Never seen a clearer example of law’s blind spots vis a vis hate speech. The judge expects hatemongers to act like the villain at the end of a Bond movie, explicitly revealing his target and his malevolent intentions. .. @HartoshSinghBal @harsh_mander @maya206 @saliltripathi [2/5] ... In the real world, the most effective hate propaganda is much more sophisticated, like I explain in this talk: . .... There is a division of labour. Yes there are direct and incendiary calls made by extreme activists and preachers. ...

Amidst democratic decline and dying media, how to sustain the ethos of public interest journalism? @ImYuanZeng & I found inspiration in unlikely sources: feminist movement studies and the unforgiving milieus of China, Taiwan & Indonesia…
@Rasmus_Kleis @fangkc @julieposetti @ifex [2/4] ... A news outlet's death is not the end of the story, we find. Public interest journalism is movement-like—more than its formal organisations. Through new ventures and informal networks, underground or hiding in plain sight, journalists try to bridge tough times. …