N.Y. Philharmonic gets a warm welcome in North Korea (International)
South Africa to resume killing elephants (International)
Animal welfare groups call for a tourist boycott of the country, which says the herds must be thinned to protect other wildlife and the land.
All stories that are factual and sourced will often come down to black or white, true or false, right or wrong, I include personal opinions about where these stories fall in that spectrum and allow humor whenever possible to lighten the topics. Goto @twiggles4u for more.
Tuesday, February 26, 2008
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Media Spotlight II
Supreme Court rejects wiretap suit (National)
I don't know how this story is not making the front pages of all of our newspapers. This should be one of the most important issues for American voters is making sure that our civil rights are not being violated. If we let the president get away with ignoring laws and spying on the American people without a warrant things will not get better they will continue to get worse. We will only see more executive power violations and our rights will continue to deteriorate.
The companies that have let the president tap into their customers privacy should not receive immunity because they knew they were breaking the law and they knew the extent to which they were breaking it.
As Keith Olbermann pointed out on “Countdown” if the things you asked these companies to do were perfectly legal then there would be no need to ask for immunity for them in this bill. The president just wants to make sure the next time he decides he is going to break another law or violate our rights again that the same company's will help him to do so in the future.
I don't know how this story is not making the front pages of all of our newspapers. This should be one of the most important issues for American voters is making sure that our civil rights are not being violated. If we let the president get away with ignoring laws and spying on the American people without a warrant things will not get better they will continue to get worse. We will only see more executive power violations and our rights will continue to deteriorate.
The companies that have let the president tap into their customers privacy should not receive immunity because they knew they were breaking the law and they knew the extent to which they were breaking it.
As Keith Olbermann pointed out on “Countdown” if the things you asked these companies to do were perfectly legal then there would be no need to ask for immunity for them in this bill. The president just wants to make sure the next time he decides he is going to break another law or violate our rights again that the same company's will help him to do so in the future.
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
Media Spotlight I
Left bewildered by a second cruel turn of events (Local)
This article is an important read for any aspiring journalist. It is a story about a journalist who has been fighting for the release of a 16-year-old boy who was wrongfully convicted of robbery.
The journalist even uses the boys first name, Author, to show how connected he was to his “subject.” He had wrote various articles, talked to witnesses and jurors about the case, and became close to family members.
He was released after spending over 2 years in prison for the crime. His 12-year sentence was dropped and he would now re-enter society at 18-years old Much of the reason that Author would get that chance is because of this journalists efforts.
It ends up being a short lived happy ending, and you can feel how a journalist can be affected by the story. Author was murdered on the month of his 26th birthday. He was ran down by a pick-up truck in a mobile home park.
It is sad, but I am sure common for journalists to become attached to people and events that they feel passionate about. After all, they felt it was something that was important enough to spend their time writing about. Sometimes that time pays off and there has got to be times that it does not.
This article is an important read for any aspiring journalist. It is a story about a journalist who has been fighting for the release of a 16-year-old boy who was wrongfully convicted of robbery.
The journalist even uses the boys first name, Author, to show how connected he was to his “subject.” He had wrote various articles, talked to witnesses and jurors about the case, and became close to family members.
He was released after spending over 2 years in prison for the crime. His 12-year sentence was dropped and he would now re-enter society at 18-years old Much of the reason that Author would get that chance is because of this journalists efforts.
It ends up being a short lived happy ending, and you can feel how a journalist can be affected by the story. Author was murdered on the month of his 26th birthday. He was ran down by a pick-up truck in a mobile home park.
It is sad, but I am sure common for journalists to become attached to people and events that they feel passionate about. After all, they felt it was something that was important enough to spend their time writing about. Sometimes that time pays off and there has got to be times that it does not.
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