Ars Technica reports on a change in the terms of service for AT&T broadband customers that gives the company the company to terminate service for anyone who “tends to damage the name or reputation of AT&T, or its parents, affiliates and subsidiaries.” Yes, it’s overbroad, overly vague, and therefore probably too difficult to enforce across […]
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Dispatch from Oaxaca: Breaking the Communication Blockade
I received the following email from George Salzman yesterday: Oaxaca, 3 May 2007 Friends, I fully endorse this call for support of popular radio in Oaxaca from Tonee Mello, who initiated the Oaxaca Study-Action Group with me in December 2005. Here’s Tonee’s message: Subject: [oaxacastudyactiongroup] APPEAL From: Tonee Mello Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 17:02:55 […]
Good News: Army Subpoena of Journalist Dropped
Just saw this email from the National Radio Project that came in yesterday: UPDATE! Journalist Subpoenas Dismissed! Army prosecutors of Lt. Watada drop two charges for speaking to the press January 29, 2007 Two charges of “conduct unbecoming an officer and a gentleman” have been dropped by the Army-each of which carried a one year […]
On the next radioshow: Update from Oaxaca
This evening I spoke again with Nancy Davies and George Salzman, two Americans living in Oaxaca, Mexico. They updated me on the situation there and I’ll play that interview on tomorrow’s radioshow, live on WEFT 90.1 FM in Champaign, IL. That program will be available for download by Sunday at midnight. George has been sending […]
Bizzarro World: Police Raid Station In Effort To Save Host of Bad Cop, No Donut! Radio Program?
As Jake relays, it’s a bizarre situation for Ron Anicich, host and producer of the muckraking radio program, Bad Cop, No Donut: On Thursday morning [May 25] a Toronto police SWAT team raided CKLN during my show, Bad Cop, No Donut! The station was on auto-pilot at the time because I was not well and […]