• White African, Mobile Phone Reporters in Africa:

    This is a huge, primarily because it means that the on-ground reporters don’t need an internet connection at all – only access to a cell phone tower.

  • Dadblog, The New Journalism, by some Old Journalists:

    “It doesn’t matter where the story goes in the paper… evidence published for all to see… everybody having their say…..the journalists are global.”

  • Creative Commons Blog, The education division of Creative Commons:

    Creative Commons is pleased to announce the launch of a new division focused on education: ccLearn [...] . Our mission is to minimize barriers to sharing and reuse of educational materials — legal barriers, technical barriers, and social barriers.

  • Smithsonian Magazine, The Pirate Hunters:

    Though buccaneering is back with a vengeance, stepped-up law enforcement and high-tech tools are helping protect shipping on the high seas.

  • SFGate.com, Devil in the details for cabbie No. 666:

    the commission brought the weight of government to the question of whether to grant a request by a San Francisco cab driver seeking to retire Medallion No. 666 because of the number’s association with Satan.