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for week of October 3

• A Sacramento sellout, San Francisco Chronicle (editorial), September 17, 2001
• Digital copyright law under fire; Millennium Act already out of date, critics say, San Francisco Chronicle, August 13, 2001
• Scientists' 'publish or perish' credo now 'patent and profit'; 'Recombinant U.' phenomenon alters academic culture, by Tom Abate, San Francisco Chronicle, August 13, 2001
• New York Times Archive, All Things Considered, National Public Radio, June 29, 2001 (Noah Adams interview with Howard Besser)
• Publishers should preserve e-record by Howard Besser, UCLA Today 22:1, July 31, 2001
• EU group denounces U.S. spying; E-mail, faxes being monitored, San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 2001
• Mystery links; New Web advertising tool gets results, draws criticism, San Francisco Chronicle, July 30, 2001
• Marketing 'Narnia' Without a Christian Lion, New York Times, June 3, 2001
• Ideas & Trends; Rascal or Racist? Censoring a Rabbit, New York Times, June 3, 2001
• Davis bids to weaken consumer privacy bill; Governor bows to business lobby, San Francisco Chronicle, August 29, 2001

Wake of the Sept 11 bombings

• civil liberties/privacy issues (Howard Besser)
• Proposed Wiretap Changes Under Review, Los Angeles Times, September 21, 2001
• Media Issues
• Terror coverage hit for lack of skepticism; Critics also say pool of guest experts could be broadened, Dan Fost, San Francisco Chronicle, September 19, 2001
• Radio employee circulates don't-play list, San Francisco Chronicle, September 18, 2001
• Web users flock to news, chat sites, San Francisco Chronicle, September 17, 2001
• Some games look a lot like reality, San Francisco Chronicle, September 15, 2001
• Scrambled TV; Jumble of screen images jangle viewers, John Carman, San Francisco Chronicle, September 15, 2001
• Court chief backs off attempt to track Net use by federal judges, San Francisco Chronicle, September 15, 2001

for week of October 10

• S.F. bans Net filters on library computers; Move defies federal threat to cut funds, San Francisco Chronicle, October 2, 2001
• YRL employee punished for political mass e-mail, Daily Bruin, October 4, 2001
• U.S. Agencies Pull Sensitive Data Off Web, Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2001
• Web sites pull information in interest of national security; Fear of giving useful data to terrorists, San Francisco Chronicle, October 5, 2001
• U.S. waging battle of words on two very different fronts, San Francisco Chronicle, October 9, 2001
• Patriotism's 2-Edged Sword, Newspaper Guild's continuing chronicaling of pressure on journalists to "be patriots first, and journalists second"
• Troubled Timing Takes Maher Beyond 'Politically Incorrect', Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2001
• A little TV battle; CNN tries to keep the best video for itself, other networks ignore it, John Carman, San Francisco Chronicle, October 8, 2001
• A discerning lens focused on the Arab world; Qatar channel known for thorough reporting, NY Times wireservice in San Francisco Chronicle, October 9, 2001
• U.S. to Use Leaflets, Radio to Get Its Message to Afghan People; Words are a key part of arsenal in attempt to gain support. 'It's not propaganda. It's the truth,' defense chief says, Los Angeles Times, October 9, 2001
• U.S. to Intensify Effort Against Threat of Computer Terrorism, Los Angeles Times, October 9, 2001

