Journalists and concerned citizens can now trawl for conflicts of interest among Chile's political and business elites thanks to a new startup based on Wikipedia.
Internet
Jan 17, 2013
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South Korea's high-tech sector won't be taking the spotlight at Taiwan's biggest annual extravaganza.
Business
Dec 31, 2012
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(Phys.org)—A new study has thrown doubt on the ability of the average voter to make an accurate judgement of the performance of their politicians, showing that voter biases appear to be deep-seated and broad.
Social Sciences
Dec 24, 2012
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More than half of Australians think they have no say about what the government does nor any influence on politics, a new analysis from QUT shows.
Social Sciences
Dec 6, 2012
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Hackers attacked and defaced the website of India's IT minister on Friday amid a growing campaign against a law governing online comments which has been condemned by free-speech advocates.
Internet
Nov 30, 2012
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As the dust settles after the presidential election, pundits and politicians from both sides of the aisle will begin the work of analyzing the results, trying to determine which issues tipped the scales and where the candidates ...
Internet
Nov 6, 2012
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When it comes to analyzing gender stereotypes in the media, studies have shown that photographs of men focus on male faces while photographs of women are more focused on women's bodies. A recent study from Psychology of Women ...
Social Sciences
Oct 17, 2012
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A project sponsored by the Austrian Science Fund FWF has made a detailed investigation on what viewers understand and how they evaluate the statements of politicians during televised debates. To this effect, software-assisted ...
Social Sciences
Sep 24, 2012
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(AP)—The United States' ability to compete on the global stage has fallen for the fourth year running as confidence in the country's politicians continues to decline, an annual survey from the World Economic Forum found ...
Business
Sep 5, 2012
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Is social media censorship a means to quell a modern uprising? Some politicians and law enforcers during the political turbulence of 2011 thought so but recent research suggests that uncensored citizens experience less violence ...
Social Sciences
Jul 2, 2012
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