Jan 20 Airman, Actors Seek to Inspire Youth with ‘Red Tails’ "Nothing's difficult. Everything's a challenge. Through adversity to the stars. From the last plane to the last bullet to the last minute to the last man - we fight. WE fight! We FIGHT!" That's the mantra of executive producer George… Continue reading
Jan 18 SOPA Blackouts: Reaction and Resources Many sites, including Wikipedia, Craigslist, Google and Boing Boing, have posted messages against the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) or are completely blacked out Wednesday. Reaction came quickly, from students wondering how they would do their homework to… Continue reading
Jan 17 On the Angelina Jolie Press Junket By Tom LeGro I might as well quickly get out of the way the most obvious detail: Yes, Angelina Jolie is an attractive human being, this day exuding more seriousness of purpose than glamor. But I left thinking less about her than about… Continue reading
Jan 12 Beyond Dot-Com: Web Domains Set To Expand Judging by name alone, iFriends.com seems innocent enough. But, in fact, it is self-described as "the largest premium and free adult webcam sex chat community in the world." IFriends, which has existed since 1998, is one of millions… Continue reading
Jan 11 Watch What’s Next for Gitmo, Detainees and U.S. Handling of Terror Suspects? A decade after the detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, began accepting prisoners, the debate continues over how the U.S. treats terror suspects. Jeffrey Brown discusses the ongoing issue of military detention with Vincent Warren of the Center for Constitutional… Continue watching
Dec 09 Nations Address Internet Freedom as Users, and Restrictions, Grow By Larisa Epatko Twenty-two countries gathered in The Hague this week to pledge their support for Internet freedoms around the world, but governments, companies and bloggers alike pointed to a host of problems facing Internet users and providers. Continue reading
Nov 22 Mainstream Economic Media Cry Wolf I've been saying the following to friends and colleagues for months now: In all my many years as a business and economics reporter, I have never seen a greater cognitive dissonance than in the current coverage of the U.S. Continue reading
Nov 21 Tweet Your Thanksgiving Travel Tales With #TSATime In 2010, your tweets helped debunk fears that Thanksgiving travel would be a nightmare due to stricter airport security measures and 'opt-out' protests. This year, we want to hear again first-hand about your experience flying during… Continue reading
Nov 11 ‘One Day on Earth’ Film Project Builds Worldwide Virtual Community By Larisa Epatko Friday is 11/11/11, and the minds behind the documentary and online video archive known as "One Day on Earth" are hoping thousands of people around the world will film a moment in their lives this day. Continue reading
Oct 27 Leading Media Executive Bo Jones to Join MacNeil/Lehrer Productions as President and CEO Long-time Washington Post executive, Boisfeuillet (Bo) Jones Jr. has been named President and CEO of MacNeil/Lehrer Productions, effective at the beginning of 2012. Mr. Jones has served 32 years with The Washington Post as Vice President and Counsel, President and… Continue reading