Where authority has no limit in retaliation, for those against them.

Sheriff Arpaio has a history of harassing "dime-droppers" within the Sheriff's Office and penalizing critics outside of it. The guy behind a prominent anti-Arpaio Web site found his trash rifled through and a...

Tsvangirai in Zimbabwe Run-Off

MDC presidential candidate Morgan Tsvangirai has vowed to compete in the second round of Zimbabwe's embattled elections, even as the threat of violence looms."Speaking in South Africa, he said people would feel...

RI hopes Myanmar to be more open

""We hope that Myanmar will adopt a more open attitude so that with that openness we can learn what kind of assistance is needed in the field," Legowo said.On Thursday, a number of Indonesian journalists and...

A dearth of news accounts from Myanmar

The LA Time's coverage of the Cyclone discusses NowPublic's role:"Previous disasters have proved to be opportunities for "open-source" reporting, in which citizens post photographs, videos and written accounts...

Hong Kong prepares for torch tour

Hong Kong has denied access to some activists planning protests during the upcoming Olympic torch relay. They want to make sure their relay goes smoothly and does not encounter some of the problems from the...

The toxic culture of the newsroom

Jay Rosen pointed me to a piece by Amy Gahran.  Is the newsroom its own worst enemy?"Most of what I do is help journalists and news orgs wrap their brains around the Internet. Generally I enjoy that work....

Authors take on Tesco ‘tyrants’ over Thai legal action

Tesco is one of the UK's largest grocery chains and the 4th largest reteiler in the world acording to wikipedia.org. "

Sri Lankan government bars independant coverage on war casualties

"The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) condemns the actions of government officials in denying photojournalists access to report on casualties of the latest violence between the Sri Lankan Army and the...

Not-so-free-press: Andrew Mwenda (and others) arrested

"“We think the government is not happy with a story The Independent published in a recent issue exposing atrocities committed by government forces during the war.” — Bob Kasango, legal counsel for The IndependentFrom Reuters:"“Ugandan security forces on Saturday...

Beer, Blogs And Bias

(Sorry, I can't beat that headline)What happens when a corporate blog actually reports news? "Weird stuff" is the short answer. "Last month, beer reporter James Arndorfer broke a story that Anheuser-BuschCos. was...

Somali Journalists Freed

Five radio journalists were arrested yesterday as Somali police shut down their  station over coverage of a battle in Mogadishu; the government was apparently "annoyed" by their description of the event, which stated that the Somali police were defeated. "The Radio Voice...

Travel Alert in Mexico Violence Along The U.S.-Mexico Border has escalated

"The State Department has reissued a travel for Mexico until Oct. 15. The travel alert was set to expire on today, but was extended Monday afternoon due to security "situations" in Mexico. "The Travel Alert for...

George Clooney claims not to be the World's Sexiest Man

"Is there anyone who doesn't like George Clooney? Clooney: grooming a new generation I mean in the week leading up to our interview with him for his new film Leatherheads, everyone I've spoken to has either said 'Oh, he seems like a nice guy' (if they're male) or they've...

Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead

Haiti protests Food shortages, 5 dead"PORT-AU-PRINCE --Protesters angered by high food prices flooded the streets of Haiti's capital Monday, forcing businesses and schools to close as unrest spread from the...

Tibetan monks in Lhasa disrupt government tour

Last night we posted a story about a group of Tibetan monks who disrupted a government tour for international journalists intended to showcase the restored peace of the Tibetan capital.Today, the Associated Press, which had a correspondent on the tour, filed a lengthier, more...

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