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S. Korea’s bulldozer buries media dissent

http://blogs.newamericamedia.org/nam-round-table/1542/s-koreas-bulldozer-buries-media-dissent

posted on jan 08, 2009 06:59:04 pm by peter schurmann
[ filed under: asia  media ]

South Korean authorities arrested an unemployed man on Wednesday suspected of being the author of a series of online postings critical of the government’s economic policy.
The Seoul Central District Prosecutors’ Office arrested the 31-year-old identified by his surname Park on Wednesday and is conducting… »

Are people more polite in virtual worlds?

By Stefanie Olsen
http://www.news.com/Are-people-more-polite-in-virtual-worlds/2100-1043_3-6200287.html
Story last modified Thu Aug 02 08:25:11 PDT 2007
PALO ALTO, Calif.–Do people behave better in virtual worlds than on blogs, forums and chat rooms on the Web?
A group of virtual world advocates say “yes.” They just can’t prove it yet.
“Character rancor is much different on blogs, Twitter, (and so on)…It can get very… »