Category Archives: Journalism
Charles Bronson on Film
So Charles Bronson is Britain’s most notorious prisoner eh? So says the film that’s just been made about his life. I know who he is. But then I’ve always been interested in crime and its characters. When I’ve mentioned him to other … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Justice, Film, Human Rights, Journalism, Justice
HMP Grendon: Britain’s most successful prison? Does such a thing exist?
Peter Stanford’s Saturday Independent article about pioneering approaches in one British prison highlights the need for rehabilitation within our penal system. But not all prisons abide by the same practice, or even theory. The never-ending conundrum of rehabilitation and criminal … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Justice, Journalism, Justice
Will Social Media Force A Change To The Contempt Of Court Act?
Journalists often have their hands tied when it comes to revealing certain information about an active case. But when the Contempt of Court Act was drawn up the judiciary didn’t reckon on the whistle-blowing potential of social networking and online … Continue reading
Filed under Crime and Justice, Journalism
Johann Hari Defends Article That Caused Riots In India: Is free speech under threat?
With online information flying back and forth, and back and forth again, the boundaries of space and time are being constantly renegotiated. Something written, even glibly or facetiously, can be encrypted in cyber speak forever and half way around the … Continue reading
Filed under Journalism, Justice, Literature
