ctrp329 Iceland, The Journalist Refuge

It took an economic meltdown, but Iceland is now taking steps that will transform the country into a place where journalism and publishing in general will more protected than anywhere else in the world. How would it work? Who is behind this new law? Where in the process of making it happen are we? All this and more is addressed in this program with help from my guest Smári McCarthy of the Icelandic Digital Freedoms Society.

ctrp302 Terrorism and Transparency

Can a government be effective in deterring terrorism while still being completely transparent? Glenn Strachan has been asking this very question on twitter, and several weeks ago, I noticed. As someone who has worked in development for many years and travelled to almost every corner of the globe, Glenn is both interested in transparency as well as reducing the amount of terrorism in the world… yet he wonders if the two are mutually exclusive?

Glenn on Twitter

Music:

  • Metric – Gimme Sympathy
  • Constantines – Time Can Be Overcome