Is the White House Whitewashing History?
Feb 12, 2007 Margie Burns, reporting for the Brad Blog, says the White House may be up to some old, unsavory tactics, deleting unfavorable material from its website in potential violation of the Presidential Records Act of 1978. At issue are briefing references to Jeff Gannon, the faux journalist whose non-questions helped deflect criticism during press briefings.Alive in Baghdad: Iraq Through the Eyes of Iraqis
Dec 8, 2006 Founded by Brian Conley, a 26-year-old American journalist, and coordinated in Iraq by 21-year-old Iraqi Omar Abdullah, the website Alive in Baghdad features short films by Iraqis documenting daily life in their war-ravaged country. You must see this site. (BBC story, AiB site)CIA Uses Humor to Recruit
Nov 28, 2006 The Central Intelligence Agency is using a tongue-in-cheek personality test to attract applicants. "You don't have to know karate or look good in a tuxedo to work at the CIA," the personality quiz says.
Free the Internet: The Movie
May 11, 2006 If you're disturbed by the thought of Internet service providers deciding which websites you can have access to, watch this short, entertaining and disturbing movie that crystalizes the battle now being waged over this issue in Washington and the blogosphere.
Defense Dept. Removes Critical Report from Website
Mar 22, 2006 The report, by the DoD's inspector general, found security flaws in the "Star Wars" missile defense system After a magazine did a story on the report, the DoD scrubbed the document from its website, and won't say why it did so Luckily for us curious types, the magazine saved a digital copy (h/t: ThinkProgress).
Washington Post’s Conservative Blog Hire Draws Fire
Mar 22, 2006 The Washington Post recently hired conservative blogger Ben Domenech (of Redstate.com) to write a regular blog for the newspaper's website. The appointment drew immediate criticism, notably from conservative-turned-progressive writer David Brock, who questioned Domenech's journalism bona fides.
If Ginsburg Fell Asleep, So Did Media
Mar 3, 2006 Did Supreme Court Justice Ginsburg fall asleep while hearing a key redistricting case -- as Fox charges? If so, most traditional media outlets didn't report it. A conservative website poses an interesting question here: if Justice Thomas or Scalia fell asleep, would most news outlets ignore that, as well?Wal-Mart CEO Talks Tough in Internal Memos
Feb 17, 2006 Wal-Mart's CEO suggests that a store manager is disloyal, and should consider quitting, after the manager laments the lack of health benefits at the mega-chain. This happened on a confidential, internal website that the N.Y. Times sussed out. Earlier: Sales are brisk and accusations fly as Robert Greenwald's Wal-Mart documentary racks up 110,000 DVD sales.
