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District Makes Deal With Hedge Fund Group To Sell KCSM-TV's Public Airwaves To Wireless Companies

by Tracy Rosenberg

Time is running out for KCSM-TV. The 5th largest public television station in California, whose license has been owned by the College of San Mateo ..

Appeals Court Upholds Washington Faculty Free Speech Case

by David Demers

A Washington State appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling and ruled in favor of Washington State University communications professor David ..

Communications Safety Net: Lifeline
Often disparaged as "Obamaphones", the Lifeline program (which was actually started during the Reagan administration) provides subsidized ..

6 Insidious Ways Social Media Can Be Used To Silence Women

by Danielle Paradis

Online harassment is a prolific, largely a gendered problem. A University of New Hampshire study found that 72% of online harassment victims are women

August 26th Meeting with Nancy Pelosi's Office to Discuss Surveillance - UPDATED

by Tracy Rosenberg

Update 9/9/2013 - Here is a brief blog entry on the Stop Watching Us coalition meeting with Nancy Pelosi's SF District office on August 26th.

Ecuador: Social Communication As A Public Service

by Sally Burch

Ecuador's new media laws pose some creative thoughts about what democratic communications looks like.

British Government Raided UK Guardian office And Smashed Hard Drives

by Alan Rushbridger

UK Guardian editor Alan Rusbridger has reported that British GHCQ agents smashed newspaper hard drives in the basement of the paper's London ..

Channel Guides: How Alternative Options Get Hidden From TV Viewers

by Democracy Now

A discussion on Democracy Now of channel guides in TV cable systems and how they can make alternative TV programs really, really hard to find. And ..

Your Privacy On-Line: Why Should You Care?

by Active Voice/NAMAC

What's the cost of the so-called "free" services we use online every day? What do you gain and what do you give up when you accept the Terms and ..

Community Broadband All Over The Place
This short video from the Open Technology Institute features community broadband projects: Brooklyn, Detroit, and Dharmasala.

Groups Ask FTC to Look Facebook’s Proposed Privacy Changes And Impact On Teens
Over 20 public health, media, youth, and consumer advocacy groups sent a letter to the Federal ... more

Verizon vs FCC In Court On 9-9.
On September 9th, Verizon vs FCC, a crucial case that will determine the authority of the ... more

May 2012 NSA Audit
Here is the May 2012 NSA audit documenting 2,776 violations of the blanket surveillance regulatory ... more

KCSM-TV:Blackstone To Control The Sale of 5th Largest Public TV Station in CA
An MA public records request reveals that Blackstone Group subsidiary Locuspoint Networks has the ... more

Daniel Ellsberg at Restore The Fourth - San Francisco
Famed whistleblower Daniel Ellsberg was one of the featured speakers at the August 4th anti-spying ... more

FCC Votes on 8/9 to Cap Interstate Prison Phone Call Rates to .25/minute
Update: On August 9th, the FCC voted (2-1) to cap interstate prison phone rates to .25 minute. more

Senator Feinstein On "Real Journalism" at Senate Judiciary Shield Law Hearings
CA Senator Dianne Feinstein advocated for citizen journalists to be exempted from a federal shield ... more

Cell Phone Unlocking
Cell Phone unlocking is another issue that unites leftwingers with some libertarian sectors. In ... more

Verizon Abandons Fire Island: Not Yet Says The FCC
Update 8-19: The FCC rejected Verizon's "fast track" request to not rebuild phone lines on Fire ... more

Low-Power Window: It's Really October 15th
The FCC announced the official filing window for low-power radio stations as October 15-29, 2013. more

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10/16: UnSettlers of the Mission

10/17: Alan Weisman

10/17: Fukushima is Here