Top Ten All-Time Bushisms: ?Misunderestimate,? ?Mission Accomplished? top list from The Global Language Monitor by admin Similar to US Presidential Historians, Re-evaluating the Bush Legacy Austin, TX. April 25, 2013 ? The official opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Library at Southern Methodist University, has prompted US presidential historians to re-evaluate the … Read more
Churnalism: discover when the “news” you’re reading is a press-release from Boing Boing by Cory Doctorow Syrian Electronic Army takes credit for hacking AP Twitter account from FP Passport After the Associated Press tweeted, “Breaking: Two Explosions in the White House and Barack Obama is injured,” it literally took only seconds for people to … Read more
The magnitude of the disastrous Bush presidency told in 24 charts from Boing Boing by Mark Frauenfelder In 24 charts, the Washington Post reveals how George W. Bush‘s presidency screwed up the country and the rest of the world for many years to come. Health, employment, the GDP, public services, the Middle East, and almost … Read more
Social media and the Boston bombings: When citizens and journalists cover the same story from Nieman Journalism Lab by Hong Qu Editor?s note: Hong Qu is a user experience designer who was part of the startup team that built YouTube. He is currently a visiting fellow at the Nieman Foundation, working on an application to … Read more
Anonymous raises $54,798 through Indiegogo to kick-start its dedicated news site for Your Anon News from The Next Web by Nick Summers Who Really Opposes CISPA? from EFF.org Updates by Rainey Reitman In a hearing earlier today on the controversial Cyber Intelligence Sharing and Protection Act (CISPA), Representative Mike Rogers dismissed the opposition … Read more
Boston Marathon Explosions Become a Live-Tweeted Disaster from Wired Top Stories by Spencer Ackerman Word of explosions in Boston — along with pictures, and even warnings against speculation about them — are rocketing across social media. Police Tweet Request for Video From Boston Marathon After Blast from Mashable! by Sam Laird [View the story … Read more