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Leaks from both sides of the mouth
In a fresh Insights column, NSZ's Josh Meyer explains that when it comes to leaks, the Obama administration plays both sides, "acknowledging the need for highly sensitive and even classified information to get out to the public when it is expedient and beneficial to its approval ratings, and trying to prosecute those who release information that it doesn’t like." Read more.Missing Journalist James Foley now thought held by Syrian government, report says
Foley in June, 2011
U.S. Journalist James Foley, missing in Syria since Thansgiving 2012, is now thought to be being held by the Syrian government.
"With a very high degree of confidence, we now believe that Jim was most likely abducted by a pro-regime militia group and subsequently turned over to Syrian government forces,” GlobalPost CEO and President Philip Balboni said on May 3 during a speech marking World Press Freedom Day. (Full story) This is the second time in 18 months that the 2008 Medill School of Journalism graduate has been taken captive in a war zone.
“The family appeals for the release of Jim unharmed,” his relatives said on a web site focused on getting him freed. He was kidnapped in northwest Syria on Thanksgiving Day, the family said.
Watch video archive of May 3 World Press Freedom Day event in Boston: “Silenced Voices: When Conflict Journalists Go Missing.”
Posts by Jaclyn Skurie
Tracked by cyber-footprints
(Mar. 22, 2012)We are living in a time of information overload, and sometimes it becomes difficult to remember where we have left cyber-footprints. For 48 hours, I tracked exactly who was taking my information digitally and how it could be used. During this time, I spent one day in Washington and the next day traveling by air to Chicago. (Continue reading . . .)
FTC reports mobile apps collecting personal data on minors
(Feb. 20, 2012)Mobile apps marketed toward kids are no longer just fun and games—in fact, the Federal Trade Commission says some apps are illegally or, at minimum, unethically infringing on privacy. (Continue reading . . .)
