CNN Launches Online Political Ticker
“The CNN Political Ticker provides the latest political news.” [Link]
Category «Internet»
Working After Retirement: The Gap Between Expectations and Reality
Pew Research Center: “Among the 77% of the currently employed (and not retired) public who say they expect to do some kind of work for pay after they retire, there are no significant differences by age, income, gender, race, ethnicity, education or region. In short, this has now become a widely-held expectation among virtually all …
FTC Calls for Openness, Accessibility in Whois Database System
FTC press release: “The Federal Trade Commission today told the U.S. Senate that access to Whois databases the directories that contain information about Web site operators are “critical to the agencys consumer protection mission, to other law enforcement agencies around the world, and to consumers.” In Commission testimony before the Subcommittee on Trade, …
Pew Internet & American Life Project Survey Charts Increased Use of Web for Political Info
“On a typical day in August, 26 million Americans were using the internet for news or information about politics and the upcoming mid-term elections. That corresponds to 19% of adult internet users, or 13% of all Americans over the age of 18.” [Link]
NJ Rejects Justice Department Argument in Phone Records Suit
Press release: “Acting Attorney General Anne Milgram declares in a brief filed in federal court that the United States Justice Department’s move to block a state investigation into whether telephone companies provided call records to the National Security Agency without a court warrant interferes with the Attorney General’s ability to investigate violations of New Jersey …
EFF White Paper Recommends Search Privacy Techniques
“The Electronic Frontier Foundation has developed the following search privacy tips. They range from straightforward steps that offer a little protection to more complicated measures that offer near-complete safety. While we strongly urge users to follow all six tips, a lesser level of protection might be sufficient depending on your particular situation and willingness to …
Terrorism Index Results Yield Consensus on Global War on Terror
The Terrorism Index, by FOREIGN POLICY & The Center For American Progress: “Despite todays highly politicized national security environment, the index results show striking consensus across political party lines. A bipartisan majority (84 percent) of the index’s experts say the United States is not winning the war on terror. Eighty-six percent of the indexs experts …
Thousands Join Walk of Remembrance to Pentagon
AP: Thousands Walk to Pentagon to Mark 9/11
Proposed Framework For Evaluating Digital Rights Management
CDT press release: “Evaluating DRM: Building a Marketplace for the Convergent World” tackles the complicated subject of copyright protection technology, offering a clear set of metrics for consumers and product reviewers to consider when evaluating DRM-protected devices and services. The goal of the paper is to educate users about what questions to ask to determine …
Survey Says American Adults Increasingly Seek Legal Info on Web
Press Release: U.S. Adults More Likely to Turn to the Web for Legal Information, New Survey from Lawyers.com Reveals
Presentation on 3 Must-Use Online Tools for Journalists
3 Must-Use Online Tools for Journalists, Amy Gahran’s handout [HTML and PDF] from the annual conference of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). [via Center for Media and Democracy] Also from the SPJ conference, Tech Trends: A User’s Guide to Software, Hardware, and Other Tools Revolutionizing Journalism, by Jeff South
Sudan Multi-Donor Trust Funds Website
“The Sudan Multi-Donor Trust Funds (MDTFs) are a means for donors to coordinate the reconstruction and development needs of both Northern and Southern Sudan. The MDTFs are funded by donor countries and managed by two technical secretariats, one for the MDTF-National, which focuses on war-affected areas of Northern states (based in Khartoum), and a second …
