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Nut Graf: March 28-31, 2009 |
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Written by Justin Hemlepp
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Monday, 06 April 2009 |
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Editor's Note: The following posts appeared in Fire in a Theater's "Nut Graf" microblog between Mar. 28 and Mar. 31, 2009. Clarifying previous: The TSA body scan is currently "voluntary." http://is.gd/pW2a (DailyMail) But for how long? And it's still horrifying.
U.S. | If you want to fly, you have to show TSA your penis, vagina and breasts. http://is.gd/pQGs (Reuters) THIS IS NOT AN APRIL FOOLS PRANK
ASIA-N. Korea | 2 Current TV reporters, arrested by DPRK, face trial for "hostile acts," "education through labor." http://is.gd/pSzl (NYT)
E.U. | E.U. officials "to investigate consumer profiling by online advertisers." Services now bought w personal data. http://is.gd/pzbw (FT)
OP-ED | Govts, companies convert Internet into "spinternet;" placing supposedly independent comments on Web sites. http://is.gd/pSuJ (NYT)
U.S.-N.D. | Parents of imprisoned American reporter going to Iran "to see [their] daughter and speed her release." http://is.gd/pJaQ (AP)
AMER-Venez. | TV crew "assaulted by opposition activists" during rally for Chavez's 2006 challenger. http://is.gd/pSoE (IFEX)
U.S.-Utah | Gov. Huntsman vetoes bill; would have restricted advertising of stores that sell "violent video games." http://is.gd/pSlW (AP)
EUROPE-Fr. | Reporters "summoned for questioning;" published video of Sarkozy "expressing irritation" w/ TV tech. http://is.gd/p7ri (RSF)
U.N. | So-called Human Rights Council passes "defamation of religions" resolution. Speech advocates really pissed. http://is.gd/pzyY (RSF)
The Hague | Special Ct. for Sierra Leone allows journalist to keep source secret in Charles Taylor war crimes case. http://is.gd/pS9r (CPJ)
U.S.-N.Y. | Fed court "favors" keeping secret docs related to Sept. 11, 2001 lawsuits. No ruling yet, though. http://is.gd/pS6A (AP)
U.S.-N.J. | Teenager gets child porn charges for posting nude pics of herself on MySpace. http://is.gd/pS4G (MdLwPrfBlg)
AFRICA-Sudan | Editor charged w criminal defamation in '07 arrested, despite court assurances, before Germany trip. http://is.gd/pS1Y (IFEX)
U.S.-Mo. | Fed court holds license plate approval process unconstitutional. State now must issue "Choose Life" tags. http://is.gd/pRXu (AP)
ASIA-Pak. | Kidnapped Canadian journalist still captive under threat of death should $25,000 ransom not be paid. http://is.gd/pRUh (CPJ)
AFRICA-Zimb. | Poet detained on World Poetry Day after reading poem about police cutting line during food shortage. http://is.gd/pRS4 (IFEX)
U.S.-Ill. | Media amicus brief "urge[s] court to protect anonymous speech." Case: Maxon v. Ottawa Publishing Co. http://is.gd/pRO4 (RCFP)
AFRICA-S. Afr. | ANC's view on establishing "media tribunal" is "shifting." Coverage of party viewed as "hostile." http://is.gd/pRKe (IFEX)
U.S.-Conn. | Middle school principal bans all physical contact, hugging, high fives, etc., after "violent incident" http://is.gd/pkkX (WCBS)
AFRICA-Nig. | Correspondent detained; refused "to write statement on the source of a story" re: assassination plot. http://is.gd/pRwF (IFEX)
Justin Hemlepp, TheSequitur.com's editor emeritus, is an attorney in Florida.
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