World May 03 What’s behind the killings of bloggers, activists and professors in Bangladesh? By Laura Santhanam
World Oct 13 Mexican Drug Cartels’ New Target: Bloggers The mutilated bodies of two bloggers were hung from a passenger overpass in the Mexican border town of Nuevo Laredo last month, with a sign attached saying, "This will happen to all Internet busy bodies."… By Larisa Epatko
Nation Jun 01 Watch Does the Internet Help or Hurt Democracy? Does the pervading presence of the Web make people better citizens or does it propagate misinformation and threaten democracy? Paul Solman has a look at the unfolding debate as staged by the University of Virginia's Miller Center for Public Affairs.
Politics Sep 10 Bloggers, Columnists React to Obama Speech The word on President Barack Obama's address to Congress from bloggers across the political spectrum was that many thought he did an effective job of communicating his health reform plans -- although he offered relatively few new specifics.
Nation Sep 28 Watch Myanmar Government Attempts Information Control with Internet Block Myanmar's junta government has cut off Internet access throughout the country in effort to prevent the flow of information on its violent reaction to mass protests. Two democracy and media advocates discuss the move.
Aug 30 Watch Missouri Democrats Use Stem Cell Research as Key Issue in Elections Democratic Senate candidate Claire McCaskill is hoping that support for embryonic stem cell research will be the key to ousting incumbent Republican Senator Jim Talent in Missouri's midterm elections. A special NewsHour series of election year reports - Choices '06… Continue watching
Mar 11 Judge Cites Trade Secrets in Ruling Against Bloggers By PBS News Hour A judge on Friday ordered three bloggers to reveal confidential sources in a lawsuit brought by Apple Computer Inc., ruling that they were not protected by the First Amendment because they published trade secrets. Continue reading