Californians may have found their Google results bereft of local news links Friday morning as the search giant escalates its fight against a landmark state bill aimed at forcing tech giants to pay online publishers. Stories from California-based news organizations will not be available for an unspecified number of state residents whoContinue Reading
While there is blowback towards LA Times writer Michael Hiltzik, the paper has not removed the story, but rather, change the title to soften the hatred and bigotry. UPDATED TO INCLUDE NEWS TALK CLIP Originally titled: “Why Shouldn’t We Danceon-the Graves of anti-vaxxers,” the column was re-titled to “Column: MockingContinue Reading
As Olympians from around the world prepare to travel to Beijing for the Winter Olympics, they have received an eerie warning from Chinese officials, indicating that if they speak out in a manner critical of China, they may be subject to punishment under Chinese law. In what is a clearContinue Reading
A military court in Myanmar has sentenced American journalist Danny Fenster to 11 years in prison, Fenster, 37, from Detroit, Michigan, was detained on May 24, denied bail and held in the Insein Prison in Yangon. His lawyer, Than Zaw Aung said Fenster was found guilty of three charges brought against himContinue Reading
On today’s episode of Let’s Talk, I am joined by blogger, journalist and author, Crawford “Crof” Kilian. H5N1 The Tyee Watch the video: Or listen to the podcast:Continue Reading
