October 2012
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August 2012
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“There are parts of the country where criminal groups decide what gets published...”
– Jose Carreno, Ibero-American University. Al Jazeera, Mexico media office torched in Monterrey.
The News: A branch office for El Norte was attacked Sunday by armed men who doused the building with gasoline before setting it on fire. This is the third attack on a Mexican media outlet in the last...
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July 2012
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The Government is Tracking You →
futurejournalismproject:
Ars Technica and the Center for Democracy & Technology have partnered on a series that explores Internet and mobile laws and policies, and how they affect society.
Here’s disconcerting news about how government and law enforcement are tracking everyday people.
Figures released earlier this month should [make] clear that government surveillance is so widespread...
May 2012
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10 Things Your Commencement Speaker Won't Tell You...
Awesomely true advice from Charles Wheelan. Read this or pass it on to the graduate in your life:
Snippets of the full article as posted in the Wall Street Journal:
3. Don’t make the world worse. I know that I’m supposed to tell you to aspire to great things. But I’m going to lower the bar here: Just don’t use your prodigious talents to mess things up. Too many smart...
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Work at OpenNews: We're Hiring a Community Manager →
sinker:
As the Knight-Mozilla OpenNews program reaches its 2012 stride, it’s time to grow the team to help achieve the scale we’re looking for. So we’re hiring a Community Manager.
The entire job listing is here on the Mozilla Jobvite page, but I wanted to give a little background on the person…
April 2012
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StartSomeGood: The Blog: Join Our Team:... →
startsomegood:
Are you passionate about community-led change and social entrepreneurship? Do you love sharing a good story in person, on blogs and through social media? Are you excited about the potential of crowdfunding (and you’ve probably chipped in to a couple of friends projects already)? Are you drawn…
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GOOD Maker Challenge: Reinvent Education with your...
skillshare:
Last Friday at our first Penny Conference, we inspired people to rethink what education would look like for the 21st Century. We are reaching out to the community to hear your thoughts about reinventing the way that we learn! If you could create one innovative learning plan to acquire a new skill what would it entail, and how would you share your learnings with the community? Enter...
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Uganda Job: Product Manager (creativity counts!)
Invisible Children (“IC”) is looking for a creative problem solver with a business, fashion merchandising, or social entrepreneurship background to manage the logistics and coordination of our Mend Program in northern Uganda. Mend is a social enterprise geared toward facilitating financial independence and development for women formerly abducted by the LRA. The program currently supports 22...
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WatchAnthony Bourdain on the Daily Show - Bourdain’s job: Coolest job ever?
March 2012
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WatchDon’t you wish history class were like this? Rad project from the Amsterdam Museum: Amsterdam DNA.
Read about the entire project and see more trailers here.
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February 2012
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January 2012
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What's Up With "Irregardless"?
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