Entries (RSS)Archive for 'Media'
Run and Tell That
Doesn’t Antoine Dodson speak for all of us, and our sense of powerlessness in some way? Don’t we all somehow feel under assault after a decade of economic crisis and war, with no end in sight? Antoine at least did something. He stopped a rapist, he protected his family, and he spoke up as we’d all like to do.
Posted by eatbees on 14 Aug 2010 at 11:19 under Culture, Economy, Media, Race.
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Fame = Existence
We live today in a society where it is necessary to see yourself, or your likeness, in the media as confirmation of your existence.
Posted by eatbees on 18 Jul 2010 at 07:41 under Culture, Media, Radiant Days.
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Blogging in Morocco
Is it possible that the recent wave of criminal prosecutions is, paradoxically, a result of greater freedoms? Perhaps they are growing pains as journalists and bloggers test the limits, and the state struggles to define its new boundaries?
Posted by eatbees on 13 Apr 2010 at 21:56 under Civil Rights, Media, Morocco.
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Congress Demands Arab Censorship
Isn’t it ironic that around the same time Hillary Clinton made a big speech defending the “freedom to connect” on the internet, Congress should be demanding that Arab states use their authority to pull independent media off the air?
Posted by eatbees on 29 Jan 2010 at 09:19 under Civil Rights, Egypt, Lebanon, Media, Morocco, Politics.
Comments: 11
“Internet Freedom” as Foreign Policy?
Middle East expert Mark Lynch has some valuable thoughts on American efforts to use “internet freedom” to promote its foreign policy interests, particularly in Iran.
Posted by eatbees on 23 Jan 2010 at 12:44 under Civil Rights, Media, Politics.
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Data Isn’t Free
If you wake up one day to find your favorite sites like YouTube or Facebook blocked, don’t blame your local dictator — at least, not yet. Instead, blame capitalism. Or better yet, blame yourselves!
Posted by eatbees on 27 Apr 2009 at 14:58 under Culture, Economy, Media.
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Amazing World
“When I read things like, ‘The foundations of capitalism are shattering,’ I’m like, ‘Maybe we need that.’ Because we live in an amazing, amazing world and it’s wasted on the crappiest generation of spoiled idiots that just don’t care.”
Posted by eatbees on 19 Feb 2009 at 15:37 under Culture, Economy, Media.
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Bush Dodges Shoes in Iraq
While on a surprise visit to Iraq, President Bush was just starting a news conference with Iraqi leader Nouri al-Maliki when a reporter for Al-Baghdadia television hurled his shoe at the president’s head from a few meters away.
Posted by eatbees on 15 Dec 2008 at 05:32 under Iraq, Media, Politics.
Comments: 3
John McCain, Serial Liar
Posted by eatbees on 14 Sep 2008 at 05:12 under Media, Politics.
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Blogger Jailed for Having an Opinion
It’s never a sign of strength if a state needs to put its young people in prison for saying what they think. Rather, it is a sign of insecurity and weakness. Let’s hope the Moroccan government corrects this error before it becomes yet another stain on their international reputation.
Posted by eatbees on 10 Sep 2008 at 03:45 under Civil Rights, Media, Morocco, Politics.
Comments: 4