Committee to Protect Journalists

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pewinternet:

The FCC vote expected today could dramatically impact the flow of digital content Americans receive, not to mention the bottom line for many major U.S. technology and content companies.

So, where could the public find news about this issue? In 2014, coverage of net neutrality has been all but absent from network and cable news coverage. It was primarily a Web debate.

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fallontonight:

A new survey found that 30 percent of Americans admit to getting their most of their news from Facebook. When Facebook found out, they actually decided to experiment with printing a newspaper. We got a copy.

nprchives:

A memo from 20 years ago, today.

Key quote: “The internet is a collection of computer networks that is connected around the world…A code of ‘netiquette’ exists among users and within user groups, but otherwise, you pay your money, find your niche and take your chances.”

via Johnny Kauffman at NPR 

policymic:

Banksy’s back

The lower work has been claimed by the mysterious street artist, while the top one employs his signature stencil style. Both are making clever statements about the current state of technology.

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