should it be so difficult?  Too much information, too little thoughtCarolyn Moynihan | 18 May 2012 |tags: communications media, silenceThere’s something more threatening to human communication than the digital divide.  Using time well in a networked worldKevin de Souza | 17 May 2012 |tags: family time, silence, social networkingWhile everyone may be getting a smartphone, not all are getting smarter.  Lost in Transition III: A collective challengeThomas Lickona | 09 February 2012 |tags: books, emerging adults, moral relativismWho is to blame for the moral ignorance of young adults, and what is to be done?  Will humanity perish without the internet?Phillip Elias | 20 January 2012 |tags: internet, WikipediaThe 24-hour shut-down of Wikipedia was a bold gesture which proved what, exactly?
 Digital natives and their brave new worldThomas C. Reeves | 10 January 2012 |tags: Digital communicationsIs the smartphone generation getting smarter, or just more superficial? The debate continues.  Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary?Joanna Bogle | 01 December 2011 |tags: cyberbullying, internet, media ethicsIn the age of the Internet there is only one way to get rid of tabloid tactics.  Big Porn IncMelinda Tankard Reist | 12 October 2011 |tags: Australia, pornography, womenIt is time to get real about the social poison masquerading as “adult entertainment”.  End child pornography: enforce adult porn lawsPatrick A Trueman | 12 October 2011 |tags: child pornography, law enforcement, USAn exclusive focus on prosecuting child pornography cases ignores a well known fact about adult porn.  Heroes and hackersDavid Alton | 28 September 2011 |tags: heroes, media, truthThe phone-hacking scandal obscures the heroism journalists can display in pursuit of the truth.  Paradoxes of a wired worldFrancisco J. Pérez-Latre | 23 September 2011 |tags: communication, human dignity, technologyWill the internet make our lives easier? No so fast…  Spanish mothers, families and children’s happinessCarolyn Moynihan | 20 September 2011 |tags: child wellbeing, family values, materialismA UNICEF report throws more light than it intends on problems in British family life. Page 1 of 1 : subscribe donate
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