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Be who you are and say what you feel because those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind. - Dr. Seuss
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War by Twitter in Gaza conflict - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)

War by Twitter in Gaza conflict - Late Night Live - ABC Radio National (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) | this curious life | Scoop.it
In perhaps the world's first announcement of a military campaign via Twitter, the Israeli Defence Force tweeted live its strike that killed the leader of Hamas’s military wing.
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Media attention suggests fat may be the new sexy

Media attention suggests fat may be the new sexy | this curious life | Scoop.it
A usual academic event had a rather unusual impact earlier this month – a conference drew international media attention.Fat Studies: Reflective Intersections took place at Massey University in Wellington…...

 

'Unfortunately, much of the media coverage missed the point, misrepresenting the event as a “fat pride convention”  .......... instead of an academic conference. While this did allow for a broader conversation about fat hatred and discrimination, it didn’t promote any further understanding of critical areas of study in academic scholarship – something many lay people are often confused about.'

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