Editor's Note
Every single day, every single minute, the freedom of expression and unlimited access to information is at stake. Following the motto “What the eye doesn’t see or what the ear doesn’t hear, the heart doesn’t grieve over,” is too tempting...[Full text]
As Washington re-draws the front-line in its "War on terror"a growing number of journalists find themselfs on the side of The Enemy. [Full text]
America can look back on a rich tradition of protest songs. Are today's stars simply not up for the challenge to produce their own version of "Give Peace a Chance"? [Full text]
In a world where many individuals are afraid of the intrusion of their private sphere, it is surprising to find many others voluntarily spreading the most intimate details throughout easily accessible public places and virtual online spaces. [Full text]
When in September 1862 U.S. President Abraham Lincoln issued what later became known as the first step to abolish slavery, nobody could have dreamed of something like the Internet. This time the evolution of media has come to a point where the basic conditions are favorable in terms of emancipation for the second time...
Within the internet, the availability of opportunities to express yourself are tremendous. There is always at least one portal or community suitable for just you. You are ourself and you are among equals. Nobody can infringe your freedom of expression. With the lack of restrictions, the reality of freedom, the content created by the people and for the people the new internet community lives the ideals of the 1960s Hippies or the 1980s punks. The freedom of expression in the world wide web is nice myth, though. [Full text]
Today, you know what goes on in the world – from New York to New Delhi, from Sidney to Cape Town, you are just a click away. The print media big and small, all the while, seem to have discovered a new trend: Letting your voice be heard in your community, letting you know what goes on in your part of the world, close to home. In short: Going local. [Full text]