NewsTrust - Joey Baker's Reviews

Richard Clarke: China's Cyberassault on America

Wed, 15 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Wall Street Journal - By Richard Clarke - Jun. 15 (Opinion) - Opinionated and one-sided, as you might expect from an op-ed, this nonetheless lacks links, concrete evidence or the opposing point of view. Good information, good topic, but lacking enough information to allow the reader to make an informed opinion.

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President Obama Receiving Sycophantic Laughter

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0700

New York Magazine - Jul. 08 (Comment) - A collection of entertaining photos, but a misleading hed and complete lack of captions (context) make this an extremely poor effort at journalism.

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The 'most consistently misinformed media viewers'

Sun, 19 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Washington Monthly - By Steve Benen - Jun. 19 (Opinion) - Good fact checking.

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Flipboard: Threat and Opportunity

Sun, 17 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0700

Monday Note - By Frédéric Filloux - Apr. 17 (Opinion) -

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The fightback against TSA tyranny begins

Thu, 10 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Jennifer Abel - Mar. 10 (Opinion) -

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USA Inc.: Red, White, and Very Blue

Sat, 26 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Business Week - By Mary Meeker - Feb. 26 (Special Report) -

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Thoughts, Questions on a Revolution

Sun, 06 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

andrewburtonphoto.com - By Andrew Burton - Feb. 06 (Special Report) - Insightful look at what's going on in Egypt right now from a foreign press perspective.

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Social Media As a Weapon In Egypt

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Slashdot - By Kbahey - Jan. 27 (Comment) - A great look at the motives behind the Egyptian uprisings.

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2 Detained Reporters Saw Secret Police’s Methods Firsthand

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Souad Mekhennet, Nicholas Kulish - Feb. 04 (Opinion) -

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`You Will Be Lynched,' Says Egyptian Policeman: First Person

Fri, 04 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Bloomberg - By Maram Mazen - Feb. 04 (Special Report) - Fantastic narrative. It's outside of the direct scooper of this story, but additional context on what's going on, and why would be helpful.

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EFF Uncovers Widespread FBI Intelligence Violations

Sun, 30 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

eff.org - By Mark Rumold - Jan. 30 (Research) - Good investigating, but hard to trust, and lacks a verification. It would be very helpful to tell us who did the report, why they're trustworthy etc…

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The New Voodoo

Fri, 31 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Paul Krugman - Dec. 31 (Opinion) - Blunt, and pulls no punches. The piece does a good job of presenting facts and calling out hypocrisy.

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Obama Calls for a New Era of Civility in U.S. Politics

Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Helene Cooper, Jeff Zeleny - Jan. 13 (News) - Doesn't bother to link to or embed the actual speech. Crazy.

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Gabrielle Giffords' revolutionary political role

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Salon - By Rebecca Traister - Jan. 08 (Opinion) - Links to Giffords polices, and campaign events are missing, but the piece does a nice job of quickly putting Giffords into context.

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Gabrielle Giffords Shot: Congresswoman Shot In Arizona

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

Huffington Post - By Whitney Snyder - Jan. 08 (Breaking News) - Solid live blog. Reports are timely and there is a very strong effort to credit sources and state only facts.

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Live Blog: Representative Giffords Shot

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Michael D. Shear - Jan. 08 (Breaking News) - A fair job of curation, but in coming late to the story, and reporting only facts, there is a lot of context missing. …oh, and links would be nice.

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Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords Shot in Tucson

Sat, 08 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Marc Lacey, J. David Goodman - Jan. 08 (News) - States only the facts, but fails to provide some of the context that is available (who Giffords is, the state of AZ politics) or do any original reporting.

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Stuxnet apparently as effective as a military strike

Thu, 16 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Ars Technica - By Peter Bright - Dec. 16 (News Analysis) -

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A Holiday Message from Ricky Gervais: Why I'm An Atheist

Sun, 19 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

blogs.wsj.com - By Ricky Gervais - Dec. 19 (Opinion) - Good editorial, frustrating lack of links to the stats he quotes.

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Post's problems with anonymous-source rules get worse online

Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Andrew Alexander - Dec. 17 (Editorial) - Exactly what the Ombudsman is supposed to be doing. Great column.

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Dianne Feinstein: Prosecute Assange Under the Espionage Act

Tue, 07 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Wall Street Journal - By Dianne Feinstein - Dec. 07 (Editorial) - Well written editorial, but doesn't present anything new, and just touts the common view.

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WikiLeaks could kill the goose that laid the golden egg

Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0800

The Guardian - By Ivor Roberts - Dec. 01 (Opinion) -

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A Waste of Money and Time

Tue, 23 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - By Bruce Schneier - Nov. 23 (Opinion) -

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Answers to Readers’ Questions About State’s Secrets

Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

New York Times - Nov. 29 (Interview) -

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Faster cellphones to bring a wave of new services and charges

Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0800

Washington Post - By Cecilia Kang - Nov. 30 (News) -

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