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There is no crime called ‘committing journalism’ in Zimbabwe

found missing — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 17:28:31 -0800

Two reporters, Stephen Bevan of The Sunday Telegraph and Barry Bearak of the New York Times, tell of their ordeal in Zimbabwe. They were arrested for the crime of “committing journalism,” imprisoned, and subsequently released.

Competing photo albums from Auschwitz

found missing — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 09:54:28 -0800

You know who else enjoyed Auschwitz? No, not them. That's right, them.

US admin official urges boycott of lawfirms representing detainees

found missing — Sat, 13 Jan 2007 11:26:04 -0800

Two days ago, the senior Pentagon official in charge of military detainees suspected of terrorism was interviewed (wma file, relevant remarks begin at 3:00) on Federal News Radio, an internet-only all-news radio station aimed at government employees. What has drawn the attention and ire of both the mainstream (liberalish) media, e.g., (1) (2) (3), and intertubers, e.g., (1) (2), is that deputy assistant secretary Stimson (pic) (a lawyer no less) is advocating that businesses boycott prominent law firms representing prisoners at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba.

Colorizing the gray area

found missing — Mon, 01 Jan 2007 11:19:17 -0800

Urban as art in suburban Moscow.

The Trouble With Poetry

found missing — Thu, 12 Jan 2006 20:19:22 -0800

I wonder how you are going to feel
when you find out
that I wrote this instead of you
NYTimes (reg. req'd)

make my dELay

found missing — Sun, 17 Apr 2005 11:02:22 -0800

The US house majority leader, a long-time supporter of an armed citizenry, jokes about weapons as the great equalizer in his battles with critics. “When a man is in trouble or in a good fight, he wants all of his friends around him, particularly armed,' said Delay to the NRA convention.

my hummingbird summer

found missing — Tue, 05 Apr 2005 05:32:57 -0800

A woman’s story of bonding with baby hummingbirds. (3.5 min. audio) From NPR's All Things Considered.

Yankees blow

found missing — Mon, 06 Sep 2004 15:48:55 -0800

The Yankees actually do suck (lately). Finding it difficult to win on the field, they try other means. This doesn't look good for people who think the Yankees aren't the personification of evil.

Astro-iconoclast

found missing — Thu, 29 Jul 2004 07:03:01 -0800

This website exists because astrosociology is not yet a widely recognized subfield of sociology, and therefore it can benefit from a centralized approach. It is intended to serve as a catalyst for the growth of astrosociology from a general state of nonexistence.
As a little known sociologist fights his lonely quixotic battle to introduce a new sociology subfield, some who are stuck in their earthbound paradigm object.

photojournalist stripped of award

found missing — Sat, 30 Aug 2003 09:45:28 -0800

Press photographer stripped of award; accused of overly darkening some portions in the digital editing process. Nothing was added or moved. Explains N.C. Press Photographers Assoc. president Chuck Liddy: You might say, "Gosh, I don't like the way this background looks I can get rid of this with a couple of keystrokes". No contortions in the darkroom with your hands and a dodging wand. No making ten or fifteen prints over a two hour period to get that print just right. Nope, just go and use the lasso tool, yank those levels to the max and VIOLA! the background disappears. Burning has always been an acceptable action. Burning to "de-emphasize" a background is something all of us do. But deleting the background by using some of the powerful tools Photoshop offers is totally unacceptable and violates the ethics code we adhere to. Schneider, the photographer, responds in an NPR interview (scroll down to audio link). In this allegedly unethical photo, Schneider says he corrected for overexposure. Is this a backlash against digital manipulation, which rankles the old school because it is simply too easy?