Turkey’s President Erdogan Fails to Silence German Publisher NYT > Turkey by By MELISSA EDDY A German court rejected a request by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan for an injunction against the chief executive of Axel Springer over his support for a comedian who lampooned the Turkish leader. Another Lawsuit by Erdoğan in Germany Bianet :: English President … Read more
Award-Winning Citizen Journalist Ahmad Almossa Killed in Idlib, Syria Global Voices Online by Amira Al Hussaini Ahmad Mohamed Almossa, a member of Raqqa is Being Slaughtered Silently (RBSS), was assassinated in Idlib, Syria, by unknown masked men, according to a tweet from RBSS. Here’s the Article on Saudi Arabia That Al Jazeera Blocked The Intercept by Cora … Read more
Report: Journalists Make Up a Quarter of All Verified Twitter Accounts All Facebook by Kimberlee Morrison There are lots of happily anonymous people on the Internet. But for celebrities and other prominent public figures, it’s usually more important to establish your social media profiles actually belong to you, rather than an imposter. Twitter’s solution to this … Read more
Why the Super Bowl Matters, Especially to Sociologists Ethnography.com by Marianne Paiva I think I’ve mentioned before, but I really don’t understand the lure of watching sports on TV. Or in person. Or from a skybox in a stadium with 50,000 other people. Generally, I don’t understand watching sports. So when I moved to … Read more
US admits electronic spying on Americans was illegal The US government spied on electronic communications between Americans with no links to terror suspects until a judge ruled it illegal in 2011, officials acknowledged Wednesday Congratulations to America?s eCities I love to discover local gems that help make a community unique. Sometimes those gems can be … Read more