From the Center
- “Wisconsin foundation develops innovative digital signage project with @civicMIT” (Thanks, @michelemclellan!)
- @knightfdn: Using technology to connect, and keep us human http://kng.ht/pkM7AZ
- Our friend Mel King was inducted into the New England Civil Rights hall of fame http://cot.ag/pliYPA
News Corp
- Times (UK) questions priorities of hacking story coverage w/ starving child image, then runs celebrity stories on cover http://cot.ag/qrxHn5
- Hacking the hacking story, Anonymous set to release News of the World emails http://cot.ag/ob9Wuy
- News of the World whistleblower found dead, police say circumstances are “not suspicious” http://cot.ag/mUr7LP
- @rekha6: This opinion piece by a #phonehacking victim just begs for a map of influence. http://aje.me/mV7Ts7
- Over the years, News Corp’s marketing arm has paid $655m to make espionage and other charges go away http://cot.ag/pOfGIa
Federal Debt Battle
- Just a hint at the confusion that would follow a federal debt default http://cot.ag/oQ0V3K
Gov 2.0…ish
- Sunlight Foundation: Senators waste $250k/year printing out and putting back online already-electronic campaign finance disclosures
Chile
- Scary in #Chile RT @miguelpaz: Live twitcam from #Dichato twitcam.livestream.com/5tfz0 Citizens report violent police raids
Elsewhere in “#civicmedia
- @dansinker: Thrilled to announce that I’ll be joining Mozilla to head up the Knight-Mozilla News Partnership: http://bit.ly/raapDZ
- @RyanResella: How To Run Local Government Via Facebook tinyurl.com/3wsq4bh via @fastcompany
- @baratunde: #ff @changemakers who are running a global #civicmedia grant competition. submit! changemakers.com/citizenmedia
- Closing of NYC’s St. Vincent’s hospital has proven “a distaster” to community http://cot.ag/rhSkhj