Ched Evans, Twitter, and the pervasiveness of rape culture
Look no further for evidence that victim-blaming and misogyny are alive and well.
BySocial Media
Find here all of the New Statesman’s comment and analysis about social media and the digital age.
Beauty and post-postbag journalism
What online writer doesn't bait readers to get their hits fix?
ByCricketer wins first Twitter libel case
Chris Cairns has been awarded £90,000 after he was defamed on Twitter. What are the implications?
ByNightJack blogger to sue the Times
Richard Horton has instructed solicitor Mark Lewis.
ByOn Sky News, Twitter, and whether we would like journalists to be human
Those who work for news organisations should, within reason, have a free hand in their personal twee
ByMust read posts on the Twitter Joke Trial appeal
Your brief guide to the High Court case.
ByHow to think about social media
Why social media is part of the solution not part of the problem.
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“Divide and rule“? Diane Abbott was right, says Laurie Penny
The privileged will do anything to distract attention from their own power.
By“See ya later, ex dictator“: a year in Twitmericks
"There was an old man from the Nile / Of odious crocodile smile"
ByHow much is a Twitter follower worth?
A US company is suing a former employee for taking his Twitter followers when he left. What are the
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Iran, my critics and me: Mehdi Hasan rebuts distortions
A response to the distortions and misrepresentations.
ByMPs vote against Twitter ban in Commons
Bid to ban the use of smart phones in the chamber is defeated by 206 votes to 63.
ByWhy Facebook’s rape jokes are no laughing matter
Abuse based on gender is not simply offensive but a hate crime like anything else.
ByWhy Facebook’s rape jokes are no laughing matter
Abuse based on gender is not simply offensive but a hate crime like anything else.
ByThe Lefties it’s OK to love
In this week's NS, the left told us which Tories they love. But is that love reciprocated?
ByDave loves Twitter. Dave hates Twitter
Compare and contrast.
By“Women make trade-offs between success and likability“
A fascinating profile of Facebook's Sheryl Sandberg raises important questions about women in the wo
ByObama’s answers not short, but tweet
The US President's first ever Twitter town hall meeting proves a test for his notorious oratory.
ByGuido, me and the smear of anti-Semitism: a case study from Mehdi Hasan
Those who oppose Israel are smeared as anti-semites.
ByRumsfeld wants recognition for Iraq’s role in Libya
Former defence secretary claims Saddam’s removal is the reason Gaddafi has not used WMDs in Libya.
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