Press TV's documentary program "Fiefdom of Speech" unfolds the scenario
of pressure by the western countries and companies on the Iranian media
especially Press TV and Hispan TV.
On April 3rd, 2012, Munich-based media regulator Bayerische Landeszentrale für neue Medien (BLM), announced it was removing Press TV from the SES Astra satellite, as they did not have a licence to broadcast in Europe. However, the channel's legal team submitted documents to the court that
proved Press TV could broadcast under German law. An administrative
court in Germany accepted Press TV's argument and the legal procedures
began.
Shoot the Messenger: How one journalist's footage from Fallujah in the Iraq War caused a firestorm over acceptable rules of combat.
The horrific shooting of an unarmed wounded Iraqi in a mosque shocked the world. But what really happened that day was never publicised. This exclusive report reveals the true story.
"I knew I had filmed something that has been captured on camera very few times in war," states NBC reporter Kevin Sites. His footage of a marine shooting a wounded combatant was so shocking that most American audiences didn't even get to see it. NBC released only a single black and white still. But even worse than the shooting, Sites alleges that four other wounded men were also killed in cold blood that day at the mosque. "These men were definitely shot again, freshly shot, after having been wounded the day before."
In Fallujah
The killing of the other insurgents went on and was largely ignored by the (U.S.) media at the time. With the war such a hot political issue in America, the press is reluctant to criticise the actions of its own soldiers. In the original NBC report, Sites went to great lengths to justify the marine's actions. But while the soldier involved was cleared of any wrong doing, Sites himself came under attack for releasing the footage. "I received thousands of hate mails and death threats saying I was a traitor." The real issue of acceptable rules of combat seems to have been lost in the rush to discredit Sites.
On this Podcast, Reihan Salam talks with Rebecca Richman Cohen, lecturer at Harvard Law School and an Emmy-nominated documentary filmmaker. Cohen's latest film, Code of the West, follows the political process of marijuana-policy reform in Montana, as well as the federal crackdown on medical-marijuana growers throughout the country (but only the country, as the online streaming video is only available within the United Statz :D ).
Over the centuries, scientists speculated that we could tap into the
body's electrical system to restore lost functions or enhance our
powers, like machines.
Humans becoming more like machines. Machines becoming more like humans. Over the centuries, scientists speculated that we could tap into the body's electrical system to restore lost functions or enhance our powers, like machines.
Science fiction has returned again and again to the merger of man and machine, the Cyborg, with fascination and fear.
As we steadily merge with our technology, the focus is on devices that enhance our senses and minds and knit us together in new ways. Members of a lab at the University of Toronto have been pioneering the computerized life style.
Imagine a day when machines walk among us, expressing thoughts, emotions, demanding their rights. Today, we are breathing intelligence, even life, into creatures of silicon and steel.
To build a humanoid that can function in our world is a bold challenge being taken up by isolated labs around the world. Researchers are infusing robots with abilities ranging from grasping to hearing and vision.
If tomorrow's robots are going to share our world, they will have to have something extra: an emotional and psychological dimension to help them communicate and respond in ways people can understand. This Video is in 9 Parts.
North Korea was identified as part of the axis of evil by George Bush. Taking an archive-based trip through North Korea's recent history, we find out it's probably a fair assessment.
'The Real Dr Evil' explores the rise of Kim Jong-il after his father, Kim II- sung's, death. His father, who is referred to as 'Great Leader' by North Korea, was a highly praised and well-respected leader -the founder of North Korea and commander of the fifth largest standing army in the world.
Following the death of Kim II- sung, Kim Jong- il was left to fulfil the position of his father, however many doubted he had the right skills to follow in his footsteps. He was seen as a black sheep as rarely taken seriously. Everyone felt that Kim Jong- il would struggle to keep up to his father's standards. Were they right?
'The Real Dr Evil' follows the fascinating journey of Kim Jong- il -- from his childhood experiences, through his education, to his controversial leadership. When the great economic collapse of the mid-90s struck, Jong-il left many of his citizens to suffer. But as many began to lose hope, Jung-il began approaching many western countries for help. Many perceived this distress signal positively, others did not.
Since the trend of teenagers modifying their "affordable" cars with go-faster stripes, neon under-lights, and dump valves really took off in the 90s, the media and public have been wary of boy racers. The British government has attempted to force them out of town centers with surveillance, and the cops spend their nights hunting them in unmarked cars.
Understandably, this has driven boy racers to abandon the bright lights for industrial areas, country lanes, and parking lots where they can blare happy hardcore, jungle, bassline, and pull off handbrake turns to their hearts' content.
