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If you’re bored with the talking heads, check out the action on the streets of St. Paul. Police there conducted “a pre-emptive strike against disruptive protests” ahead of the Republican National Convention, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune. Liliana Segura writes for AlterNet that the raids targeted video activists.
Which leads to at least one riddle [...]

Three Israeli journalists who traveled to Lebanon and Syria are under investigation by the Israeli police for travel to "enemy" countries. One of them, Lisa Goldman, has been part of the informal We Media community for some time. She participated in the 2006 We Media Global Forum in London, where she rather bravely challenged Al [...]

Diplomats and various internet influentials talked about internet censorship, diversity and access at a UN-sponsored gathering in Athens this week.
Do you care? Do your usual media providers keep you up-to-date on who’s controlling the internet and what they’d like to do with it?
Given the emerging ubiquity and necessity of digital communications, I continue to marvel [...]