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Before last week's student protests, President Maduro pledged to purge a 'culture of violence' from the media.
David Smilde is the moderator of WOLA's blog:Venezuelan Politics and Human Rights.The views expressed are the author's own.
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[Yesterday's] protest and speech by Leopoldo Lpez was covered live by television news channel Globovisin. At least in part. Globovisin split their screen so that they could transmit the opposition protest and government march at the same time and also cut away from the speech before Lpez was done.
This, however, was a significant improvement over media coverage of the violence during the Feb.12 march (see Davids comments in the Financial Times).
That day when the students protests turned increasingly violent, private televisionstations stopped their live coverage of the incidents. Globovisin, the news channel that used to be considered the main pro-opposition media but is now owned by a business group said to be close to the government, had initially given ample but not live coverage to the protests. But as soon as violence erupted in the afternoon, they switched to a fashion program.
Public television channels did not cover any of the opposition protests, concentrating instead on a government organized patriotic youth march commemorating the anniversary of La Victoria battle of the war of independence.
People with access to cable television services turned to the Colombia-based news channel NTN24 for live coverage of the incidents. As violence erupted, the channel broadcasted videos reportedly filmed by protestors showing Venezuelan police officers firing on protestors. The government ordered cable providers to take NTN24 out of their grids. Viewers reported by twitter that by leaving the channel on it could still be viewed in Venezuela, but as soon as it was changed or the cable set turned off and on again, the image was lost. The web page of the channel was also blocked from access in Venezuela. But it was available live on Youtube.com.
President Nicols Maduro justified the censuring measure declaring: a television channel [NTN24] that is trying to compete with Telesur [Venezuelan government backed Latin American news televisionchannel], attempted to broadcast the chaos of a coup dtatI had to defend Venezuelas peace. He also scolded Agence France-Presse news service for using local reporters to harm the truth about Venezuela.
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Strategies must be drawn to control the negative impact of social media on society, Mass Media and Information Minister Keheliya Rambukwella said.
Responding to a question by a journalist at the Cabinet press briefing yesterday, the minister said a background study on the impact of social media networks such as Facebook is in progress.
He said as cases of negative impact of social media are on the rise, a wide discussion should be facilitated in society as to how these could be countered and controlled.
The minister observed that whenever the government attempts to introduce some sort of regulating mechanism on social media, it comes under heavy criticism over obstructing media freedom.
Therefore, he said designing strategies to control the negative side of social media must be done after careful study and with broad consultation with experts in the field.
The minister further observed that social media assumes a greater role in communicating general knowledge, adding that the positive side of social media should not be hindered by any kind of regulation.
Government Information Director General Prof Ariyarathna Athugala and News Director Wasanthapriya Ramanayake were also present.
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Strategy for controlling negative Facebook impact needed
The remote every Xbox One owner's been waiting for.
Incredible. Stupendous. Mind-altering. Life-changing. All terms you wouldnt use to describe Microsofts revelation this morning of a stylish official remote control for the Xbox One. But A step up from the Xbox 360 remotes button zoo? Looks like it.
Larry Hryb did the honors, announcing the Xbox One Media Remote this morning on his blog. Two s-words that describe it: sleek, and compared to the longish Xbox 360 wand, anyway stubby. Its out in March, and it looks like itll go for a few dollars more than the Xbox 360s ($20) at $25.
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Releasing across Xbox One markets worldwide in early March, the Xbox One Media Remote lets you control video playback for Blu-ray movies and streaming video on Xbox One. Additionally, there are dedicated Back and OneGuide buttons. The OneGuide button provides one-touch, quick access to your favorite TV shows and movies through the Xbox program guide. This remote is designed to help you listen, watch and switch among experiences instantly allowing you to rule your entertainment. The Media Remote can also control TV/Receiver power and volume through Kinect, which uses IR blasting to send signals to your TV and/or receiver.
Its a little strange that the Xbox One a console Microsofts pitched from the start as a be-all, end-all media control hub didnt ship in November with this new remote. Its even stranger, given the more than three month interim between the consoles launch and the remotes debut next month, that the Xbox 360s media remote doesnt work with the new console.
Perhaps its all part of Microsofts youre still the controller angle, but Id wager most would agree Kinects dependability metrics, in particular when you want to zip around the interface without asking for stuff to happen twice, is imperfect enough that Microsofts going to sell a whole bunch of these things.
The Xbox One Media Remote[MajorNelson.com]
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Is there really etiquette on social media? And, if there is, do I need to start teaching my children about such etiquette? (Thinkstock)
I teach a social media class at UMass Amherst, and my students were recently talking about the etiquette of social media. It was not something I had really thought about. Is there really etiquette on social media? And, if there is, do I need to start teaching my children about such etiquette?
As parents we spend a lot of time on manners: Elbows off the table, firm handshake, respect your elders, look people in the eye when talking to them, etc. But the more I spoke to my students, the more I thought about the need to talk to my kids about social media etiquette.
So what is unacceptable behavior?
My students said they've seen breakups live-tweeted or live broadcast on Facebook. And a close friend of mine told me she saw a friend from high school live broadcast her marriage falling apart, including references to domestic violence. The broadcast was also filled with comments from Facebook friends offering support.
I recalled when my son and his girlfriend broke up in seventh grade and how there was a bit of a backlash. The animosity wasn't public it took place on Facebook's messaging system but friends of the girl were verbally attacking my son and his friends, making threats. At one point, one of the girl's friends dropped the N-word, prompting me to take a screen shot of the exchange and send it to the guidance counselor.
The student was reprimanded, but I also had an opportunity to explore some of the ideas behind social media communication. Teen and pre-teens live in a world where the focus tends to be on them. Communication is often seen as one-to-one or one-to-several instead of one-to-many. So, I tried to get my son to understand that you never know who will be reading your social media rants. The old adage seems appropriate here: Don't write anything you wouldn't want your grandmother to read.
I do remember that he garnered a bunch of Facebook comments when he changed his in a relationship status to single. And, this is an issue for divorced parents as well. I'm friends with my son on Facebook, so I've been overly careful not to share too much about my divorce. And when I changed my relationship status I just left it blank partially not to call attention to it (and possibly embarrass him) but also because I wanted to control the flow of information, not Facebook
And, ultimately that is one of the lessons we need to pass on to our children about communication in a social media world. Undoubtedly, there are parts of your life you want to share successes, photos, moments of happiness. But everyone does not need to know everything.
So, Social Media Etiquette Rule #1: Think before you share (even if you are a teenager)
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