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"While The Guardian and The New York Times reported on the NSA targeting of data leaked by popular mobile apps, independent sources produced highly-detailed articles--accompanied by source material--that paint a much broader picture of NSA capabilities and intent. Recent restrictions imposed on journalists--a result of corporate influence, editorial decisions, and threats against journalists--combined with the ease of establishing a website, might be driving a new era in journalism.
The Intercept recently announced a shift towards independent reporting with the creation of their own news outlet, free of the constraints imposed on journalists by 'Big Media' and governments. Glenn Greenwald, Laura Poitras and Jeremy Scahill have joined forces to provide the world with an alternative, perhaps blazing a path towards a fundamental change in how news is reported and distributed. SoylentNews can play a significant role in this shift towards journalistic freedom--we share many common core-ideals, and can give voice to independent news sources.
The Big Question: How will 'Big Media' and governments react to this shift in journalism?"
(Score: 5, Insightful) by mtrycz on Tuesday February 18 2014, @12:56PM
I beg to disagree with the spirit of your post, sir.
While it's true that the governments and the established media will try to counter that (thank you, Cptn. Obvious), you conclusion seems to be that no action is worth doing. Am I gettin you right?
Well inaction exactly what keeps them in place. Let me give you an example: If it wasn't for an initiative from a handfull of geeks, you would have been stuck with Beta. Yet, here we are.
Don't let them bring you down, ever.
In capitalist America, ads view YOU!
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday February 18 2014, @01:15PM
I didn't get the sense he/she was implying no action is worth doing. The post is pessimistic (accurate?), but hell most people here are probably pessimists but that doesn't make them apathetic. If we were we probably wouldn't bother posting in the first place. Shit the sun's luminosity will be too great for earth in a billion years anyway!
(Score: 3, Interesting) by Geezer on Tuesday February 18 2014, @02:03PM
"Am I gettin you right?"
Um, no. What I mean is, it will be highly interesting to pop some corn and watch the gradual application of various coercive tactics against indie journalists who appear on the oligarchs' radar.
As for doing nothing, I'm far from it. Not only do I actively support independent journalism through the EFF and ACLU, I'm also active in the Occupy movement.
(Score: 2, Insightful) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday February 18 2014, @07:11PM
I support the EFF but the ACLU lost any claim to being a staunch defender of rights when they decided they were going to fight for even the most extreme interpretations of every law and Amendment except the 2nd.
You're either for our liberties or against them; you don't get to cherry pick and retain any credibility.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 1) by c0lo on Wednesday February 19 2014, @02:25AM
In brief: citation needed.
In details: no, seriously, I'm not trolling. I'm acutely missing a reference to what exactly ACLU has done.
https://www.youtube.com/@ProfSteveKeen https://soylentnews.org/~MichaelDavidCrawford
(Score: 1) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday February 20 2014, @05:09AM
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday February 19 2014, @08:02AM
It's about not duplicating the efforts of the NRA. Or is the NRA doing a poor job? If you want the ACLU to cover 2nd Amendment issues, join the ACLU and agitate for more 2nd Amendment work. The ACLU asks its members what issues to focus on. The real problem is that too many 2nd Amendment supporters won't join the ACLU because they think the ACLU is "bleeding-heart liberals", so they go and join the NRA, and with the sheer size of the NRA, the ACLU feels that the 2nd Amendment is already pretty well covered. They have not rejected you, you have rejected them.
(Score: 1) by The Mighty Buzzard on Thursday February 20 2014, @05:16AM
My rights don't end where your fear begins.