Perspective on #Davos Journalism – FelixTV
The World Economic Forum just closed their annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland for 2012. Just prior to the meeting Thomson Reuters debuted Reuters TV. So, finance blogger Felix Salmon was in the...
View ArticleBroadband Bills To Watch This Week
This week, both House and Senate committees are scheduled to discuss bills relating to broadband internet technology. Last year, Gov. Abercrombie announced a broadband initiative with ambitious...
View Article#UNZ12: Unconferenz Highlights
This past Saturday, Burt Lum and Ryan Ozawa held the 5th annual Unconferenz at Kap’iolani Community College, and once again spurred great conversation on technology in Hawaii. In addition to all to the...
View ArticleEnjoying the Sounds of Silence
Click image to listen to the story. Silence has an amazing capacity to create context. In 2001: A Space Odyssey, Stanley Kubrick was able to make the silence of space more disturbing than the silence...
View ArticleNew Actions to Amend TV Ad Buys and Campaign Finance Disclosure
The Campaign Legal Center urged their membership in a release today to support an amendment to require disclosure of groups buying television advertisements, such as political action committee’s. From...
View ArticleNew Reports Reveal Relationship of Money & Politics, Move for Online Info of...
This American Life has an in-depth episode up on money in politics from last week provides a window into this commonly misunderstood part of politics. Listen here. This is a quote from Sen. Russ...
View ArticleJack Shafer on the Human Desire for Self-Expression & Facebook’s Instagram Buy
Reuters Columnist Jack Shafer Amid the blaze of criticism, speculation and punditry around Facebook’s purchase of Instagram that have lit up the web today, Jack Shafer has posted a smart commentary...
View ArticleWill Your Phone Tell You How to Vote?
Like an oncoming storm seen in the distance, SuperPAC advertising dollars have some of us worried about where, and how deep, this precipitation will penetrate our media spheres in the coming months. As...
View ArticleProblems Implementing Public Files Online
Today, the New York Times reported that the FCC is following it’d due diligence by fining broadcasters without properly kept public inspections files, by delivering justice to the Columbia University...
View ArticleCommunity Broadband Efforts Compete with Corporate Services
The FreePress’ Save the Internet initiative covered a new report from the Institute for Local Self-Reliance (ILSR) today and shared the video above. Josh Levy of the FreePress reported, “Bristol, Va.,...
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