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jason_pontin

  1. "In Journalism, What's New Is Actually Old... and 'That's the Way It Is'" by @lewisdvorkin: forbes.com/sites/lewisdvo… 34 minutes ago via web
  2. hah. “@kpoulsen: @wikileaks Well, obviously. He doesn't even write about himself in the third person.” about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone from Los Angeles, CA  
  3. Today is final day to nominate yourself or colleague for FY13 @mitentforum Global Advisory Board. go.mitef.org/Jsk6wu I'm your chairman! about 1 hour ago via Twitter for iPhone from Los Angeles, CA  
  4. Leaving LA and its bright, shallow, lemon-yellow light reflecting off millions of chrome and glass facets. about 2 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone from Manhattan Beach, CA  
  5. Paralyzed Rats Walk Again techre.vu/KO3qxq (via @TechReview) about 2 hours ago via Tweet Button
  6. @jlgolson well, yes- but gotta go soon. Pitch me when I get back to Boston. about 4 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA   in reply to jlgolson
  7. @brentrt A year of excellence in product and platform development! about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA   in reply to brentrt
  8. I never do this, but honest-to-God: #FF @parisreview about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  
  9. @Rafe well, not "mature", he said - which could be an ethical-psychological criticism. about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA   in reply to Rafe
  10. @brentrt It's been a great year, Brent. about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA   in reply to brentrt
  11. Demo of Quri, a crowd sourcing, pinning shopping-app, made a room of jaded techies sit up in their seats at #ATD10: quricorp.com about 5 hours ago via Twitter for iPhone from Rancho Palos Verdes, CA  
  12. @libertarianlwyr @ggreenwald When may those special protections be invoked in the absence of a federal shield law? about 7 hours ago via web in reply to libertarianlwyr
  13. @libertarianlwyr @ggreenwald Yes, but the press are widely understood to possess special privileges - particularly re. protecting sources. about 7 hours ago via web in reply to libertarianlwyr
  14. @ggreenwald Under what circumstances may a journalist invoke a State shield law to protect her or his source? about 7 hours ago via web in reply to ggreenwald
  15. @ggreenwald This is relevant to the issue, because if Assange is extradited he shall surely be asked to surrender Manning as his source. about 7 hours ago via web in reply to ggreenwald
  16. @ggreenwald But only a media org can defy a subpoena or refuse to disclose a source in a trial and not be found in contempt, right? about 7 hours ago via web in reply to ggreenwald
  17. @rayno @ggreenwald I'd argue not. There are some things "media orgs" do. See the section "What Wikileaks Isn't" here: technologyreview.com/blog/pontin/26… about 7 hours ago via web in reply to rayno
  18. @ggreenwald You're the constitutional lawyer, but aren't there differences between 1A rights of individuals & reporters (e.g. shield laws)? about 7 hours ago via web in reply to ggreenwald
  19. Except @ggreenwald Wikileaks isn't a media organization. technologyreview.com/blog/pontin/26… No one thought it was until Assange claimed press privileges. about 8 hours ago via web in reply to ggreenwald