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PSB: Ofcom Option Debate
TBC Box, London School of Economics 10 Sep, 2008
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14 Oct, 2008
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Financial Journalism Report Launch
04 Nov, 2008
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Whistleblowers and Mischief-makers: The Ethics of Scandal
10am - 4pm London College of Communication: Boardroom 21 Nov, 2008
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Prelude to a Theory of Obscenity, Prof. John Durham Peters

Peters'_lecture_thumbnail Source: LSE Date: 03 Mar, 2008

In the light of the recent revival of the cartoons controversy in Denmark and Western Europe, this talk will be addressing issues of free speech and the public-private divide through the question of images. The aim is to philosophize the twin and perhaps irreconcilable problems of free expression and moral degradation.