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How Do We Sleep While Beirut Is Burning? - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Sat Aug 12, 2006 11:55 AM EDT (Ohmynews International)
How do we sleep knowing of the destruction going on in Lebanon? It is devastating to think of what is happening. The role of the US in encouraging the devastation is another important aspect of the problem. A crucial question is how people can help to stop the destruction.
Exporting Citizen Journalism - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Mon Jul 24, 2006 6:39 AM EDT (Ohmynews International)
Two other citizen journalism news sites described at the recent OhmyNews forum in Seoul are Flix.dk in Denmark and Scope..co.il in Israel.
Demonstration and Letter Delivered to UN about Israeli Attack on Gaza - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Fri Jul 7, 2006 8:47 AM EDT (Ohmynews International)
Protesters held a demonstration on July 6, 2006 outside the UN against the Israeli attack on Gaza.
Who Killed the Electric Car Movie Opens - Tells Important Story
Seeded on Wed Jul 5, 2006 9:33 PM EDT (Ohmynews International)
How can a society go into the 21st century when corporate and government forces collude to prevent an important new technology like the electric cars which were being driven in California from existing? GM produced over and leased 800 in the late 1990s and the drivers loved them …
Citizen Journalism and Lessons from Watergate - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Wed Jun 21, 2006 11:18 AM EDT (Ohmynews International)
Can citizen journalism fill the vacuum left by the corporate main stream media which no longer puts the needed resources into investigative reporting? The current investigation into the crime of outling Plame is an example of the challenge.
Big Three CEOs to Meet With Bush, Sources Say - Los Angeles Times
Seeded on Sun Apr 30, 2006 7:45 AM EDT (The L.A. Times)
Interesting that the US auto company CEO's are being invited to the White House, but there is no one with the viewpoint of the workers being invited.
Professional Journalists describe corruption of news by business model - OMNI
Seeded on Sat Apr 22, 2006 7:52 PM EDT (Ohmynews International)
At a program held at Columbia University, four professional journalists, Charles Glass, Seymour Hersh, John Pilger and Robert Fisk analyze how the business model of the press corrupts American journalism and and prevents citizens from getting the truth from the press.
Citizen Journalists and the New 'News' - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Sat Apr 8, 2006 1:30 AM EDT (Ohmynews International)
An article on citizen journalism and a response to Samuel Freedman's column on CBS TV's 'Public Eye' . There is a real need for journalists who will cover some of the important stories the U.S. news media ignores.
GM Buyouts No 'Christmas in March' - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Mon Mar 27, 2006 8:52 PM EST (Ohmynews International)
About the GM/Delphi buyout plan and the mainstream media coverage of the Delphi bankruptcy plan. And about the role of an independent press in the struggle to protect the rights of workers.
Democracy and the Iraq War - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Tue Mar 21, 2006 10:58 AM EST (Ohmynews International)
The 3rd anniversary of the war in Iraq. Is there some way to affect the US policy?
French Youth Up in Arms Over New Labor Law - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:39 PM EST (Ohmynews International)
The struggle of the French youth, students and labor movement against the new labor law that the French government has imposed on the citizens is a struggle for more democratic processes, as well as against the taking away of labor rights from those under 26 years of age.
Guardian Unlimited | French students revive spirit of 68 challenging harmful labor law
Seeded on Sun Mar 12, 2006 1:45 AM EST (Guardian Unlimited)
French youth and students along with allies in the labor movement are fighting against a law from the conservative government to take away rights of young workers at the workplace.
It is Telepolis's 10th birthday - the premier online magine of net culture: TP: 10 Jahre
Seeded on Thu Mar 9, 2006 10:33 AM EST (heise online News)
Telepolis, the German magazine that was formed in 1996 to cover net culture celebrates its 10th birthday. Not only does Telepolis cover net culture, but it also is probably one of the most significant examples of the best of net culture.
Delphi/General Motors and the Voice of the UAW auto workers- OhmyNews International
Seeded on Mon Mar 6, 2006 8:55 AM EST (Ohmynews International)
The Delphi/GM bankruptcy threat and the UAW auto workers efforts to fight against the drastic cuts in wages and benefits this would represent.
Only More Democracy Can Save Democracy - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Thu Mar 2, 2006 3:30 PM EST (Ohmynews International)
The publishing of the Danish cartoons raises important questions of what is "freedom of the press" and what is the abuse of the power of the press.
Aljazeera.Net - When is it an issue of free speech or hate speech? Are they the same?
Seeded on Mon Feb 20, 2006 12:26 AM EST (AL JAZEERA)
Column discussing the controversy over the publication and republication of the cartoons from the Danish newspaper by Saskia Sassen. She explores whether there is a distinction to be made between defending hate speech, and speech that is to be protected as free speech.
The Cartoons are Not 'Just Cartoons'
Seeded on Sun Feb 19, 2006 10:11 AM EST (ny.metro.us)
A cartoonist explaining how he creates his cartoons to expose the truth, not to hurt people or for a racist purpose.
Cartoon Controversy Not Freedom of the Press Issue - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Mon Feb 6, 2006 3:31 AM EST (Ohmynews International)
Controversy over the reprinting of the cartoons from the Danish newspaper, Jyllands-Poste, is not a question of "freedom of the press" or "freedom of speech" or "expression". Article explores the distinction between "freedom of the press" and "sensationalism" in journalism.
On Newsvine and What Will Be the Model for a More Participatory News? - OhmyNews International
Seeded on Sun Feb 5, 2006 5:23 AM EST (Ohmynews International)
This is an article I wrote about the need for a new news, and the contributions of Newsvine, OhmyNews, and Telepolis to trying to find a model to create a 21st century form of news.
Aljazeera forum "The New Media: Bloggers & Participatory Journalism"
Seeded on Thu Feb 2, 2006 1:39 PM EST (sabbah.biz)
Describes Feb 1 forum in Qatar at the Aljazeera conference being held. Forum was on the new media and participatory journalism. It would be good to know more of what went on at the forum and to hear more discussion on participatory journalism.
Welcome, to the "Netizen", a New Magazine in France
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2006 1:21 AM EST (Ohmynews International)
"Netizen" is a new magazine in France about the Internet revolution and blogs and their impact on politics. The magazine has just published its first issue. The identity of the 'netizen' as a 'citoyen du net' or net.citizen continues to develop and spread around the world.
Truthdig - Ear to the Ground - Did Bush Kick the Abramoff Prosecutor Upstairs?
Seeded on Sun Jan 29, 2006 12:57 AM EST (Truthdig)
The Prosecutor from the Abramoff Case is being removed by being given a new appointment. This is a political tactic by the White House to interfere with the needed investigation into the corruption of the US political system represented by the Abramoff scandal.
OhmyNews article on how to solve the crisis with North Korea
Seeded on Thu Jan 19, 2006 10:22 AM EST (Ohmynews International)
This article helps to understand some of the history and the present situation of how the energy crisis North Korea is facing can be solved in a way that will lead to a peaceful and economically viable future.
What are the connections between the White House and Jack Abramoff?
Wed Jan 18, 2006 8:28 PM EST
There are a number of documented connections that show how the White House was intertwined with Abramofff. (1)
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African Rebels Battle Via Their Blogs
Seeded on Tue Jan 17, 2006 11:21 PM EST (The Washington Post)
An article about how African rebel groups are utilizing the Internet to debate with each other and to discuss social issues. Interesting to see that in a variety of ways that might not be expected, the Internet is having its impact and on regions and groups not expected.
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