Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Former Navy Commander...

...takes aim at Time magazine's coverage of U.S. soldiers and war.

WikiLeaks -- under federal investigation -- releases huge batch of U.S. Embassy cables

According to a source referenced by Reuters:
"...the rationale behind the mass release of documents was dismay among WikiLeaks activists that media organizations had lost interest in publishing stories based on the material."

Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Should political journalists select our presidential candidates?

Or should voters? The Daily Show asks the right questions (after the obligatory commercial).

S.F. Authorities “Pull a Mubarak”

To impede protests over police brutality by San Francisco transit cops, authorities shut down cell phone service in several (BART) subway stations. Shades of Egypt?

Monday, August 1, 2011