The Big Bang of Social Networking
Date: 26 October 2014
By JIM DWYER
Jim DWYER
News analysis; programers Dan Grippi, Max Salzberg, Ilya Zhitomirskiy and Raphael Sofaer are still pursuing dream of Diaspora, independent social network that is meant to defy Facebook and its invasion of user privacy; group raised more than $200,000 on Kickstarter to build network, which will be based on user freedom and will not aggregate data in hands of big business; remains to be seen whether project, and similar efforts, can put the so-called genie of privacy back in the proverbial bottle.
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Egyptian Media to Limit Criticism of Government
Date: 27 October 2014
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and MERNA THOMAS
David
Group of Egyptian newspaper editors pledge to limit their criticism of state institutions, after Egyptian Pres Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warns of 'conspiracy' behind militant attack that killed at least 31 soldiers.
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The World’s Dissidents Have Their Say
Date: 26 October 2014
By DANNY HAKIM
Danny HAKIM
News analysis; Freedom Forum, held in Norway to showcase and celebrate the stories of dissidents from around the world, is a strong reminder of several sobering global narratives other than Ebola and the Islamic State; tales of horror and struggle span globe from Sri Lanka to Swaziland, China to Cuba, making it difficult not to perceive a worsening of the condition of global human rights.
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Facebook Offers Life Raft, but Publishers Are Wary
Date: 27 October 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column assays enormous impact of Facebook's News Feed mobile app, which has enabled it to become force in publishing; says to its credit, Facebook has done better job of cleaning some junk from its feed, featuring news that leads to stronger levels of engagement, which is a win for the platform, the publisher and the readers.
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How Facebook Is Changing the Way Its Users Consume Journalism
Date: 27 October 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Facebook, using algorithms that drives its News Feed, is at forefront of fundamental change in how people consume journalism; site's mathematical formulas predict what users might want to read; shift raises questions about ability of computers to curate news, and also has broader implications for way people consume information, and thus how they see the world; Pew report says 30 percent of Americans get their news on Facebook.
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Epidemics in the News
Date: 26 October 2014
By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
International TRIBUNE
Highlights from the International Herald Tribune archives: Correspondents report on influenza epidemics in the 19th and 20th centuries.
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The Secrets of New Jersey
Date: 27 October 2014
By LAURA R. WALKER
Laura WALKER
Op-Ed article by New York Public Radio president and chief executive Laura R Walker warns that New Jersey Gov Chris Christie is flouting public records requests on subjects from news media and watchdog groups; notes Christie is using the state attorney general's office to fight freedom of information lawsuits, causing delays and running up costs to taxpayers.
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U.S. Inquiry Sought in Police Treatment of Press at Ferguson Protests
Date: 27 October 2014
By NOAM COHEN
Noam COHEN
PEN American Center is calling on Justice Department to investigate Ferguson, Mo, police treatment of news media; cites police interference with journalists, including holding reporters in areas that denied them access to the protests, and accusations of threats and assaults.
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