for week of October 17

• Defining Public Television, Los Angeles Times editorial, October 16, 2001
• To Air Is Human, Especially When It's Live; Living with "live" television can be perilous, Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2001
• They're Rich, They're Spoiled, They're Supporting Terrorists, Robert Scheer commentary, Los Angeles Times, October 16, 2001
• Many Held in Terror Probe Report Rights Being Abused, , Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2001
• Training Camp of Another Kind; In Pakistan, defiant young Afghan women bent on reversing years of brutal oppression study and plan. To them, the conflict has no good guys, Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2001
• Violence Flares as Pakistanis Protest U.S., Los Angeles Times, October 15 2001
• Antitrust Probe of Music Firms Intensifies; Officials look for evidence that labels cooperated to limit competition to their online ventures, Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2001
• Music Firms Fail to Get Anti-Piracy Proposal on Bill; Senate rejects change to anti-terrorism legislation involving electronic protections, Los Angeles Times, October 15, 2001
• Giuliani Refuses Saudi's Check; New York mayor rejects $10 million, citing prince's remarks urging the U.S. to revise its policy on Palestine, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2001
• An Informed Public Is the Greatest Weapon of Democracy, commentary by law professor Erwin Chemerinsky, Los Angeles Times, October 11, 2001
• No Glory in Unjust War on the Weak, Barbara Kingsolver opinion piece, Los Angeles Times, October 14, 2001
• The Bioterror Road Doesn't Lead to Iraq, commentary by Scott Ritter, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2001
• Fear and Mistrust in Mideast Nations, Los Angeles Times, October 14, 2001 (summary of news media reactions around the world)
• Bush Asks Kids to Send $1 for Afghan Children, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2001
• Arab Satellite TV Station a Prime Battlefield in Information War, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2001
• TV Turns Cold Shoulder to Al Qaeda Videotape, Los Angeles Times, October 14, 2001
• And Now, a Word From Our Anchor; Journalism's lines blur as radio stations encourage on-air talent to lend their voices or names to advertisers' products, Los Angeles Times, October 14, 2001
•  Jet Bound for LAX Diverted in Scare, Los Angeles Times, October 11, 2001
• Public TV Allowed to Sell Ad Time, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2001
• NBC to Acquire Telemundo Network for $1.98 Billion, Los Angeles Times, October 12, 2001
• Guard Duty to Start at L.A., S.F. Airports, Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2001
• Tighter Airport Security Is Just a Flight of Fancy, Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2001
• This Modern World, Tom Tomorrow, Salon, October 8, 2001
• Using Crisis to Take On the Fakes, Naomi Klein, The Herald, October 4, 2001 (reprinted in Common Dreams, October 9, 2001)
• Suit Fires New Salvo in Copyright Battle, Los Angeles Times, October 4, 2001
• FaceTime; Susie Bright, San Francisco Chronicle, October 7, 2001
• Private Justice: Millions are losing their legal rights; Supreme Court forces disputes from court to arbitration -- a system with no laws, San Francisco Chronicle, October 7, 2001
• Brown hoping to rally shoppers round the flag, San Francisco Chronicle, October 9, 2001
• Agents of terror leave their mark on Sin City; Las Vegas workers recall the men they can't forget, San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 2001
• For two killers, the night before terrorist attacks looked like any visit to Maine; FBI hopes to fill in gaps in the account, New York Times wireservice article, San Francisco Chronicle, October 5, 2001
• Call to Ease LAX Security Is Rejected, Los Angeles Times, September 26, 2001
• Secretive U.S. court may add to power; Bush wants to use terrorism panel in criminal probes, San Francisco Chronicle, October 6, 200
• Judge Strikes Down Parts of 1996 Terrorism Law, Los Angeles Times, October 5, 2001
• The Hitchhiker Syndrome, opinion piece by Paul Krugman, New York Times, September 30, 2001 (on how groups are using "the patriotic bandwagon as a vehicle for their favorite policy proposals")
• Courting tyranny to fight terrorism, San Francisco Chronicle, October 5, 2001
• Congress Chided for Leaks; Bush plans to give classified briefings to just eight members. Those out of the loop cite their right to know, Los Angeles Times, October 10, 2001

for week of October 24

• Privacy & Civil Liberties, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility
• Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC)
• Rivals Criticize CNN Methods of War Reporting, New York Times, October 22, 2001
• Some Comic Strips Take an Unpopular Look at U.S., New York Times, October 22, 2001
• Reporters Want More Access, but Are Careful to Ask Nicely, New York Times, October 22, 2001
• Bastion of Dissent Offers Tribute to One of Its Heroes, New York Times, October 22, 2001
• Aggressive Strategy Brought On Inquiry of Recording Industry, New York Times, October 22, 2001
• Novel Security Measures; A local man was kept off a recent flight because of a book he was carrying, Philadelphia CityPaper, October 18?25, 2001
• The 2001 Norbert Wiener Award, Computer Professionals for Social Responsibility, October 20, 2001
• Military Experts: Pentagon Has Been Rigging Star Wars Tests, New York Times, June 9, 2000 (republished by Common Dreams News Center)
• Who Terrorizes Whom? by Edward S. Herman and David Peterson, Centre for Research on Globalisation, globalresearch.ca, 20 October 2001
• Bin Laden Interview Raises Questions; CNN submits inquiries and awaits a videotaped response. The method is frowned upon but accepted under the circumstances, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2001
• Accusations Don't Surprise Iraq; Deputy prime minister says his nation had nothing to do with Sept. 11 or anthrax, but it's not going to help U.S. investigate, either, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2001
• Anthrax Poses a Challenge to Media Getting Out Story; They must sort out conflicting messages, compounded by their direct involvement, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2001
• Cell Phones Set to Track Call Locales, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2001
• Measure on Music Contracts Planned; State senator says he'll challenge statute that ties recording artists to years-long contracts, Los Angeles Times, October 18, 2001

