We are not naughty children, and the state is not our parent. Heather Brooke childnaughtyparent Change image and share on social
I pine for a return to the type of old-school journalism and the tough newspapermen and women of the Thirties. Heather Brooke journalismnewspapermanpine Change image and share on social
There's a temptation not to vote at all as a protest, but it's definitely not a protest. In fact, all it does is keep the people in power in power, and I don't think they should be. Heather Brooke factpeoplepower Change image and share on social
Secrecy can be sexy. It's essential to any good mystery novel. Heather Brooke essentialgoodmystery Change image and share on social
There's a lot of hand-wringing going on about the death of journalism and particularly the death of investigative journalism. What I see is that there is more need than ever to have experienced information processors - people who can look through this mass of data. Heather Brooke datumdeathexperience share on social
Traditional publishers require an author to submit a manuscript six months in advance, and if pressed, no later than two or three. Heather Brooke advanceauthormanuscript Change image and share on social
If Anonymous and Lulzsec are the id of hacking, then physical hackerspaces are the heart of the higher-minded hacking ideals: freedom of information, meritocracy of ideas, a joy of learning and anti-authoritarianism. Heather Brooke anonymousantiauthoritarianism share on social
My parents are British but they emigrated to America, where I was born. Heather Brooke americabearbritish Change image and share on social
A generation of people are being radicalised by the criminalisation of information sharing. Heather Brooke criminalisationgenerationinformation Change image and share on social
Democracy isn't just for people in the Middle East, but Britons, too. Heather Brooke britondemocracyeast Change image and share on social