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Indonesian Improvisation (Internet and New Media, Regions and Countries, Media, Society)

Armed militias had forced most journalists to flee from East Timor by September 7, the day then-President B.J. Habibie and General Wiranto of Indonesia declared martial law for the region.

Suzanne Charlé
Thurow's Infonomics (Internet and New Media, Non-fiction, Economy, Society)

We are entering, techno-boosters breathlessly proclaim, a "third industrial revolution," that of the "knowledge-based" or "new" economy.

Robert J. Crawford
Reality Check--Virtual, of Course (Internet and New Media, Non-fiction, Society)

A perplexing disconnect from reality haunts the American financial community.

Larry Hedrick
The Net That Binds (Internet and New Media, Society)

This article is adapted from Andrew L. Shapiro's book about the politics of the Internet, The Control Revolution (PublicAffairs/Century Foundation). For more information visit www.controlrevolution.com.

Andrew L. Shapiro
On the Virtual Picket Line (Internet and New Media, Non-fiction, Society)

The unfortunate flaw in From the Telegraph to the Internet is its title, which suggests a highly specialized account of an industry when in fact it is a deeply moving narrative of a commi

Marcus G. Raskin
Media Matters (Internet and New Media, Society)

Record numbers of students are going online, according to UCLA's annual survey of college freshmen released this past January.

Logan Hill
Policing Cyberspace (Internet and New Media, Society)

Free speech, Oliver Wendell Holmes famously declared, ought not to extend to falsely shouting fire in a crowded theater. But what are the limits on shouting across the wide-open Internet?

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CISPA Is 'Dead for Now,' Thanks to a Left-Right Coalition for Online Privacy
John Nichols

Industry lobbyists outspent activists 38-1, but a grassroots coalition and dissenting members of Congress appear to have rendered CISPA “dead for now.”

April 26, 2013
Patent Offers Clues on How Google Controls the News
Ari Melber

Google is one of the most important “publishers” in the world, and the company’s lucrative algorithm reveals a picture of the future of profitable content.

February 22, 2013
To Magazines!
Katrina vanden Heuvel

Newsweek is out of print and other magazines have drastically cut back, but titles like Mother Jones, The Nation and now The New Republic are carrying the torch of independent journalism—and thriving.

January 31, 2013
The Internet's Toxic Relationship with HBO's 'Girls'
Michelle Dean

You could call Girls groundbreaking artistic work. You could also say it’s Internet trolling elevated to an art form.

January 28, 2013
Why Graph Search Could Be Facebook's Largest Privacy Invasion Ever
Ari Melber

Facebook's new program will allow anyone to search for, say, "Chinese residents who have family members that like Falun Gong."

January 27, 2013
Interns' Favorite Articles of the Week (1/25/2013)
StudentNation

This week: the realities of sex work, Western interventionism and Canada is really cold. 

January 25, 2013
Upcoming Films on WikiLeaks Already Hit by Assange and Supporters
Greg Mitchell

Two movies on the group have already drawn criticism from their subjects.

January 24, 2013
The Case of Aaron Swartz
Michelle Dean

The prosecution of Aaron Swartz was about more than “hacking,” and we need to remember that.

January 18, 2013
Lawrence Lessig: Aaron Swartz's Life and Legacy
Nation in the News

Lawrence Lessig, a friend and mentor of Aaron Swartz, discusses the circumstances of Swartz's death and the government's culpability.

January 15, 2013
After Protests, 'The Atlantic' Removes Scientology Advertorial
Greg Mitchell

The Internet rightly takes the magazine to task for the article, which ran under a small disclaimer and a large The Atlantic logo.

January 15, 2013