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Nelson Mandela, a Free Press --- and My Grandmother
December 13, 2013
The connection between the South African hero and statesman and the editor and writer from Queens was small but significant, and was something I learned about only after my grandmother’s death.
FCC Moves to Beat Back Covert Consolidation
Josh Stearns
December 12, 2013
In a rare move, the Federal Communications Commission has thrown a wrench into a company’s plans to consolidate.
Event Explores Threats Facing Journalists Around the Globe
Josh Stearns
December 12, 2013
This week, Agence-France Press reported that two Spanish journalists from the nation’s El Mundo newspaper were abducted in Syria back in September. Their colleagues and families believe the two are still alive and are calling for their release.
The End of the Internet as We Know It
Jenn Topper
December 12, 2013
We owe everything we love about the Web to Net Neutrality. Without Net Neutrality, the Web would look a lot like cable, with the most popular content available only on certain tiers or with certain providers.
Taking the Fight for Internet Freedom and Privacy to the FCC
Matt Wood
December 11, 2013
The NSA’s warrantless spying on anyone and everyone takes away our rights to connect and communicate. It diminishes our civil liberties and civil rights. It destroys our privacy. And there’s no good evidence that any of these bulk-collection techniques make us safer.
The Decentralized Web
Josh Levy
Renata Avila
December 11, 2013
Nearly half a billion people use Gmail. Facebook boasts more than a billion users. Want to host documents in the cloud? Dropbox has you covered. Photos? Ditto for Flickr (which Yahoo owns) and Google.
The Payola Internet
Timothy Karr
December 10, 2013
2013 could mark the end of the era of Internet openness. If, as many expect, a federal appeals court rules to allow an Internet payola system, phone and cable companies will start to prioritize access to the few online sites and services that can afford to pay them extra.
The New Haven Independent Ventures into New Territory
Josh Stearns
December 10, 2013
Taking its hyperlocal mission to heart, the New Haven Independent is trying to connect the worlds of nonprofit journalism and LPFM radio.
How Women Fared in 2013 (Hint: Not So Well)
Amy Kroin
December 9, 2013
If you have a shred of human decency — even the barest scintilla — you’ll feel nothing but disgust when you watch the latest video from the Representation Project.
Help Build and Protect the Future of the Web
Josh Levy
December 5, 2013
Millions of people have helped make the Web the amazing, essential thing that it is. So when the Web turns 25 in 2014, we’ll need millions of people to help secure the Web’s future.

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