THIS JUST IN: NET NEUTRALITY FAILS IN SENATE
Vote was 11-11. Senator Snow only Republican to back measure. *4:58 PM

MEDIACHANNEL WINS PRAISE
Helle Nissen Kruuse of The Danish School of Journalism writes:
“I’m sure you’ll like to know that the head of DR News, the national Danish Broadcasting Corporation, Lisbeth Knudsen (she’s one of the most powerful […]

MEDIA MATTERS FOR AMERICA ON NY TIMES STANCE
”Numerous conservative media figures have lashed out at The New York Times and its executive editor, Bill Keller, over an article describing a secret Bush administration program designed to monitor international financial transactions, arguing that the publication of the article was a treasonous act and suggesting that the […]

I had been receiving many warm birthday greetings and notes yesterday but this one touched me the most:
Michael Horan wrote:
I am ordinarily no great fan of free verse, but your mom’s poem is one of those rare pieces that, by dint of both raw emotion and true craftmanship, genuinely rises above the common mass […]