“Right now, thousands of activists who have gathered in Pittsburgh to protest at the G20 summit have been met with what we have come to expect: Overreaction by authorities and illegal preventive tactics by law enforcement officials at all levels. A secret communications hub with “electronic eyes†has been established by the Secret Service …
BREAKING NEWS An Alert from the Center for Constitutional Rights
September 25th, 2009Action Alert – FAIR
September 25th, 2009USA Today, AP Mislead on Honduran Coup - 9/24/09: This week, ousted Honduran President Manuel Zelaya returned to Tegucigalpa – though not to office. Unfortunately, press accounts are still misreporting the story behind his ouster, relying on those who supported the coup to supply the explanation for their actions.
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A Call for Proposals: State of Higher Education
September 22nd, 2009
June 9-12, Washington, D.C.: “The goal of the conference is to provide a faculty perspective on critical issues in higher education presented in a format accessible to the general public.”
Eight Things Journalism Students Should Demand from Their Journalism Schools
September 21st, 2009September 18, 2009 – “The new semester is well underway at almost all the nation’s journalism schools. Students have received their syllabi, explaining exactly what the school expects from its students during their courses. But what should students expect from their schools?
A Commute Tale
September 20th, 2009Students in the instructor’s feature writing class have been assigned to write about their commuting experiences to and from campus. The instructor will be providing pedagogical tidbits from time to time. Mostly images.
ACLU Petitioning for an Important Cause
Commute, the Assignment
September 14th, 2009Students in feature writing have to produce a “Commute” as the final assignment, a journalistic narrative about their commuting to and from the campus for the semester. Words and pictures. The instructor has been warming up for this assignment also. And two encounters on the subway indicate his reflexes need to be revived.
Fall Semester 2009 – Part II
September 13th, 2009
Students on third-floor crosswalk connecting Hunter West and Hunter North Buildings peer at Hunter West courtyard, Lexington Avenue and 68th Street.
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PEN American Center joins forces with American Civil Liberties Union October 13 to contront the acts of torture and abuse carried out on by the United States government since 9/11.
Free the Hikers!
September 26th, 2009VIGIL-LA@freethehikers.org
Appealing for the quick release of Josh Fattal, Shane Bauer and Sarah Shourd who are being unfairly held in Iran.
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