It is quite surreal having a film made about your life. The whole process of turning real life into drama is interesting in itself, but even more so when it is your own life being put into the narrative forge. Heather Brooke dramafilmforge share on social
I'm very optimistic, but I'm optimistic about individuals, not institutions. Heather Brooke individualinstitutionoptimistic Change image and share on social
I've written for 'The Times' because they have valued what I do enough to pay me. The 'New Statesman' magazine also asked me to write an article, but they didn't want to pay me anything. To me, that shows how much they value quality journalism. Heather Brooke articleaskhave share on social
In Britain, it's bred into you, the idea that you can't really change anything, so why bother. When I went to school in America, it was the total opposite view - you, as an individual, can change anything and everything. It's how you're raised. Heather Brooke americabotherbreed share on social
We pay a lot for our court service, but it's not enough. Courts are under-resourced, which leads to delayed justice - particularly in criminal courts. Heather Brooke courtcriminaldelay Change image and share on social
The hacker community may be small, but it possesses the skills that are driving the global economies of the future. Heather Brooke communitydriveeconomy Change image and share on social
Public relations is at best promotion or manipulation, at worst evasion and outright deception. What it is never about is a free flow of information. Heather Brooke baddeceptionevasion Change image and share on social
Digitization is certainly challenging the old ways of doing things, whether that's in publishing or politics. But it's not the end. In many ways, it is just the beginning. Heather Brooke beginchallengedigitization Change image and share on social
For information to be useful, it should be dynamic, searchable, and accessible. Heather Brooke accessibledynamicinformation Change image and share on social
Newspapers are not free and they never have been. They can appear to be so, but someone, somewhere is covering the costs whether that is through advertising, a patron's largesse or a license fee. Advertising is no longer subsidising the industry and so the cost must fall somewhere - why not on the people who use it? Heather Brooke advertisecostcover share on social