Mar 22 Google to Stop Censoring Search Results in China UPDATE 5:30PM: On Monday afternoon, Mike Hammer, spokesman for the National Security Council, said, "We are disappointed that Google and the Chinese government were unable to reach an agreement that would allow Google to continue operating its search services in… Continue reading
Mar 22 Watch News Wrap: Google Pulls China Search Engine In other news Monday, Google announced it has moved its search engine from China to Hong Kong to circumvent censorship laws on the mainland and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that new settlements in East Jerusalem would undermine the… Continue watching
Mar 12 Conversation: Perspective on Google Books from Authors Guild Member James Gleick By Arts Desk In 2005, the Authors Guild brought a lawsuit against Google for digitally scanning books without permission of the books' authors. In November 2009, a court approved an amended settlement between the Guild and Google that gives authors the option of… Continue reading
Feb 24 Watch News Wrap: Bernanke Says Interest Rates Should Stay Low In other news, Wall Street posted gains Wednesday after Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told lawmakers that interest rates should remain low. Also, demonstrators clashed with police in Athens after another strike by workers aimed at government plans to freeze… Continue watching
Feb 18 Watch Dalai Lama Visit Fuels Friction Between China, U.S. Chinese officials openly criticized President Obama's decision to meet with exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, on Thursday. Beijing warned that U.S. recognition of Tibet as an independent state would further strain Sino-U.S. relations. Jeffrey Brown speaks to two… Continue watching
Feb 12 Conversation: Ursula Le Guin By Arts Desk Ursula Le Guin, best for her works of science fiction and fantasy, has been writing and publishing novels, children's books, poetry and drama for over four decades. In December, she withdrew her membership from the Author's Guild because she disagreed… Continue reading
Jan 22 Watch U.S., China Spar Over Internet Freedom Beijing warned that Secretary of State Clinton's blunt remarks on Internet censorship could strain the U.S.-China relationship. Continue watching
Jan 22 Watch Internet Restrictions Highlight Political, Cultural Divides On the heels of a U.S.-China dispute on Internet freedom, Jeffrey Brown speaks with democracy and media experts about the debate over how countries monitor -- and sometimes restrict -- access to the Internet. Continue watching
Jan 21 Watch News Wrap: Senate’s Reform Bill Won’t Pass House, Warns Pelosi In other news, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi warned that the Senate health care bill is unlikely to succeed in the House unless significantly altered, and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Internet companies to resist censorship worldwide. Continue watching