for week of October 31

• Watchdogs say terror bill goes too far, San Francisco Chronicle Business section, October 25, 2001
• Analysis of Anti-Terrorism Act, Electronic Privacy Information Center (EPIC) [originally drafted 9/24/01]
• "Anti-Terrorism" Surveillance Bill has passed, Electronic Frontier Foundation
• ACLU Responds to Senate Passage of Anti-Terrorism Bill, Ashcroft Speech; Promises to Monitor Implementation of Sweeping New Powers, American Civil Liberties Union, October 25, 2001
• Groups Decry Secrecy, Demand List of Prisoners, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2001
• With Powers Like These, Can Repression Be Far Behind? The sweeping new anti-terrorism laws threaten our civil liberties, Robert Scheer, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2001
• Diplomats Met With Taliban on Bin Laden, Washington Post, October 29, 2001
• 'Bully' Remark Earns Biden a Lesson in Wartime Rhetoric, Washington Post, October 29, 2001
• Unilateralism Dead? That's a Myth Perception, Los Angeles Times, October 24, 2001
• When the Press Is in the Dark, So Is Everyone, Los Angeles Times, October 24, 2001
• Cipro saga exposes how drugmakers protect profits, USA Today editorial, October 29, 2001
• Satellite TV Deal Facing Challenges; EchoStar says its purchase of DirecTV is good for consumers, but opponents voice antitrust concerns, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2001
• Afghanistan Bombing Decried; Protesters Also Accuse Media of Underreporting Deaths, Washington Post, Octover 28, 2001
• U.S. air raids hit 3 Red Cross warehouses, San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2001
• Representative Issa: I Was Profiling Victim, October 26 Associated Press story in San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2001
• CNN Discussion Bans "Indymedia", Covers Up Censorship, by Aaron Schlosser, IndyMedia, October 26, 2001
• Media Lose Way in Lust for Profits, Molly Ivins, San Francisco Chronicle, October 27, 2001
• Cipro had big boost from U.S.; U.S. tests led to OK for anthrax use, San Francisco Chronicle, October 25, 2001
• Net Archive Turns Back 10 Billion Pages of Time; Project launching today offers more text than Library of Congress, Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2001
• Detainee Dies Lonely Death in a N.J. Jail; Pakistani, 55, was caught up in the federal dragnet after the Sept. 11 attacks. U.S. denies the rights of those held in detention are being violated, Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2001
• Biden Musings Trigger GOP Attack, Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2001
• Senate Approves Anti-Terrorism Package, Associated Press story in Los Angeles Times, October 25, 2001

for week of November 7

• This Time, the Audience Will Not Be Listening ... to Shrek, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2001
• Pentagon Defends Strikes as Civilian Toll Rises, Los Angeles Times, October 30, 2001
• The Psyche of a Bin Laden, Washington Post, October 28, 2001

for week of November 14

Splits open in UK-US alliance, Guardian (UK), November 9, 2001 (reprinted on indymedia.com)

Lebanon Won't Freeze Hezbollah Assets; Group is a Resistance Movement, Not a Terrorist Organization, Many Arabs Say, Washington Post, November 9, 2001

This just in: Words matter, Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle, October 24, 2001

Words do matter, part II, Jon Carroll, San Francisco Chronicle, October 25, 2001

TECH21: States need to fight on, by Henry Norr, San Francisco Chronicle, November 12, 2001

Who Supports the US?

Support Deepens for the Taliban, Refugees Report; US Errors Fuel Sympathy, Washington Post, November 8, 2001

War Support Ebbs Worldwide; Sept 11 Doesn't Justify Bombing, Many Say, Washington Post, November 7, 2001

U.S., Britain Step Up War for Public Opinion, Washington Post, November 1, 2001

Media

The Rush To Pressure The Press; Is media objectivity suddenly a bad thing?, by Michael Kinsley, Washington Post, November 9, 2001

Pakistanis Act Against Taliban Briefings, News Coverage, Washington Post, November 8, 2001

Civil Liberties, Privacy

U.S. Will Monitor Calls to Lawyers; Rule on Detainees called "Terrifying", Washington Post, November 9, 2001

U.S. to Stop Issuing Detention Tallies; Justice Dept. to Share Number in Federal Custody, INS Arrests, Washington Post, November 9, 2001

Legal Niceties Aside... Federal Agents Without Subpoenas Asking Firms for Records, Washington Post, November 7, 2001

A Deliberate Strategy of Disruption; Massive, Secretive Detention Effort Aimed Mainly at Preventihng More Terror, Washington Post, November 4, 2001

No Use in Complaining About Intrusive Security on the Job, Washington Post, November 4, 2001

