Justice just got a lot more interesting, thanks to Deliberations, a blog that sheds a light on the often secretive world of juries and jury selection. more
Using Facebook To Rally "One Million Voices Against FARC"
Yesterday, tens of thousands of protesters gathered in Columbian cities and around the world to decry the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia, a rebel group known as the FARC. According to NPR's Juan Forero, the group is currently holding 750 hostages. more
Newsworthy = Fair Use? or, How to Host A Ring of Fire
This week, Gawker Media has demonstrated how to offer an exclusive online video clip: deem the clip newsworthy, invoke fair use when threatened with legal action, and publicly refuse to comply with a request for removal. more
Using Google Mashups To Chart Violence In Kenya
Popular blog BoingBoing posted a link today to a new Google map recording violent episodes in Kenya.
"Imagine if this was done with all such incidents of violence throughout the country," blogger Erik Hersman writes. It's an idea that will take international collaboration; you can submit an event to the map here. more
Responses to Bhutto's Assassination
Responses to the Thursday assassination of Pakistani opposition leader Benazir Bhutto continue online:
The Online NewsHour's Margaret Warner interviewed two longtime Bhutto advisers, Husain Haqqani and Mark Siegel, about Bhutto's fatalism, her suspicions of Musharraf, and her belief in democracy. more
Belo's Music of Haitian Hope
FRONTLINE/World's recent Rough Cut online video report "Haiti: Belo's Song of Peace" follows Belo, the Haitian reggae-roots musician whose socially conscious lyrics inspire others to hope for a more peaceful future for Haiti. Below, the first two minutes of the report. more
