After weeks of deafening scrutiny from the public and an arresting silence from the accused, Google and Verizon in August finally disclosed the details surrounding their much-speculated partnership in the form of a joint-policy proposal to Congress. Experts say the plan will not only shape how future partnerships occur between content and service providers, but […]

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Google’s long-time standing as outspoken vanguards of an ‘open’ Internet is now being called into question, after details have surfaced regarding its shady forthcoming partnership with Verizon.

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Old habits die hard. White House officials, political pundits and TV networks baited by the Shirley Sherrod “racism” hoax have been as quick to pass the buck for their stake in the phony story as they were to spread its apocryphal content in the first place.
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People say a lot of dumb things. This has always been an unfortunate feature of ours, but it’s especially apparent given the volumes we’re now able to transmit and receive. The Internet’s biggest achievement seems to have been its ability to give a soapbox to those who least need it. For users seeking access […]

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It’s a sight I’m sadly getting used to. During a recent episode of “No Reservations,” Anthony Bourdain offers to pay for dinner at an Istanbul restaurant. “Let me get this,” he says emphatically, as the camera cuts to a close-up of his Chase Sapphire Card. As a fan of the show, I’m disappointed.

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Our top news networks are co-opting the lowest, most sensationalistic denominators of celebrity and gossip news in a desperate attempt to lure viewers, resulting in an aesthetic that lies somewhere between a performance art installation and the lost scenes from a Felini film.

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150 more magazine titles were shuttered than launched in 2009, according to a tally by magazine database resource and directory publisher Oxbridge Communications. In total, 428 magazines were shut down in 2009 while 275 were launched.

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Members of Congress, advocacy groups and minority leaders are up in arms over a series of recent regulatory mandates for local broadcasters as proposed by the FCC.

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The FBI admitted on Saturday that it obtained the phone records of newspaper reporters employed at the Washington Post and The New York Times, as reported by the Associated Press.

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Finally. The Federal Communications Commission has come down on Comcast, the Philadelphia-based telecom giant that has repeatedly been accused of interfering with Internet traffic and violating user privacy.

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