Copyright police crack down on guitar players trading chords online

This morning I tried to visit a site called OLGA (on-line guitar archive), a place where I had often gone in past years to check out chord progressions for pop/rock tunes.  Many guitarists had worked out tunes as best they could, then posted them at this site.  Over the years,…

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NYT does Hatchet job on Al Gore’s Inconvenient Truths

As reported by Media Matters: New York Times science writer William J. Broad reported on criticism of former Vice President Al Gore's portrayal of the threat of global warming in the documentary An Inconvenient Truth by citing scientists who "argue that some of Mr. Gore's central points are exaggerated and…

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Statement by new owner of Air America

Here's what new owner Mark Green has to say about the focus of Air America: Air America will aggressively cover national politics and policies in ways that will be informative, opinionated and entertaining. All three. We'll be full of news and views. Two views especially. First, America should stop attacking…

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Bloggers challenge corporate journalists to do real journalism

Marty Kaplan comments on a report by Glenn Greenwald from the National Press Club this week.  One panelist, Newsweek's Richard Wolffe responded to criticism by bloggers that journalists are not doing their job: Our role is to ask questions and get information. It's not a chance for the opposition to…

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Compelling photography from World Press Photo’s annual contest

If you'd like to view some compelling photography, take a look at the prize winners of World Press Photo's annual contest.  The purpose of the contest is to offer "an overview of how press photographers tackle their work worldwide and how the press gives us the news, bringing together pictures…

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