last sunday's nyt...

had several articles that touched on themes we talked about in our seminar.

issues of information literacy, censorship, freedom of information, copyright, how the web is changing the way we communicate (and even think!) are in the news ALL THE TIME!!!

here are 3 articles from the 11-15-08 nyt that you might find interesting.
or not.
(but hey... i'm backing up my talk, here!)

1. burma -- um... i mean myanmar
Myanmar Finds Crimes to Fit Harsh Punishments

(these three are from last year ... but if you're interested, there's PLENTY of info about censorship in burma er.. myanmar.)
Burmese Bloggers Get the Word Out 09/27/07
Burmese Government Clamps Down on Internet 09/28/07
Monks are Silenced, and for Now, Internet is, Too 10/04/07

2. youtube
this article talks about youtube in our 2008 presidential election.
can you BELIEVE youtube didn't EXIST in 2004?!?!?!
Clicking and Choosing


3. copyright (copy copy riiiiiggghhhhtt!!!)
this was a (long) article in the nyt magazine.
What is Art For?
very philosophical about the purpose of art and length of copyright.
here you'll find discussion of a cultural commens, intellectual copyright, disney, and a bit of american history interspersed in an article about lewis hyde.

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if you're curious.... just go to the nyt and do some searches: youtube censorship comes up w/ some interesting things! (and if you've not found any newspaper articles, the nyt is a great resource, since all of there articles and op-ed stuff is freely available.

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and remember -- contact me if you need any help!
c.