Tag: journalists
Where authority has no limit in retaliation, for ...
Sheriff Arpaio has a history of harassing "dime-droppers" within the Sheriff's Office and penalizing critics outside of it. The guy behind a prominent anti-Arpaio Web site found his trash rifled through and a wiretap...
Tsvangirai in Zimbabwe Run-Off
MDC presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has vowed to compete in the second round of Zimbabwe's embattled elections, even as the threat of violence looms."Speaking in South Africa, he said people would feel...
RI hopes Myanmar to be more open
""We hope that Myanmar will adopt a more open attitude so that with that openness we can learn what kind of assistance is needed in the field," Legowo said.On Thursday, a number of Indonesian journalists and foreign...
A dearth of news accounts from Myanmar
The LA Time's coverage of the Cyclone discusses NowPublic's role:"Previous disasters have proved to be opportunities for "open-source" reporting, in which citizens post photographs, videos and written accounts that...
Hong Kong prepares for torch tour
Hong Kong has denied access to some activists planning protests during the upcoming Olympic torch relay. They want to make sure their relay goes smoothly and does not encounter some of the problems from the previous...
The toxic culture of the newsroom
Jay Rosen pointed me to a piece by Amy Gahran. Is the newsroom its own worst enemy?"Most of what I do is help journalists and news orgs wrap their brains around the Internet. Generally I enjoy that work....
Authors take on Tesco ‘tyrants’ over Thai leg...
Tesco is one of the UK's largest grocery chains and the 4th largest reteiler in the world acording to wikipedia.org. "
Sri Lankan government bars independant coverage o...
"The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the actions of government officials in denying photojournalists access to report on casualties of the latest violence between the Sri Lankan Army and the...
Not-so-free-press: Andrew Mwenda (and others) arr...
"“We think the government is not happy with a story The Independent published in a recent issue exposing atrocities committed by government forces during the war.” — Bob Kasango, legal counsel for The IndependentFrom Reuters:"“Ugandan security forces on Saturday...
Beer, Blogs And Bias
(Sorry, I can't beat that headline)What happens when a corporate blog actually reports news? "Weird stuff" is the short answer. "Last month, beer reporter James Arndorfer broke a story that Anheuser-BuschCos. was...
Somali Journalists Freed
Five radio journalists were arrested yesterday as Somali police shut down their station over coverage of a battle in Mogadishu; the government was apparently "annoyed" by their description of the event, which stated that the Somali police were defeated. "The Radio Voice...
The Other Guantanamo
"On the small, remote island of Diego Garcia, in the Indian Ocean halfway between Africa and Indonesia, the United States has one of the most secretive military bases in the world. From its position almost 10,000...
Travel Alert in Mexico Violence Along The U.S.-Me...
"The State Department has reissued a travel for Mexico until Oct. 15. The travel alert was set to expire on today, but was extended Monday afternoon due to security "situations" in Mexico. "The Travel Alert for...
George Clooney claims not to be the World's Sexie...
"Is there anyone who doesn't like George Clooney? Clooney: grooming a new generation I mean in the week leading up to our interview with him for his new film Leatherheads, everyone I've spoken to has either said 'Oh, he seems like a nice guy' (if they're male) or they've...
Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead
Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead"PORT-AU-PRINCE --Protesters angered by high food prices flooded the streets of Haiti's capital Monday, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread from the...