In the film, the boy racers are followed as they try to unify the scene in their local area. In Essex, there are car meets with hundreds of kids in kitted up cars, showing off luxury paint jobs and bass systems that ruin their girlfriends' hair. And in North London, boy racers take to highways to find their own fun, which, in the past, has had grave consequences.
The summer brings with it super-sized car festivals, where everyone goes to race, get wasted and get their picture taken with pouting, bikini-clad promo models.
Cars get scrapped, street races get dangerous, and things get wild in a parking lot. Boy Racer is a timely spotlight on what kids in souped-up cars are doing today, or tonight, in every town in the UK.
You have probably heard about drones in the recent news. These unmaned flying objects are momentarily used mainly throughout the Middle East and North Africa. When they aren't spying on suspected terrorists they're probably killing them with "Hellfire"-Missiles.
However, drones are on their way to the United States and will be used to keep an eye on "things", so they're not going to kill you. At least not yet. MotherboardTV has been fascinated with the drones for a while now and realized that there are some misconceptions about the unmanned aerial vehicles. (22 Minutes)
IT companies are failing to secure devices connected to the internet, leaving them open to hackers and Malware. This shocking report reveals how anything from your pins to your passport could be accessed online right now !
"Is this your pin? Is this a letter you received from your bank? Do you have a HP e-Print scanner?"
The young man answers yes to every question, stunned that all of his information was accessible on the internet for anyone who wanted to see it.
And he's not alone: the wealth of information available is staggering. From shop owners whose security cameras can be watched and controlled remotely, to medical records and confidential documents for international companies like Unilever, Orange and KLM, it's a bonanza for any would-be hackers.
While it would be simple for the IT firms who provide printers, scanners and software to make the system more secure, they don't see it as their problem and argue that attending to basic safety protocols is a bit of a marketing nightmare. "There are people who know all about how this works, security-wise, but it's too much trouble to explain all that."
One company went so far as to call consumers who didn't know they had to change their passwords "idiots". As the rate of technological change continues at a frightening pace, do technology companies have a duty to prevent our privacy being eroded ? Find out yourself in the next 30 Minutes.
This documentary is about the most (in)famous p2p filesharing website these days - The Pirate Bay.
Fredrik packs a computer into a rusty old Volvo.
Along with his Pirate Bay colleagues, he faces a 13 million USD damage claims to Hollywood in a copyright infringement case. Fredrik is on his way to install a new computer in the secret server hall.
This is where the world's largest file sharing site is hidden.
When the hacker prodigy Gottfrid, the internet activist Peter and the network nerd Fredrik are found guilty, they are confronted with the reality of life offline – away from keyboard. But deep down in the dark data bunkers Servers quietly still continue to duplicate files...86 Minutes
This Video (Netherlands) takes an insight into the growing Surveillance Strategies in the 21st Century.
9/11 started this Process, but can we limit the Size overpowering us. How is this exactly happening and in which way will it effect all our lives ? See the Video from 2012:
This Video is Docudrama that centers on the amateur grizzly bear expert Timothy Treadwell.
He periodically journeyed to Alaska to study and live with the bears.
He was killed, along with his girlfriend, Amie Huguenard, and partially eaten, by a rogue bear in October 2003. The films explores their compassionate lives as they found solace among these endangered animals.
It's what POST-FukushimaJapan fears the most: Cancer. Amongst all accusations of government secrecy, worrying new claims, say a cancer cluster has developed around the Atomic Radiation Zone and that the most acclaimed victims are Children !
One man's little daughter is unaccounted for after the huge Tsunami destroyed the nearby town of Okuma, in Japan, on March 11th 2011. The Government stopped searching for her a long time ago. But, her father, Norio Kimura, has not and never will. At the same time, in a children's hospital, away from the forbidden zone, parents are hoping doctors won't find what they're looking for - Thyroid cancer.
Internet Rising is something inbetween Love Activity & a kind of streaming of webcam interviews, and its all conducted within the Webplanet. It is also a documentary about inspecting the emerging communication between the World Wide Web and the collective consciousness of humanity. Afterwards you might change a few points of view about the Internet (or about Life itself).
Hopefully !
The Internet Rising
You also can visit the Website of Internet Rising for other Videos, go to: internetrising.net
This Video surrounds Cyberbullying. This Theme is seriously serious ! Think about it from above your own Websafety. Takes almost 25 Minutes !
In February 2012, Melbourne schoolgirl Catherine (Kat) Bernard took her life, after suffering depression and falling prey to Cyberbullying. Catherine Bernard is not the first, and wont be the last victim.
