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    english2english:

    Right, then. Prince Harry’s visit to the USA is as good a time as any to point out that the mutual curiosity shared between British and American cultures is as intense as ever. It’s also a good time to launch this Tumblr. 

    When Winston Churchill coined the phrase “special relationship” to describe the connection between the two nations in 1946, he was describing two countries whose commitments to similar ideals – for better or worse – have historically meant a keen interest in each other. “Special”, sometimes, doesn’t even begin to cover it.

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    For all those Britishisms I don’t get, Katie Rogers and crew create a new “living glossary” of English-to-English translations. Fun. 

    Posted on Wednesday, May 15th 2013

    Tags news guardian journalism language

    Reblogged from English to English

    “So many lines are being crossed in so many directions, it is tough to keep track of who are the victims and who are the perpetrators. There has always been a cat-and-mouse game between government and the media, between the coverers and the covered, but increased reliance on technology has weaponized something that used to take spycraft and shoe leather.”

    David Carr, on the two-way street of snooping. 

    Posted on Wednesday, May 15th 2013

    Tags technology data data privacy surveillance news media government surveilance tech

    Source The New York Times

    officialssay: A slide from a recent “Dress for Success” presentation given at the Defense Intelligence Agency. The presentation recommended that women dress conservatively, but that they not take a “Plain Jane” approach to makeup. “Even smart people do dumb things sometimes,” the DIA director said, in an email to employees apologizing for the training. woops.

    officialssay:

    A slide from a recent “Dress for Success” presentation given at the Defense Intelligence Agency. The presentation recommended that women dress conservatively, but that they not take a “Plain Jane” approach to makeup.

    “Even smart people do dumb things sometimes,” the DIA director said, in an email to employees apologizing for the training.

    woops.

    Posted on Tuesday, May 14th 2013

    Tags quotes news officials say

    Reblogged from Officials Say the Darndest Things

    propublica: “If you complain too much, they won’t take you to work anymore.” — In Chicago, immigrant labor brokers known as raiteros have helped create a system where temp agencies and their corporate clients benefit from cheap, just-in-time labor as workers’ pay falls well below the minimum wage. Read our latest investigation, Taken for a Ride. + View enlarged graphic.   Latest ProPublica investigation: how temp workers in Chicago are being exploited by raitero system as brand-name companies like Ty Inc., Sony, Frito Lay and Pampered Chef benefit.

    propublica:

    “If you complain too much, they won’t take you to work anymore.” — In Chicago, immigrant labor brokers known as raiteros have helped create a system where temp agencies and their corporate clients benefit from cheap, just-in-time labor as workers’ pay falls well below the minimum wage. Read our latest investigation, Taken for a Ride.

    + View enlarged graphic.

     

    Latest ProPublica investigation: how temp workers in Chicago are being exploited by raitero system as brand-name companies like Ty Inc., Sony, Frito Lay and Pampered Chef benefit.

    Posted on Monday, April 29th 2013

    Tags news labor exploitation charts

    Reblogged from Get Involved

    “He was wrapped up in a shower curtain in the corner of the bathroom, shivering and shaking. He was saying all this, ‘Please, please, don’t hurt me, don’t shoot, I’m sorry, I’m sorry.’ And I said, ‘Yeah, I’m sorry, too.’ And I did what I had to do.”

    That’s two-time felon Tony Bennett describing how he murdered a man.

    Bennet was sentenced to 25 years in prison for the murder (which he had denied for 20 years), but was released early because the prosecutor in the case withheld evidence from Bennett’s attorney. 

    ProPublica investigates the conduct of New York attorneys and finds a system where prosecutors who abuse their authority routinely go unpunished.

    The result? The guilty can go free, the innocent can end up in prison.

    Posted on Wednesday, April 3rd 2013

    Tags propublica news new york courts new york courts prosecutors investigative

    “Indeed, if election investments are like the stock market, a lot of billionaires just lost their shirts. American Crossroads, co-founded by GOP political guru Karl Rove, and Restore Our Future, which focused on supporting Romney in the presidential race, together spent more than $450 million, with little to show for it in the end.”

    Dan Eggen and Tim Farnam, Spending by independent groups had little election impact, analysis finds (http://m.washingtonpost.com/politics/decision2012/spending-by-independent-groups-had-little-election-impact-analysis-finds/2012/11/07/15fd30ea-276c-11e2-b2a0-ae18d6159439_story.htmlm)

    Posted on Wednesday, November 7th 2012

    Tags dark money politics campaign finance super pacs news election 2012

    If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should: ProPublica readers are helping us crowd-source thousands of documents to log millions of dollars in ad spending in the final days of the 2012 campaign. So far, we’ve freed 852 files and $54.3 million in ad buys. If you have a minute, it’s easy to do. And fun. AND good for democracy. Help us Free the Files!

