Media Bits and Bytes, by Portside
In the era of fake news, a cottage industry of startups is competing to turn media credibility into a booming business. Do we really want that?
The Nation: The Spanish Media Are the Worst in Europe. These Upstarts Are Trying to Change That
Article: ...these new venues have risen to prominence with major scoops—often related to political corruption—and a willingness to break taboos while opening up their opinion pages to vigorous debate.
Lee Fang: Civil Rights Group Backed by Telecom Industry Seeks to Block Net Neutrality, Instantly Contradicts Itself
From the article: MMTC has gone to bat for other major media companies, arguing in 2011 that minority communities would benefit from the Comcast-NBC Universal merger. After urging support for the deal, MMTC received at least $350,000 from Comcast.
Marwan Bishara: Israel’s media strategy: What lies beneath
Israeli government is misleading the world one press conference at a time. Marwan Bishara Al Jazeera Last updated: 16 Jul 2014 16:55 Israel's media strategy aims to mystify, mislead and even misrepresent the reality, writes Bishara [EPA] Do you wonder why there are many questions left unanswered regarding the Israeli escalation in Gaza? Why the questions are More
Marwan Bishara: Israel's media strategy: What lies beneath
Israeli government is misleading the world one press conference at a time. Marwan Bishara Al Jazeera Last updated: 16 Jul 2014 16:55 Israel's media strategy aims to mystify, mislead and even misrepresent the reality, writes Bishara [EPA] Do you wonder why there are many questions left unanswered regarding the Israeli escalation in Gaza? Why the questions are More
Secretary of Bloviation
John Kerry and the "last resort" rule as a cause for optimism From: The Vineyard of the Saker OrganizingNotes Posted by Bruce Gagnon April 26, 2014 Listening to Kerry today I went through a series of rather contradictory emotions. First, I felt disgusted, then my disgust turned to anger, then to outright amazement and, by the More
Aaron Swartz’s Last Gift: Site Launches Whistleblower Safe House & How It Works
In era of "most aggressive government assaults on press freedom," new open source dropbox provides "secure route" for leaks Lauren McCauley, staff writer May 19, 2013 CommonDreams.org Kevin Poulsen and Aaron Swartz working out the kinks of their open sourced safe house. (Photo via The New Yorker) One month before his January 11th suicide, web pioneer More
Aaron Swartz's Last Gift: Site Launches Whistleblower Safe House & How It Works
In era of "most aggressive government assaults on press freedom," new open source dropbox provides "secure route" for leaks Lauren McCauley, staff writer May 19, 2013 CommonDreams.org Kevin Poulsen and Aaron Swartz working out the kinks of their open sourced safe house. (Photo via The New Yorker) One month before his January 11th suicide, web pioneer More
Amy Goodman Q & A on C-span re Democracy Now! The Exception to the Rulers
[youtube=http://youtu.be/unQeL56Tk8Y] Published on Apr 8, 2013 April 07, 2013 C-SPAN http://MOXNews.com Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on FACEBOOK! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog More
Amy Goodman Q & A on C-span re Democracy Now! The Exception to the Rulers
[youtube=http://youtu.be/unQeL56Tk8Y] Published on Apr 8, 2013 April 07, 2013 C-SPAN http://MOXNews.com Subscribe or “Follow” us on WAMMToday.org. For the TC EVENTS calendar and the ACTIONS AND ACTION ALERTS click on the tab at the top of the page and click on the item of interest to view. WAMMToday is also on FACEBOOK! Check the WAMMToday page for posts from this blog More
[Video] Julian Assange> Panel Discussion following 'SHADOWS OF LIBERTY' UK Premiere
SHADOWS OF LIBERTY takes an intrepid journey through the darker corridors of the American media landscape, where global media conglomerates exercise extraordinary political, social, and economic power. The overwhelming collective power of these firms raises troubling questions about democracy. [youtube=http://youtu.be/j9kXLuaCKF0] ShadowsofLibertyDoc Published on Jun 4, 2012 On May 24, 2012, in London, U.K., WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief Julian Assange, More
[Video] Julian Assange> Panel Discussion following ‘SHADOWS OF LIBERTY’ UK Premiere
SHADOWS OF LIBERTY takes an intrepid journey through the darker corridors of the American media landscape, where global media conglomerates exercise extraordinary political, social, and economic power. The overwhelming collective power of these firms raises troubling questions about democracy. [youtube=http://youtu.be/j9kXLuaCKF0] ShadowsofLibertyDoc Published on Jun 4, 2012 On May 24, 2012, in London, U.K., WikiLeaks' editor-in-chief Julian Assange, More