Government Records

Amid War, GAO Puts Legal Fight With Cheney on Hold; Agency Head Predicts a Similar Clash with Ridge's Homeland Office, Washington Post, November 9, 2001

A Flawed Approach on Records, Washington Post editorial, November 9, 2001

A Veto Over Presidential Papers; Order lets sitting or former President block release, Washington Post, November 2, 2001

for week of November 21

• Civil Liberties eroding?
• **Special Military Court; Bush Order for Military Tribunals Gets Several Thumbs Down; Experts say plan for terror suspects goes against international law and American standards, Los Angeles Times, November 15, 2001
• A Travesty of Justice, New York Times editorial, November 16, 2001
• The United States of Concealment; Secrecy and America. The words do not belong in the same sentence, John Balzar, Los Angeles Times, November 16, 2001
• Military May Try Terrorism Cases; Bush Cites "Emergency", Washington Post, November 14, 2001
• 'Why Should We Care? It's Only the Constitution'; Terrorizing the Bill of Rights, Nat Hentoff, Village Voice, November 9, 2001
• Pakistani Native Stunned by FBI Raid, Los Angeles Times, November 16, 2001
• Shaping the Law: Circumstances thrust Ashcroft into powerful role; Top lawman came back from election defeat, San Francisco Chronicle (NY Times wireservice article), November 18, 2001
• Bush's Secret Court: Legal System in a Burka, Los Angeles Times, November 15, 2001
• The Unspeakable: To get at the truth, is torture or coercion ever justified?, San Francisco Chronicle, November 18, 2001
• "Tool of the Barbarians'; The usual suspects: FBI investigators, San Francisco Chronicle, November 18, 2001
• On Campus; Conservatives Denounce Dissent, Boston Globe (republished in Common Dreams), November 13, 2001
• Al-Jazeera Kabul Office Destroyed, Associated Press (posted on Lycos news), November 13, 2001
• Them's Fightin' Words: War Lingo Rushes to the Front, Washington Post, November 10, 2001
• For Some Kuwaitis, the Ardor for America Cools, New York Times, November 16, 2001
• Ridge Agrees Taliban Losses May Lead to New Terrorism, New York Times, November 16, 2001
• The day I met the Taliban, Summer Brennan, San Francisco Chronicle, November 18, 2001
• On U.S. -Saudi Relations; With us . . . or against?, San Francisco Chronicle editorial, November 18, 2001
• Bush administration quietly overturning environmental rules; Some policies eased in name of security, San Francisco Chronicle (NY Times wireservice article), November 18, 2001
• Writing History to Executive Order, Richard Reeves, New York Times, November 16, 2001
• Network Practices Can Endanger Students' Privacy, Registrars' Report Warns, Chronicle of Higher Education, November 9, 2001
• Pottershots: The trouble with Harry, San Francisco Chronicle, November 18, 2001

for week of November 28

• New Company Besieges Colleges With Notices About Copyright Violations; Institutions weigh legal issues and inconvenience of tracking down students who share files, Chronicle of Higher Education, November 30, 2001
• Beatle Tunes in Film? Got It Covered, Los Angeles Times, November 6, 2001
• Health bill endangers civil rights; Bush pushes plan to expand control in bioweapon attack, San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2001
• An Organization on the Lookout for Patriotic Incorrectness, New York Times, November 24, 2001 [Defending Civilization: How Our Universities Are Failing America and What Can Be Done About It, Jerry Martin and Anne Neal, American Council of Trustees and Alumni, November 2001 (introduction by Lynne Cheney)]
• Leahy, Hatch seek Ashcroft Testimony on Civil Liberties, Washington Post, November 26, 2001
• U.N. finds 'more misses than hits' by U.S. bombs in Kabul; 30 civilians reported killed by air strike, San Francisco Chronicle, November 24, 2001
• FBI pushes high-tech eavesdropping, Ted Bridis (Associated Press, reprinted in San Francisco Chronicle and online at CNews TechNews), November 22, 2001
• New Law Lets U.S. Nab Foreign Hackers, D. Ian Hopper (Associated Press, reprinted in Chicago Tribune and San Francisco Chronicle), November 22, 2001
• The networks flunk Media History 101, Ben Bagdikian, San Francisco Chronicle, November 19, 2001
• Bay Area airport security faces cuts over new law; Citizenship rule threat to hundreds of jobs, San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 2001
• Spain Sets Hurdle for Extraditions, New York Times, November 24, 2001
• Chechen conflict mirrors Afghan options; Tough terrain, Islamic rebels stymie Russia, San Francisco Chronicle, November 22, 2001
• Liberty, justice and a gas-guzzler for all; Detroit peddling gas-guzzling patriotism, San Francisco Chronicle, November 25, 2001

 

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