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What went wrong in the 2015 election?
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2016/01/22/what-went-wrong-in-the-2015-election/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 22, 2016 View the preliminary findings from the inquiry in to the polls ordered by the British Polling Council. Its terms of reference and methodology can be viewed on the website.
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Ruth First papers
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2019/03/01/ruth-first-papers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on March 1, 2019 This Digital archive was funded by the School of Advanced Study to put online the papers of South African anti-apartheid activist Ruth First who was assassinated in 1982.
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Rule of Law Index 2017-18
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2018/02/02/rule-of-law-index-2017-18/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on February 2, 2018 Just released by the World Justice Project . It examines and ranks adherence to the rule of law in 113 nations and jurisdictions worldwide. Evidence is gathered from surveys.
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Citizen journalism websites
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/19/citizen-journalism-websites/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 19, 2013 Guardian Witness https://witness.guardian.co.uk/ A new site for citizens to share news photos and views.
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Syria digital security monitoring project
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/04/19/syria-digital-security-monitoring-project/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on April 19, 2013 http://syria.secdev.com/ Maintained by the SecDev Foundation, a Canadian not-for-profit organization. It aims to provide tools to encourage digital openness in Syria.
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World Press Freedom Day…
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2013/05/10/world-press-freedom-day/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on May 10, 2013 … was celebrated on the 3rd May The official website has details of this year’s events, messages and full text UN documents associated with freedom of speech.
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Lede
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/01/24/lede/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on January 24, 2011 The Lede is a blog that mixes New York Times content with news stories and postings taken from blogs and citizen journalists. http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.
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Using Twitter in university research
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/07/using-twitter-in-university-research-teaching-and-impact-activities-a-guide-for-academics-and-researchers/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 7, 2011 Using Twitter in university research, teaching and impact activities – A guide for academics and researchers: http://www2.lse.ac.
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BFI new historic film clip site
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/10/31/bfi-new-historic-film-clip-site/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on October 31, 2011 http://beta.bfi.org.uk/ BBC/ BFI launch the beta site of historic film online archive – The Reel History of Britain.
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Internet and news media
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/socscilibrarians/2011/11/04/internet-and-news-media/
Posted by Andrew Dunn in Social Sciences and Humanities Librarians’ Blog on November 4, 2011 How People Use Tablets and What it Means for the Future of News http://www.journalism.org/analysis_report/tablet A report from the Pew Research Centre for Excellence in Journalism.