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Live-Blogging the Uprising in Iran
From Huffington Post: 8:28 PM ET — Not just in Tehran. Via email, reader Farbod writes: “This is from Ardabil in the northwest. Mousavi’s home province. I think it is very important that people see demonstrations from all over Iran, … Continue reading
What George Orwell Wrote, 70 Years Later to the Day
George Orwell, author of 1984 and Animal Farm.‘”I think he would have been a blogger,” said Jean Seaton, a professor at the University of Westminster in London’By Noam Cohen / August 24, 2008 See George Orwell’s “post” for August 25, … Continue reading
makingpeace : Netroots in Fertile Ground
T-Shirt Humor.The Rag Blog’s Dreyer and Organic Consumers’ CumminsBy makingpeace / July 28, 2008 Following another computer crash and a friend’s valiant attempt to fix it, we headed out yesterday to buy a new machine. Now we’re getting used to … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Blogging, Blogosphere, Internet, Netroots Nation, Sixties, Social Action, Texas, The Rag, The Rag Blog
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JOURNALISM : Was I. F. Stone the World’s First Blogger?
In the days before the Internet, one of the great voices of independent journalism was I.F. Stone, whose simple newsletter challenged the conventional thinking of the day. Media critic Jeff Cohen recalls Stone’s contributions to the cause of journalism. It … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, History, Investigative Journalism, Journalism, Progressives
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Denver : Under the Big Top
Progressives have a big tent at the Dem ConventionBy Steven Rosenfeld / July 14, 2008 A tent for 800 journalists, bloggers and activists will be set up at Denver’s Democratic Convention site. Few activities are more filled with political insiders … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, Democratic Convention, Democratic Party, Journalism, Media, Progressives
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Netroots Nation Comes to Austin
Clinton and Obama at 2007 YearlyKos Convention (now called Netroots Nation). Netroots Nation 2008Thursday-Sunday, July 17-20Austin Convention Center Netroots Nation, the third annual gathering of liberals and progressives from the blogosphere and beyond, meets July 17-20 at the Austin Convention … Continue reading
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Tagged Alternative Media, Austin, Blogging, Blogosphere, Internet, Netroots Nation, Progressives, Technology, Texas
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Blogging for Freedom : Black Activism on the Internet
The Civil Rights Battle Moves From The Streets To The InternetBy Heather Faison PHILADELPHIA — One of the most important e-mails to land in Kourtney Addison’s inbox was seconds away from being cyber trash. As her eyes scrolled down the … Continue reading
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Tagged African-American, Blogging, Civil Rights, Internet, Technology
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