March of the Moguls: drones, courts and Twitter, and a slow motion tide of change

Known also to the industry as a professional pilot, Dr O'D takes a helicopter view across some nasty clashes which add up to issues which will make regulators hold their heads in their hands and wish
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Known also to the industry as a professional pilot, Dr O’D takes a helicopter view across some nasty clashes which add up to issues which will make regulators hold their heads in their hands and wish the world’s chips would just stop working.

The subjects of the two news reports seemed miles apart.

‘Phone hacking: trial of Rebekah Brooks and Andy Coulson gets under way’ (Guardian, 28 October) and ‘CASA warns bushfire drone operators of potential fines’ (ABC, 27 October), but there’s a link.

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Dr Vincent O`Donnell
About the Author
Dr Vincent O`Donnell is a historian who produces `Arts Alive`, the national arts and culture current affairs radio program, an honorary fellow of RMIT University School of Media & Communication, and the University of Melbourne`s School of Historical and Philosophical Studies.