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May 2012 NSA Audit 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Here is the May 2012 NSA audit documenting 2,776 violations of the blanket surveillance regulatory codes in one year.
MA Denied Meeting with Nancy Pelosi's Office to Discuss Surveillance 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
On Thursday August 15th, Nancy Pelosi's office informed the Media Alliance executive director that it wasn't possible to schedule a meeting to discuss blanket surveillance and the threats posed to ind...
Ecuador: Social Communication As A Public Service 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Ecuador's new media laws pose some creative thoughts about what democratic communications looks like.
Not a Happy Birthday: ALEC at 40 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Normally a birthday is a happy thing. In this case, it's an opportunity to reflect on the havoc caused by the American Legislative Exchange Council in its 40 years of existence, thanks to this compreh...
KCSM-TV:Blackstone To Control The Sale of 5th Largest Public TV Station in CA 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
An MA public records request reveals that Blackstone Group subsidiary Locuspoint Networks has the absolute right to force a sale to any bidder of California's 5th largest public TV station if FCC spec...
British Government Raided UK Guardian office And Smashed Hard Drives 19 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
UK Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has reported that British GHCQ agents smashed newspaper hard drives in the basement of the paper's London headquarters.
Channel Guides: How Alternative Options Get Hidden From TV Viewers 12 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
A discussion on Democracy Now of channel guides in TV cable systems and how they can make alternative TV programs really, really hard to find. And what media activists are trying to do about it.
Your Privacy On-Line: Why Should You Care? 12 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
What's the cost of the so-called "free" services we use online every day? What do you gain and what do you give up when you accept the Terms and Conditions of your favorite app? And why should you car...
Daniel Ellsberg at Restore The Fourth - San Francisco 7 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
Famed whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg was one of the featured speakers at the August 4th anti-spying protest.
Researching Asian-American and Pacific Islander Populations: A Guide from ARC and NCAPA 7 Aug 2013 | 12:00 pm
This guide from the Applied Research Center and NCAPA provides tips for accurately researching Asian American and Pacific Islander populations.
