Steven Harper | The Trump Resistance Plan: Step One
TRP Strategy #1: Disconnect from Trump TRP Strategy #2: Seek the Truth TRP Strategy #3: Fight Back
Steven Harper | The Trump Resistance Plan: Step One
TRP Strategy #1: Disconnect from Trump TRP Strategy #2: Seek the Truth TRP Strategy #3: Fight Back
Glenn Greenwald: A Crucial Realization About Journalism is Learned by Being its Subject
Greenwald: For the past decade, I’ve been writing critically about the American media, usually with a focus on the specific policy and legal topics I know best. So like most politically engaged people, I’ve long been rationally aware of how frequently deceitful and inaccurate claims are passed off by the most respected media outlets as fact, using highly authoritative tones.
Truthdig: Why Twitter’s Lawsuit Could Make or Break Transparency
Twitter’s recent battle to be able to release a more specific transparency report isn’t just a PR move, Cardozo contends. “I think the six tech companies that sued in the FISA court last year and then rolled over and agreed to the Justice Department’s guidance—I think that was PR. Those companies—Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Apple—declared victory More
de Boer, The Dish: Where Online Social Liberalism Lost The Script
"Suppose you’re a young college student inclined towards liberal or left-wing ideas. And suppose, like a lot of such college students, you enjoy Stephen Colbert and find him a political inspiration. Now imagine that, during the #CancelColbert fiasco, you defended Colbert on Twitter. If your defense was noticed by the people who police that forum, More
Bruce Dixon: Top 10 Reasons Why Corporate Social Media is Not Your Friend, and Dark Social Media Is
With a billion users, Facebook is far and away the largest player in the world of corporate social media, so all these criticisms apply to Facebook. But many also apply to Twitter, Pinterest and their little brothers as well. Bruce A. Dixon BAR.com June 17, 2014 by BAR managing editor Bruce A. Dixon For More
Upworthy: How the Media Failed Women in 2013
http://youtu.be/NswJ4kO9uHc Published on Dec 3, 2013 Upworthy.com There was a lot to celebrate this year for women in the media. But some things aren't changing fast enough... Join the campaign: http://bit.ly/ChangeMedia Miss Representation Subscribe or “Follow” us on Rise Up Times.wordpress.com. Rise Up Times is also on FACEBOOK! Check the Rise Up Times page for posts from this More
Glenn Greenwald: Edward Snowden Confirmed WikiLeaks Statement Was Written By Him
"In the end the Obama administration is not afraid of whistleblowers like me, Bradley Manning or Thomas Drake," the letter read. "We are stateless, imprisoned, or powerless. No, the Obama administration is afraid of you. It is afraid of an informed, angry public demanding the constitutional government it was promised — and it should be." More
Greenwald, Snowden, the NSA, Security & Freedom, Free Press & Journalism
The Personal Side of Taking on the NSA By Glenn Greenwald 27 June 13 , Anow, Guardian UK via Reader Supported News When I made the choice to report aggressively on top-secret NSA programs, I knew that I would inevitably be the target of all sorts of personal attacks and smears. You don't challenge the More
Greenwald, Snowden, the NSA, Security & Freedom, Free Press & Journalism
The Personal Side of Taking on the NSA By Glenn Greenwald 27 June 13 , Anow, Guardian UK via Reader Supported News When I made the choice to report aggressively on top-secret NSA programs, I knew that I would inevitably be the target of all sorts of personal attacks and smears. You don't challenge the More
Parts I & II> Icelandic Lawmaker Birgitta Jónsdóttir on Challenging Gov’t Secrecy from Twitter to Bradley Manning – YouTube
Birgitta Jónsdóttir has also been the center of a closely watched legal case. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court ruled the government can continue to keep secret its efforts to obtain information from Twitter about her and two others connected to WikiLeaks. April 8, 2013 DemocracyNow.org [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GBN5SiNxlA] Icelandic Parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir played a critical More
Parts I & II> Icelandic Lawmaker Birgitta Jónsdóttir on Challenging Gov’t Secrecy from Twitter to Bradley Manning – YouTube
Birgitta Jónsdóttir has also been the center of a closely watched legal case. Earlier this year, a federal appeals court ruled the government can continue to keep secret its efforts to obtain information from Twitter about her and two others connected to WikiLeaks. April 8, 2013 DemocracyNow.org [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GBN5SiNxlA] Icelandic Parliamentarian Birgitta Jónsdóttir played a critical More