Categories
communication

Dissent: Amplifying Signals

A basic rule of public communication is that attention is not a side effect; it is the medium itself. Attempts to suppress a message therefore carry a predictable risk: suppression becomes the story. In Canberra, police seized posters from the window of a local café and bar following a complaint and temporarily closed the venue […]

Categories
culture

Epic Fail: No Happytime for Sesame Street Litigation Efforts against R-Rated Movie.

On the Streisand Effect and great legal backfires of history: litigation makes for great PR.