Rupert Murdoch’s News of the World may have printed its final edition yesterday, but the fallout from the unethical and likely illegal activities of its former employees continues to swell. The phone-hacking scandal is beyond a headache for Rupert Murdoch — it’s become a crisis that is threatening his entire media empire. Here’s a roundup […]
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Murdochs abandon ship, announce that News of the World tabloid will shut down
The News of the World, the Rupert Murdoch-owned tabloid at the center of the phone-hacking scandal that has rocked the United Kingdom, will be shut down following the publication of this Sunday’s edition, News Corporation said today. The weekly tabloid is accused of hacking into the mobile phones of crime victims, celebrities and politicians. On Thursday, […]
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Outrage against Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp grows as phone-hacking scandal widens
When we hear the word “scandal” in the same sentence as “politicians” or “celebrities”, we’re used to assuming that an elected official, actor, or sports star has done something wrong and is being subjected to a harsh media spotlight. But over in the United Kingdom, there’s a widening scandal involving politicians and celebrities in which […]
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LIVE from Minneapolis: That’s a wrap… Day One is officially done!
The first day of Netroots Nation 2011 has come to a close. It was a long day, but a good day. We’ve met up with many old friends from conventions past, and made new ones. We attended several thought-provoking panels, explored the exhibit hall, and became experts at navigating Minneapolis’ Skyway system. And, of course, we […]
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LIVE from Minneapolis: Building a stronger netroots community abroad
Here in the United States, we don’t always hear about efforts abroad to utilize social media and develop new ways of organizing online, because we don’t give our neighbors in the world community much attention. But we ought to, because progressives in other countries are trying to make use of the Internet to bring about […]
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Alaska begins releasing Sarah Palin emails
Today, many emails from Sarah Palin’s partially-completed term as Alaska governor were released. So far, nothing too embarrassing has come out, though the State of Alaska is still holding back many documents. According to The Guardian, approximately 2,358 pages are being withheld out of the 26,553 pages of emails that were identified in December. The […]
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Here’s another chance to help improve our collective understanding of online activism
Editor’s Note: A few years ago, we asked readers to participate in an online survey to help researchers at the University of Tennessee and Texas Tech University learn more about how Americans use the Internet to obtain political information. The folks who put together that survey are presently conducting a follow-up, and would like NPI […]
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Congratulations, Michael!
Congratulations are in order to our good friend Michael Hood, who has been keeping a critical eye on talk radio over at blatherWatch since 2005. Yesterday, Michael became the first blogger from the Pacific Northwest credentialed to cover a White House press briefing, which is a pretty big deal. As Michael recounts, it may have been just […]
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The second roast of Donald Trump
Readers who are regular viewers of Comedy Central may recall that the network not long ago aired a roast of Donald Trump, the most recent in a series of profanity-laced celebrity roasts that the Viacom subsidiary has sponsored. Earlier tonight, Trump was unexpectedly roasted for a second time in as many months — except this […]