    If you haven’t checked it out yet, you should: ProPublica readers are helping us crowd-source thousands of documents to log millions of dollars in ad spending in the final days of the 2012 campaign. So far, we’ve freed 852 files and $54.3 million in ad buys. If you have a minute, it’s easy to do. And fun. AND good for democracy. Help us Free the Files!

    Posted on Friday, September 28th 2012

    Tags crowdsourcing politics propublica crowd sourcing journalism technology news election campaign finance campaign spending political ads

    futurejournalismproject: BREAKING: Advice is received that the Congress resolved upon independence the 4th of July; and, it is said, have declared war against Great Britain in form. The first mention of the US declaration of independence in the British press occurred six weeks after the fact in the August 10-13 edition of the London Chronicle. And that mention was just the little blurb that you see above. Via Todd Andrlik, a collector of American Revolution era newspapers: The London Gazette also published an August 10 to 13, 1776, issue, but it lacked any mention of the Declaration. As the official court organ, and perhaps to avoid royal embarrassment, the Gazette also refrained from printing the entire text of the Declaration while other “Mother Country” newspapers jumped at it, including the London Chronicle (Aug 17 – first in Europe), Edinburgh Advertiser (Aug 20), Edinburgh Evening Courant (Aug 21), Belfast News-Letter (Aug 27), etc. Once upon a time the world’s news moved real slow. Image: A brief in the London Chronicle informs the public that the US colonies declared their independence. Via Rag Linen. Revolution sans twitter

    futurejournalismproject:

    BREAKING: Advice is received that the Congress resolved upon independence the 4th of July; and, it is said, have declared war against Great Britain in form.

    The first mention of the US declaration of independence in the British press occurred six weeks after the fact in the August 10-13 edition of the London Chronicle.

    And that mention was just the little blurb that you see above.

    Via Todd Andrlik, a collector of American Revolution era newspapers:

    The London Gazette also published an August 10 to 13, 1776, issue, but it lacked any mention of the Declaration. As the official court organ, and perhaps to avoid royal embarrassment, the Gazette also refrained from printing the entire text of the Declaration while other “Mother Country” newspapers jumped at it, including the London Chronicle (Aug 17 – first in Europe), Edinburgh Advertiser (Aug 20), Edinburgh Evening Courant (Aug 21), Belfast News-Letter (Aug 27), etc.

    Once upon a time the world’s news moved real slow.

    Image: A brief in the London Chronicle informs the public that the US colonies declared their independence. Via Rag Linen.

    Revolution sans twitter

    Posted on Wednesday, July 4th 2012

    Tags July 4th declaration of independence history news

    Reblogged from The FJP

    2012swingstates: Photo by Shawn Raymundo, The State Press The Supreme Court is expected to decide on a two-year-old Arizona immigration law this week, an issue that brought more than 1,000 immigration activists and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio supporters to “Tent City” on Saturday evening.  The event was staged to protest Arpaio over immigration sweeps, allegations of inmate mistreatment at Tent City, the outdoor jail, and his support of Senate Bill 1070, a law passed by the legislature in 2010 allowing state law enforcement officials to enforce federal immigration policies. SB 1070 challengers claim federal immigration policies supersede any state laws, and that the law encourages racial profiling by allowing officers to request proof of citizenship if they suspect someone is in the country illegally. The court’s decision will set a precedent for determining how far states can go in enforcing federal immigration laws. The decision could also impact laws modeled after SB 1070 that were passed in Alabama, Georgia, Utah and South Carolina. Find the full story and slideshow here.

    2012swingstates:

    Photo by Shawn Raymundo, The State Press

    The Supreme Court is expected to decide on a two-year-old Arizona immigration law this week, an issue that brought more than 1,000 immigration activists and Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio supporters to “Tent City” on Saturday evening. 

    The event was staged to protest Arpaio over immigration sweeps, allegations of inmate mistreatment at Tent City, the outdoor jail, and his support of Senate Bill 1070, a law passed by the legislature in 2010 allowing state law enforcement officials to enforce federal immigration policies.

    SB 1070 challengers claim federal immigration policies supersede any state laws, and that the law encourages racial profiling by allowing officers to request proof of citizenship if they suspect someone is in the country illegally.

    The court’s decision will set a precedent for determining how far states can go in enforcing federal immigration laws. The decision could also impact laws modeled after SB 1070 that were passed in Alabama, Georgia, Utah and South Carolina.

    Find the full story and slideshow here.

    Posted on Sunday, June 24th 2012

    Tags the 12 immigration arizona sb 1070 illegal immigration joe arpaio racial profiling news supreme court scotus

    Reblogged from The 12 | Tumbling the 2012 campaign