Danny is flying back from Italy today, where he testified on media “wrongs against truth and humanity” before the World Tribunal on Iraq. In case you missed it, check out his testimony and his MediaChannel commentary, “Putting the Media on Trial.”

Late Friday, CNN’s top news exec Eason Jordan resigned amidst the McCarthyesque firestorm following remarks he allegedly made about American soldiers intentionally killing journalists in Iraq. Danny wrote about Jordan’s resignation over the weekend, calling it a “chilling of debate.”

MediaChannel executive director Timothy Karr has a great roundup of links on the subject in his MediaCitizen blog, highlighting the role of bloggers covering and escalating ‘Easongate.’

Also in MediaCitizen today, Tim writes about telecom industry-funded think tanks that are attacking grassroots efforts to set up municipal wireless networks. The think thanks, aptly named “sock puppets”, are churning out reports which frame community wireless projects as costly mistakes that run counter to the American ideal of free enterprise.

For lighter fare, check out Tim’s post about born-again libertarian Vox Day. Vox is among those conservatives tempted to gloat over Eason Jordan’s resignation, describing it as a victory over the “left-liberal elites” that –as we all know (wink, wink)– call the shots in the mainstream media.

Oh, and Happy Valentine’s Day! If you’re looking for some non-commercial brain candy, check out “Sex and the Indy,” the current issue of the New York-based Indypendent newspaper.