general internet news - 25 August

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au: Website Turks laugh on
Some weeks ago I included a story on a website in Oz
that reflected badly on Turks in Sydney on which it
was alleged that thugs boasted "of murder, drug
dealing and violent assaults". The report gained wide
media coverage in Sydney and beyond, however it has
turned out the site was a SATIRE! An example of gutter
journalism at its worst in times when certain groups
are vilified for various reasons, including the Bush
administration and their "war on terror" or "struggle
against extremism".
 http://abc.net.au/mediawatch/transcripts/s1442943.htm

au: Group warns parents, teachers to be watchful
THE Federal Government's NetAlert safety authority
yesterday spoke to Geelong parents and teachers to
alert them to potential online dangers to their
children, such as pedophiles.