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Blog Central is a space for RMIT academics and senior staff to blog about their areas of expertise and interests.
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Monthly Archives: August 2012
Anonymous’ Operation Australia – can the federal police stop them?
About 10am this morning, Anonymous used Twitter to announce an attack on the Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) website. Anonymous claimed the ASIO website would be unavailable for the rest of the day. The ASIO website was down for about 30 minutes after the attack and is now operating slowly or not at all. It [...]
Posted in Law, Media & Communications, Social Media, Technology Tagged AFP, Anonymous' Operation Australia, ASIO, Australian Federal Police, DDoS attack, hacker, Hacking Comments closed
Herald Sun intern debacle is a hard lesson in newsroom culture
The fury unleashed on a young Melbourne University student for writing about her internship at Australia’s biggest selling newspaper provides lessons for us all. For those at the Herald Sun, it should be a moment to take a deep breath and think: “Is that really how the world might see us in our unguarded moments?” [...]
Posted in Media & Communications Tagged Herald Sun, internship, misogyny, racism, sexism, student intern Comments closed
The art of storytelling: Danny Boyle’s London 2012 Olympics opening ceremony
Olympic Games opening ceremonies serve to showcase the might, power and confidence of the host nation, which is why so many fade into the background after their shock and awe blitz. Consider the Beijing Games opening ceremony: more than 2,000 drummers and illuminated drums, massed groups of choreographed and costumed singers, acrobats and other performers. [...]
Posted in Media & Communications, Sport Tagged Britain, British, Danny Boyle, London 2012 Olympics, olympics, opening ceremony, storytelling Comments closed
Porn, manga and the 21st century Japanese man