Corporate Media

The Real Operation to "Rescue" Ingrid Betancourt and US Mercenaries

pirate — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 18:10:01 -0400

indymedia.org July 8, 2008
features about betancourt

In order to understand the "rescue operation" of Ingrid Betancourt and the Northrop Grumman Corporation mercenaries who were released with her, it is necessary to piece together articles published in the media, filter the content and out of this is formed a true understanding of the facts of what happened here. read more »

Sri Lanka journalists protest over attacks

pirate — Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:49:52 -0400

by Amal Jayasinghe Wed Jul 2, 2008

COLOMBO (AFP) - Hundreds of Sri Lankan reporters and cameramen staged a protest outside President Mahinda Rajapakse's home Wednesday demanding an end to a wave of killings, abductions and assaults against journalists.

Media workers' associations peacefully demonstrated outside the main access to Rajapakse's Temple Trees residence while dozens of unarmed police stood behind yellow iron barricades. read more »

A Generation of Consolidation

pirate — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 19:13:16 -0400

AP photographer freed by US military after 2 years

pirate — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 14:23:03 -0400

By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press April 16, 2008

BAGHDAD - Associated Press photographer Bilal Hussein embraced sobbing relatives and thanked colleagues after being released Wednesday from more than two years in U.S. read more »

Adbusters goes to the B.C. Supreme Court

rick — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 03:14:05 -0500

Jammers and creatives,
Today is our big moment in court. Ever since the first issue of
Adbusters was published seventeen years ago we've been fighting to
break the corporate monopoly on access to the airwaves. After
countless delays, and over $100,000 spent on legal fees, we've
arrived at a critical juncture in the case. At issue is our
freedom of speech on the most powerful social communications
medium of our time, television.

Below is a copy of our press release as well as a sneak preview of
an article that will appear in the upcoming issue of Adbusters (on
newsstands February 18th). Please give us your support by getting
the word out there. read more »

Mogadishu broadcasters go silent to protest clampdown

pirate — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:58:18 -0500

Mon Nov 19, 2007

MOGADISHU (AFP) - Mogadishu-based broadcasters on Monday went on a 24-hour-boycott to protest against the Somali government's clampdown on press freedom, st read more »

US plans case against AP photographer

pirate — Mon, 19 Nov 2007 16:46:38 -0500

By BRIAN MURPHY, Associated Press Nov. 19, 2007

NEW YORK - The U.S. military plans to seek a criminal case in an Iraqi court against an award-winning Associated Press photographer but is refusing to disclose what evidence or accusations would be presented.An AP attorney on Monday strongly protested the decision, calling the U.S. military plans a "sham of due process." The journalist, Bilal Hussein, has already been imprisoned without charges for more than 19 months. read more »

Pakistan: Journalists strike in protest against emergency rule

pirate — Thu, 08 Nov 2007 14:48:51 -0500

Islamabad, 8 Nov. (AKI/DAWN) - The Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) has announced that reporters throughout the country will observe a "black day" on Friday to protest against the imposition of emergency rule.

The journalists plan to boycott all official functions on Friday and Saturday, hoist black flags on press clubs. All affiliates of the PFUJ will organise meetings, set up protest camps and observe a hunger strike.

They have threatened to carry out this protest if the government fails to lift curbs on the media by Thursday. read more »

Comcast blocks some Internet traffic

pirate — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 15:06:57 -0400

By PETER SVENSSON, AP Technology Oct. 19, 2007

NEW YORK - Comcast Corp. actively interferes with attempts by some of its high-speed Internet subscribers to share files online, a move that runs counter to the tradition of treating all types of Net traffic equally. read more »

Green groups and social justice orgs fight "Digital Rights Management" Crippleware

rafael — Thu, 30 Aug 2007 03:14:06 -0400

yes, boingboing.

Peter Brown, executive director of the Free Software Foundation, sez, "An international coalition of environmental and social justice groups have signed a statement condemning DRM and specifically the DRM in Microsoft's Windows Vista, looking to promote awareness of computer user freedom. Groups and individuals who support the statement are being asked to add their own signatures at http://freesoftwarefreesociety.org. The coalition hope that this statement will help raise awareness to these important issues amongst social activists and NGOs outside of the technology field."

In January and February of this year, the Green Party and Greenpeace issued warnings about the tremendous threat posed to the environment by the disposable computer mentality promoted in Microsoft's $500-million Windows Vista marketing campaign. Vista's steep hardware requirements mean that to use it, most people will have to throw their current computer into a landfill and buy a new one. read more »