Aram Zucker-Scharff

The FJP: Definition of “journalist” could pose problem for shield bill :

Bipartisan momentum is building for legislation that would give reporters new legal protections from government authorities who want them to reveal their confidential sources. But it’s far from clear whether the effort can overcome the objections that derailed similar bills in the Senate in 2007…

“Fifty percent of the class of 2011 was unemployed or dramatically underemployed. In another survey, only 16 percent of employers reported that new hires from four-year colleges were “very qualified” for the workforce. Academically, one study showed that only 45 percent of students showed any meaningful cognitive gains after three semesters. Regardless of what one considers the purpose of college to be, it is clear that costly dysfunction is plaguing the system.”

– “Colleges Need To Eliminate Inefficiencies To Survive“ 

Virtually Everything the Government Did to WikiLeaks is Now Being Done to Mainstream US Reporters:

At Freedom of the Press Foundation, we believe it’s vital to defend WikiLeaks’ right to gather and publish classified information in the public interest, just as it’s vital to protect the rights of Associated Press and Fox News to do the same. Under the law, the AP, Fox News, and WikiLeaks are no different (a fact that even the government argues). If one falls, the others will not be far behind.

When they came for Wikileaks… 

Thinking about buying a Scottevest jacket. Dunno, it almost seems too geeky.