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Espionage Act, emboldened governments have sent the police after journalists who’ve challenged the state

After Assange’s Espionage Act Indictment, Police Move Against More Journalists for Publishing Classified Material June 10, 2019 Less than two months after the arrest of journalist Julian Assange, and two weeks after his indictment under the Espionage Act, emboldened governments have sent the police after journalists who’ve challenged the state.  Joe Lauria reports. By Joe Lauria …

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Robotic News For The Masses: Automated platforms are now “writing” news

Automated platforms are now “writing” news     Can technology be autonomous? Does it lead a life of its own and operate independently of human guidance? From the French theologian Jacques Ellul to the Unabomber, this used to be widely accepted. Today, however, most historians and sociologists of technology dismiss it as naive and inaccurate. …

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What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing among the Internet Army of Activists

ARABICA – A Daily Shot Of What the Arab World is Saying/Hearing/Sharing         A  R  A  B  I  C  A ???????   By Kristen Gillespie     BLOOD *As the Syrian uprising gets more serious, the logo for the facebook group “Syrian Revolution against Bashar al-Assad 2011” is becoming proportionately bloody. The …

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Al Jazeera Network Editorial Freedom Sympathetic Vision of Ted Turner CNN

Al Jazeera’s coverage of the current events in Egypt has been greatly received by global audiences This has been an unprecedented month in Al Jazeera history. Transformational events in the Middle East have brought enormous demand for news about the region. As director general of the region’s largest TV network, I am proud to say …

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Gawker Media Empire and Its gossip syblings

The Demon Blogger of Fleet Street Nick Denton cast himself as a media outsider. That’s how he made it inside. By Michael Idov Published Sep 26, 2010 Painting by Nick Lepard Nick Denton has built a panopticon. From his living-room window, he can all but see his favorite table at Balthazar, and his favorite table …

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Social Media inspiring bloggers as citizen journalists

The future of social media in journalism will see the death of “social media.” That is, all media as we know it today will become social, and feature a social component to one extent or another. After all, much of the web experience, particularly in the way we consume content, is becoming social and personalized. …

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