(Not) reporting on SOPA
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Why you probably haven't heard of SOPA. I hadn't realized the bind this particular issue is in, where big media self-censors in support of its own position -- who watches the watchmen?
REPORT: News Networks Ignore Controversial SOPA Legislation (http://mediamatters.org/blog/201201050008)
Media and causes
Ethan Zuckerman has a couple of recent posts about Darfur and Tibet, I found both very good to read. "China, bias, and misunderstanding" is about the disconnect between Chinese and Western perceptions of Tibet -- for example, how and why many Chinese were upset and offended by the Olympic torch protests. "Media, reality, representation: what are we paying attention to when we pay attention to Darfur?" explores the oversimplification made of the Darfur conflict -- it's much more complex than I've been led to believe! -- and he hypothesizes why this particular conflict has become such a popular cause for activism.