Mar 30 Watch Apple Supplier Foxconn Pledges Better Working Conditions, but Will it Deliver? Apple Supplier Foxconn Pledges Better Working Conditions, but Will it Deliver?… Continue watching
Mar 29 Watch News Wrap: Zimmerman Video Surfaces From Night of Trayvon Martin's Death In other news Thursday, new police video emerged of a handcuffed George Zimmerman from the night of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin's death. Zimmerman said he shot Martin in self-defense, but an attorney said the video showed no sign of injuries. Continue watching
Mar 19 Watch News Wrap: Apple Will Pay Dividends; Romney Targets Obama in Ill. In other news Monday, Mitt Romney centered his attacks on President Obama in Springfield, Ill. The economy is improving, he said, but current policies have prevented a stronger comeback. Also, Apple, the world's most valuable company, announced it will pay… Continue watching
Mar 16 The Agony and the Dishonesty of Mike Daisey's Apple Story Last year, performer Mike Daisey sat down with Jeff Brown for Art Beat to discuss his much-talked-about one-man show, "The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs." It was revealed Friday that parts of Daisey's story were not true. Continue reading
Feb 14 Watch Who Makes Apple's Gadgets and Under What Conditions? While Apple's popularity has grown with products like the iPad, iPod and iPhone, so has criticism of the labor practices at Chinese factories where the products are made. Jeffrey Brown discusses the criticism and an ongoing audit of worker conditions… Continue watching
Feb 09 Watch News Wrap: Obama Waives No Child Left Behind Requirements for 10 States In other news Thursday, President Obama excused 10 states from No Child Left Behind requirements. The law requires all public school students be proficient in reading and math by 2014. Republicans said the president was overreaching in granting waivers. Also,… Continue watching
Dec 28 The Daily Frame By Tom LeGro A visitor takes a picture on an iPad of a statue of late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs at Graphisoft Park in Budapest, Hungary. The six-and-a-half foot bronze statue by Erno Toth depicts Jobs with his trademark turtleneck shirt, jeans, sneakers… Continue reading
Dec 15 Watch Film, Music Industries Battle Leading Internet Companies Over Online Piracy U.S. film, TV and music producers are taking aim at leading Internet companies for allowing Web users to easily search and access pirated media. Jeffrey Brown explores options for policing pirated media with the Open Internet Coalition's Markham Erickson and… Continue watching
Oct 28 Watch Steve Jobs Biography Examines How Rule-Breaker Tied 'Artistry to Engineering' Isaacson: Jobs Broke the Rules, but Linked 'Artistry to Engineering'… Continue watching
Oct 06 Watch What Does Future Hold for Tech World, Apple Without Jobs? Late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs was remembered Thursday as being one the of world's greatest innovators. Jeffrey Brown discusses his life and work with Google's Vint Cerf, Boing Boing's Xeni Jardin and AOL co-founder Steve Case. Continue watching