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Guardian Told to Destroy NSA Files for National Security 23 Aug 2013 | 01:54 am
Guardian Nick Clegg's spokesman confirms that Sir Jeremy Heywood made request on instructions of David Cameron.
The Real, Terrifying Reason Why British Authorities Detained David Miranda 23 Aug 2013 | 01:53 am
The Atlantic The scariest explanation of all? That the NSA and GCHQ are just showing they don't want to be messed with.
Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Starting a Community Radio Station (But Were Afraid to Ask) 23 Aug 2013 | 01:52 am
Free Press Like Halley’s Comet and first kisses, some things are once-in-a-lifetime opportunities. And for all you radio lovers out there, that opportunity is here — because this October you’ll have ...
Good Luck Trying to Watch Al Jazeera America 23 Aug 2013 | 01:51 am
Free Press Much excitement and fanfare heralded the debut of Al Jazeera America, but you may want to pause before you celebrate the arrival of this new journalistic venture.
NSA's Surveillance Programs Are the 'Most Serious Attacks on Free Speech We’ve Ever Seen.' 23 Aug 2013 | 01:09 am
BoingBoing The NSA's state surveillance programs are anti-democratic and unconstitutional. They could be the most serious attacks on free speech we’ve ever seen.
Most of U.S. Is Wired, but Millions Aren’t Plugged In 22 Aug 2013 | 07:49 pm
New York Times The Obama administration has poured billions of dollars into expanding the reach of the Internet, and nearly 98 percent of American homes now have access to some form of high-speed bro...
Britain Forced Guardian to Destroy Copy of Snowden Material 22 Aug 2013 | 07:45 pm
Reuters The editor of the Guardian, a major outlet for revelations based on leaks from former U.S. intelligence contractor Edward Snowden, says the British government threatened legal action against ...
Manning's Sentence, Miranda's Detention 22 Aug 2013 | 07:44 pm
New Yorker We are, as Alan Rusbridger, editor of the Guardian, has written, lucky in this country to have a press with a better shot at avoiding prior restraint. But both the Manning and Snowden case...
Free Press Petitions to Deny Part of Tribune/Local TV Deal 22 Aug 2013 | 06:00 pm
Broadcasting & Cable Free Press, joined by Put People First Pennsylvania, has filed a petition to deny three of the license transfers in Tribune's $2.7 billion purchase of Local TV's 19 stations, the...
Lawmakers, Privacy Groups Rattled by Latest NSA Reveal 22 Aug 2013 | 05:57 pm
Politico Congressional critics of government surveillance blasted the NSA and promised additional hearings after the Obama administration declassified documents that show thousands of Americans’ emai...
