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Google Fighting YouTube Blackout in China
Google was working to restore its YouTube video service in China, after the Chinese government blocked access to the site, which was flooded with videos of clashes between police and protesters in Tibet and other cities.
Portfolio.com - March 17, 2008
More on MPAA and Net Neutrality
The president of the Independent Film and Television Alliance. She blasted MPAA chief Dan Glickman for coming out against Net Neutrality regulations.
Los Angeles Times - March 17, 2008
Open-Government Promises Too Often Fade into Secrecy
When candidates are seeking your vote, they can be counted on to mouth civics-book pieties about the public’s right to know what’s going on in government. But all too often, there is a huge gap between the promises of open government and the reality.
USA Today - March 17, 2008
Google Says Microsoft’s Yahoo Buy Might Hurt Internet
Google said it was concerned about the free flow of information on the Internet if Microsoft were to succeed in acquiring Yahoo.
Reuters - March 17, 2008
State of the News Media 2008
The Project for Excellence in Journalism has published the State of the News Media 2008. The overall analysis: The state of the American news media in 2008 is more troubled than a year ago, but in different ways than experts predicted.
Project for Excellence in Journalism - March 17, 2008
Backlog of Data Requests Still Bulging
Despite President Bush’s order for improvements more than two years ago, much of the federal government has barely made a dent in the huge backlog of unanswered requests under the Freedom of Information Act.
Los Angeles Times - March 17, 2008
The Federal Government Is Secretive, Americans Say
Nearly nine in 10 Americans say it’s important to know presidential and congressional candidates’ positions on open government, but three out of four view the federal government as secretive, according to a new survey.
Associated Press - March 17, 2008
Report Finds FOIA Requests Caught in Backlog
Rules imposed by President Bush have improved federal agencies’ responses to requests for records under the Freedom of Information Act, but a huge backlog of unanswered requests remains, a new study says.
USA Today - March 17, 2008

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IFTA Blasts MPAA’s Glickman (Variety, 03-17-08)
Kenya’s Indy Media (ITT, 03-14-08)

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