Reporter's Notebook
All posts from: November 2011
Are politicians scared of being caught spinning statistics?
The government has once again attracted the attention of the UK Statistics Authority for its handling of official figures.
Can't pay or won't pay? Whither the upfront fee?
An experienced South African researcher has asked the country’s marketing research association to step in and investigate the “phenomenon” of research buyers who do not pay 60% of the agreed fee when a contract is confirmed between client and agency.
The 'right to be forgotten' is a 'false expectation'
Internet users should have the right to delete their data at any time, according to EU commissioner Viviane Reding – but we should not give people “false expectations”, warned UK culture minister Ed Vaizey (pictured) in a speech earlier this month.
