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In the middle of Sunshine Week, Justice Department urges changes to protect new category of gov’t secrets
Sunshine Week isn’t about the weather or maintaining a shining attitude this week. It is a national initiative to promote a dialogue and educate the public about the importance of open government and freedom of information. It was launched in March of 2005 by the American Society of News Editors. The organization chose this week…
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What do you think about homeless people working for advertising agencies as wifi hotspots during SXSW?
This might sound like a joke at first but when you think about it, it’s a pretty good idea. I saw this photo while browsing Instagram the other day and I had to take a second look. It reads: I’m Dusty, a 4G hotspot SMS HH Dusty to 25827 for access www.homelesshotspots.org What a concept!…
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If you know the name Kony, you should know who the Alawite sect in Syria is too
In the past week, social media has facilitated the rise in awareness of the atrocious acts of Ugandan guerrilla group leader Joseph Kony. Likewise, awareness of the nonprofit group, Invisible Children, behind the movement to bring down Kony has grown and along with it, gained opponents who claim the organization isn’t using it’s legitimate as…
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Walking with Orbison part four
I like like things together. Alliteration gets me giddy. Symmetry makes me smile. And I think know I’m obvious about it. This was taken in Nuevo Laredo while I was visiting my mother’s sister’s family. These things are an inch and a half tall. This is the second year I see these at Soriana. They’re…
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Would you work 60 hours a week for $2 an hour? Foxconn employees speak
A week ago, Apple announced that the Fair Labor Association would conduct special voluntary audits of Foxconn’s Chinese assembly factories at Apple’s request, according to Apple Insider. This week ABC aired part of a video where a reporter was granted unrestricted access to Foxconn. There has been focus on the number of employee suicides and…
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Another new year’s resolution blog and this past year in pictures
Every day, I want to do something I’ve never done before. I know this might sound ambitious, and it is, but it will surely lead to some interesting places. Did you notice how incredibly vague this resolution is? I’m not a fan of boundaries. That being said here are some of the things I want…
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Jessica Puente 