If this was actually a journalist writing it would be worthy, but clearly this important summary is the work of a team. Although there is editorial bias in the site, this particular piece is seemingly concerned with the facts and is very accessible. One suspects individual journalists will be taking up many of the points in due course.

Positive article from a reliable source, but in this case not as extensive as one might expect from the site. Refreshing optimism at least.

As Al Gore wins accolades for his environmental stance, a likely nobel prize and an Oscar of all things for his film, he has suddenly become the darling of some parts of the press. There are still those who seek to censor him (Fox?) but this piece at least has the decency to address the current journalistic hypocrisy for what it is. The author contends that Gore probably now knows full well just how fickle the media are and that they'll turn on him again if he allows them the chance. A good selection of links illustrate the point and, rather sadly, the writer reaches a less-than-optimistic conclusion. Personally, I suspect Gore is now far more savvy to the ways of his political opposition and the media stooges alike, having ... More »

Yes. Focuses on a personality but manages to convey the importance of a bigger picture in the process. I was at a TV show here in the UK last year where Jane appeared as a chat "celebrity". Although one of those rather shallow set pieces, the interviewer did let the conversation drift back to the Vietnam era In answering, Fonda seemed to allude to present-day parallels and a distaste for present US policies, but sadly found herself hastily pushed in to another subject. It is fine to see her back on form. The anti-war movement now has its own contemporary spokespersons, but the presence of Fonda (plus Sarandon and others) will have helped bring the importance of such events back to a generation who have to a great extent become ... More »

Typically, although authoritative, this article ignors a crucial issue also related to freedom of information. It is a simple fact that proprietary file formats are a complete hinderence to productivity unless they offer specific unique features and are universally embraced. One problem lies with the ignorance of users themselves, Unless there is essential cause to open them (in this writer's case with Open Office on both Mac or Windows platforms) most "Doc" files and similar should be aimed at the bin. These days it costs nothing to export or print to PDF, Envoy, Flash Paper, Html (even "txt") or other universal portable formats, most of which are more compact and more easily navigatable than software-specific formats. We need ... More »

I awoke, UK time, to a radio bulletin announcing Saddam's hanging. Naturally it was referenced all over my newsfeeds, but nowhere else with the same obsession as the Amerikan media. I primarily scan offbeat and alternative sources and actually managed to load a link to the cellphone video before I even saw the official pre-death footage. It was a disturbing and sordid sight. Had it not been for this untimely accident, I don't know whether I would have opted to watch it. The death penalty is something that should only be used in the rarest of circumstances in any civilised society and the disgraceful way in which this execution was conducted belied the notion of civilisation. Under the circumstances, it was Saddam himself who ... More »