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The following is the text of the Joint Statement EU-US High level Dialogue on Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and Arms Control:

Brussels, Belgium 12 December 2014

The EU and the US met on 12 December 2014 in Brussels for a High level Dialogue on Non-Proliferation, Disarmament and Arms Control. The US Delegation was led by Assistant Secretary of State for International Security and Nonproliferation Tom Countryman and by Acting Assistant Secretary of State for Arms Control, Verification and Compliance Anita Friedt. On the EU side, the meeting was chaired by EEAS Principal Adviser and Special Envoy for Non-Proliferation and Disarmament Jacek Bylica, and it included senior officials from 28 EU Member States.

The EU and the US had extensive and very constructive discussions on the following topics:

The European security environment; the preparations for the 2015 NPT Review Conference and possible contributions for a successful outcome of the Conference as well as on the recently held Conference on the Humanitarian Impact of Nuclear Weapons; and various regional issues related to the NPT and the process on a WMD Free Zone in the Middle East; the way forward for the Missile Technology Control Regime and the Hague Code of Conduct, including support for its implementation and universalisation; the ongoing preparatory process for the first Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty; the objectives for the 2016 BTWC Review Conference; the issue of preventing proliferation financing; as well as the plans for advancing the draft International Code of Conduct for Outer Space Activities.

Both sides agreed to continue their very fruitful cooperation as long-time partners with a shared interest in promoting international security, non-proliferation, disarmament and arms control.

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A terrorism expert has warned that social media could interfere with future operations like the one which brought the Martin Place siege in Sydney to an end overnight.

"It's natural we have that curiosity to figure that out, but somebody sending a tweet saying 'I've just seen a man in SWOT gear climb a ladder', the gunman could be hearing that in real time and making a response," Professor Greg Barton told 7.30.

"We have to be careful. Maybe in this case it didn't have a consequence but there'll be other cases in the future."

At the height of the siege, NSW Deputy Police Commissioner Catherine Burn confirmed that social media was hampering their ability to control information.

"We are monitoring what's happening on Facebook clearly," she told reporters.

"We are monitoring what's happening on Twitter and that is forming a part of our tactical response in how to handle this."

But it is not just the media and a general public hungry for information that are using social media.

"Increasingly with modern terrorism we're seeing an increased focus on getting publicity and modern media, particularly social media," Professor Barton said.

"Islamic State (IS), the latest variation of Al Qaeda, is intensely interested in media and publicity and very, very good at getting it.

"And even when they've inspired some rather pathetic character to do something that's not particularly professional, what they've achieved via this guy is getting the whole world to pay attention for a 24-hour cycle."

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Mars has shifted its media planning accountfrom Starcom to Mediacom as part of a global alignment to streamline its business.

Today Mediacom confirmed its has picked up the planning element of the accountin Australia, a welcome boost for the local division which is in the midst of internal audits after irregularities were discovered in TV reporting figures for three of its clients.

Starcom will still handle the buying on the account.

US trade magazine Adweek broke the news overnight, with a Mars spokesman saying: With the constant change in the media landscape, this model will allow us to better collaborate across our global business to drive efficiency, effectiveness, and coordination in our media planning.

This change brings our planning model in line with our existing global creative agency structure, and will allow us to further focus media as a growth driver.

The move applies to all four Mars divisions Petcare, food, chocolate and Mars-Wrigley in Australia.

Mars brands include Pedigree, Whiskas, Uncle Bens, Masterfoods, Malteasers, Milky Way and Skittles.

The group had an estimated main media spend of $43.2m between November 2013 and October 2014.

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Nielsens South Asia Cross-Platform Report shows that the proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices is driving the rise in Internet usage

MANILA, Philippines Not one, not two, but 3 screens that is how 8 of 10 Filipinos consume media content these days, according to a report released Monday, December 15, by Nielsen, a global information and insights company.

According to the Nielsen Cross-Platform Report, multi-screening is now a prevalent behavior among digital users, thus the shift in the consumption of media.

The proliferation of smartphones and other mobile devices is driving the rise in Internet usage and, subsequently, how people are now consuming media content not just through one screen but multiple screens, observed Stuart Jamieson, managing director of Nielsen Philippines.

Media owners and brands must continue to innovate to be able to capitalize on multi-screening behavior and deliver enhanced audience engagement with programs and advertising, Jamieson said.

The Nielsen South Asia Cross-Platform Report series, sponsored by Videology, covers the changing media landscape in some of the most dynamic markets in rising Asia, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and India.

The choice to control

Despite the Internets accessibility via mobile devices, newspaper readership (broadsheets, tabloids, and regional newspapers) remains stable over the past year and steady quarter-on-quarter. Around 14% of people in National Urban Philippines are yesterday readers, according to the Nielsens Consumer and Media View study.

Radio listening also shows an upsurge from 53% yesterday listeners to 62% in the past year. Yesterday TV viewership also slightly exhibits increase from 93% to 95% over the past year.

But about 7 in 10 digital consumers in the Philippines report watching TV content and movies via online sources such as video-on-demand the second highest penetration of Internet TV in the region after Thailand.

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"This wouldn't even happen in China": George Yang. Photo: Andrew Meares

Chinese journalists covering the missing Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 from Canberra are furious at what they see as Australian government control of the media.

On Sunday, two Chinese crews decided to chase Deputy Prime Minister Warren Truss into a car park at the Australian Maritime Safety Authority after being denied access to an AMSA briefing attended by Australian media.

The crews held an impromptu interview with Mr Truss but have complained at being ''locked out'' of any chance to put questions to AMSA boss John Young. On Monday, AMSA posted a security guard at the front of its headquarters.

George Yang, the chief correspondent for Hong Kong's Phoenix Satellite Television, said he had been asked to prove his credentials while he prepared to do a cross from public land. ''This wouldn't even happen in China,'' Yang said.

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''It's been very frustrating, there seems to be a Chinese media blackout. It is unbelievable that this is happening in Australia. There are relatives in China who are devastated and looking for answers.''

In a statement, AMSA said the security guard had been posted ''to prevent media vehicles from blocking access to the building and to prevent unauthorised access.

''AMSA rejects any claims that we are treating members of the Chinese media any differently to others. Yesterday's media event was a pool arrangement organised in conjunction with the federal press gallery committee to allow access to the Rescue Coordination Centre whilst minimising disruption to the operations.

''Chinese media requested to join the pool but the request was declined by AMSA and they were advised to contact the press gallery committee to arrange access to the pool content, which was also made available on our website.''

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