A relieving of tensions between John and the East Village Other leads to the development of the UPS.
From John Wilcock, New York Years, by Ethan Persoff and Scott Marshall.
JOHN WILCOCK: Establishing The Underground Press Syndicate (1966)
Ajit Pai has been touting new broadband investment after he murdered Net Neutrality, but he's been relying on impossible data from a company called Barrierfree
Ever since he killed Net Neutrality with dirty tricks and illegal tactics, Donald Trump's FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has been claiming that his actions had stimulated broadband growth in America, a claim his spokesvillain repeated yesterday in response to Democrats introducing legislation to restore Net Neutrality. Read the rest
Boston Globe receives threats after Trump slams coordinated editorials
Following the lead of the Boston Globe, close to 350 newspapers across the country ran editorials today in defense of a free press after President Trump declared the media was the "enemy of the state." This greatly displeased Emperor Trump, leading to a Twitter tirade this morning. Read the rest
To rescue journalism, journalists must collaborate to defend free expression, not merely condemning Trump
Dan Gillmor (previously) writes that journalism is at a crisis point, as authoritarian politicians (including, but not limited to, Trump) step up their attacks on the free press, even assassinating their sharpest critics. Read the rest
Be heard! Take Trump's 'Mainstream Media Accountability' survey
Some of these questions are just completely bonkers.
Make sure the current administration hears your opinion, as they consider "holding accountable" the free press. Read the rest
Hungary's Prime Minister shuts down opposition press, then goes after everyone else
Noemi writes, "After closing down Hungary's largest opposition paper (online archive included) Hungarian Prime Miniter Viktor Orban is steadily and methodically turning back the clock on 27 years of history, steadily edging back towards a dictatorship -- except this time with a fascist face. He is testing how far the beleaguered EU will allow him to stretch the boundaries of democracy. This is where the attention of European democratic efforts need to be directed. Not in kindergarten tantrums about sandwich spreads." Read the rest
NZ set to put source-shielding journalistic privilege at judges' mercy
Juha sez, 'As if journalism here in New Zealand wasn't difficult and damaged enough... the government is proposing to make it worse. 'The unheralded change to "journalistic privilege' is contained in a paper issued by Justice Minister Judith Collins today and proposes a new regime where journalists would have to hand over their sources to a High Court judge who would decide whether they were entitled to claim 'journalistic privilege'. If the court decided there was no case for protecting the source, details would be handed over to the agency seeking the information.'" Read the rest
