Electronic Frontier Foundation Says Illegal Download Charges Are “Predatory”
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This report originally appeared in the media blog Lippmann Would Roll. Today a federal judge heard evidence from the Electronic Frontier Foundation on a motion by Time Warner Cable ... more
Views: 3031The Fourth Estate or the Fourth Stooge? Mainstream press react to Rolling Stone access
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer With the fanatic interest around Michael Hasting’s controversial Rolling Stone article about General Stanley McChrystal beginning to subside, a much more interesting question than “Wh... more
Views: 2346You are here: Apple tracks and stores your location (and you let them)
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer In the midst of Apple’s iPhone 4 release, Congress is questioning whether Apple’s new privacy policy, which permits Apple to collect real-time geolocation information from users, is an in... more
Views: 1794BP to Reporters: Please Leave (Again)
Region: United StatesAfter an underwater robot knocked a cap that was collecting the spilling oil on Wednesday, oil began leaking into the Gulf at an increasing rate. by Matthew L. Schafer After sixty four days and over 162 ... more
Views: 1938Youtube on lawsuit win: “Important victory” for billions of people
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Just over three years after Viacom International filed a complaint against Youtube, Inc. for allegedly infringing on Viacom’s copyrighted material, Youtube was handed a victory by a federal c... more
Views: 2744Lawmakers Propose to Axe Funding for Public Media
Region: United StatesIn mid June, Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO.] introduced a bill to cut all government support for the Corporation of Public Broadcasting, which funds public media like NPR and PBS. Lamborn called the CBP “low hanging... more
Views: 1486Do you sleep next to your phone? If so, it’s time to break up.
Region: United StatesLast Tuesday San Francisco's Board of Supervisor's passed its widely publicized "Cell Phone Right to Know" ordinance. The bill, which was endorsed by popular San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, passed 10-1. Now that t... more
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Graduating from the University of Illinois with a Bachelor of Science in Media Studies, Matt is currently working towards a Master's of Mass Communication, a Juris Doctorate, and a Diploma of Civil Law at Louisiana State University. Matt's research interest lie in credibility, cognitive processing of media messages, psychology of technology, and political communication.
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