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AP Phone Records Seizure
by Sean Sullivan, Washington Post
May 15th, 2013
Several news organizations slammed the Justice Department for the Associated Press phone records seizure.

Urban Habitat Suspends Publication of Race Poverty and the Environment
Urban Habitat has announced the suspension of Race Poverty and the Environment, their journal of 20+ years which chronicled movements for social justice across the Bay and across the United States.

Google Says To Tone It Down
by Daniel Eran Dilger, Apple Insider
Google asked an Australian Tech reporter to tone down coverage of security flaws in the Google Play store.

Tavis Smiley and Cornel West Show Dropped at Chicago PBS Due to Lack of "Balance"
by Robert Feder, Time Out Chicago
WBEZ president Torey Malatia stated the show had an "advocacy identity" and was becoming more like Democracy Now. Some say the problem was the show's critical stance on Barack Obama as not liberal enough. Obama hails from Chicago.

The Right to Call Home
Take Part/Middle of Nowhere
This infographic on the prison phone scandal and the right for everyone to stay connected with their loved ones at fair and affordable rates.

Prisoner Media Access Bill Would Keep Public Informed
Update: 10/1 To compound the bad news, Governor Brown also vetoed AB 1270, adding himself to the list of Wilson, Schwarzenegger and Davis who also vetoed previous incarnations of the reforms.

30-Year New Mexico Public Access Center Evicted by Police
Albuquerque citizens along with the staff and board Quote Unquote Inc. showed up to the station at 519 Central NW to find their access revoked by an armed officer placed there by the City of Albuquerque.

Court Challenge to Fleeting Expletives
by Jonathan Rintels, Center for Creative Voices In Media
Update: On June 21st, the Supreme Court overturned indecency penalties against Fox Broadcasting and ABC broadcasting, but declined to overturn the larger indecency regulatory structure initiated in the 1978 Pacifica vs FCC case immortalized by George Carlin as "The Seven Dirty Words". See below a press release from the Center for Creative Voices in Media.

FBI Seizes Riseup Server
On April 18th, the FBI removed a server from the colocated hub in NYC shared by Riseup, The May 1/People First Collective and ECN.

2012 Board Election
by Tracy Rosenberg, Media Alliance
It's that time again. MA members, we need you to vote in our uncontested board election and ratify some bylaws changes.

Al-Jazeera - Under Fire for Distorted Coverage
Al-Jazeera, the Qatar-funded international news bureau, has been accused by it's own editors and reporters of intentionally distorting coverage of conflicts in Syria and Libya.

Tasini vs. Huffington Post
Update 4/9/2012: Huffington Post/AOL won the dismissal of a lawsuit by unpaid bloggers.

India Deports David Barsamian for Kashmir Reporting
On September 23rd, Alternative Radio founder David Barsamian, was deported from India.

Hikers Freed from Evin Prison
http://www.freethehikers.org
Shane Bauer and Josh Fattal were freed from Tehran's Evin Prison on September 21st after serving more than two years on allegations of spying.

Mumia Abu-Jamal Death Penalty Thrown Out by Supreme Court
by Jorge Rivas, Colorlines Magazine
Former journalist and Black Panther Mumia Abu-Jamal's death sentence was thrown out on Tuesday October 11th by the Supreme Court.

Right-Wing Attacks on Pacifica Broadcasts of Al-Jazeera English
Pacifica Radio found itself the target of right-wing attacks after it began airing a daily newscast from Al-Jazeera Engish in major media markets across the country.

A Left Mayoral Forum
MA joined with a dozen Oakland community groups to sponsor an October 11th forum hosted by Wilson Riles Jr. Watch the video!

Turmoil at PBS
by Michael Getler, PBS
PBS Ombudsman Michael Getler discusses the uproar over the Bechtel/Schwab-funded documentary: Turmoil and Triumph: The George Schultz Years.

Toronto Police Give Journalists the Once-Over at G-20 Summit
Numerous reports have been filed on the over-the-top behavior of the Canadian police during the G-20 summit in Toronto. Journalists received a fair share of the punishment.

Ruben Navarette Jr Laid off at San Diego Tribune
by Journalisms, Maynard Institute
Ruben Navarrette Jr., the most widely syndicated Hispanic columnist in the mainstream news media, is being laid off from his job as editorial writer and columnist at the San Diego Union-Tribune.

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