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China Cut Off Internet in Area of Tibetan Unrest

Stevie Converse — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 08:11:58 -0500

Full article: Guardian
Tania Branigan
Chinese officials cut off mobile phone and Internet connections to areas where Tibetans were shot dead amid unrest last month, state media has reported. Foreign reporters attempting to visit the region have been turned back, with officials blaming bad weather and the state of the roads.

Iran Cracks Down on Internet Use, Foreign Media

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 09:27:55 -0400

Full article: Wall Street Journal
Christopher Rhoads, Geoffrey A. Fowler and Chip Cummins
The Iranian government has slowed the speed of the Internet and access to Web sites in ways that show the growing technical skills of the country's Web censors. The government has clamped down on traffic by apportioning less bandwidth to Internet connection providers.

Baltimore Sun Staffers to Withhold Bylines to Protest Job Cuts, Heavy-Handed Tactics

Stevie Converse — Thu, 07 May 2009 11:27:11 -0400

Full article: Poynter Institute
More than 50 Baltimore Sun newsroom staff members, including reporters, photographers and other bylined content producers, launched a byline strike today protesting layoffs and heavy handed tactics by owner Tribune Company.

Time Warner Cable Protest Planned

Lindsy Embree — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 10:55:34 -0400

Full article: Greensboro News-Record
Joe Killian
Time Warner Cable customers will protest the company's new caps on Internet data use outside the company's office in Greensboro, N.C. The effort is being organized largely on the Internet. Pages for the event on Facebook and Craigslist were created, with invitations being forwarded by e-mail, on blogs and social networks.

Protest Rocks Rupert Murdoch's New York Post for Racist Cartoon

Lindsy Embree — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 10:39:49 -0500

Full article: Alternet
Liliana Segura
A rally was held in front of the offices of the New York Post, to protest the racist editorial cartoon that ran in its pages. The cartoon depicted two police officers shooting an ape, with one remarking, "They'll have to find someone else to write the next stimulus bill."

Hollywood Writers Launch 'Idol' Reality TV Protest

Stevie Converse — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 12:25:09 -0400

Full article: Reuters
Alex Dobuzinskis
Hollywood writers on Wednesday launched a protest against U.S. television's No. 1 show, American Idol, claiming the Fox network talent contest underpays workers and subjects them to sweatshop conditions.

Le Monde Staff to Stop Presses Rolling

Stevie Converse — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 13:06:31 -0400

Full article: Guardian
Gwladys Fouche

CNN makes anti-war protests look like a circus

mthompson — Mon, 24 Mar 2008 11:04:30 -0400

Last week thousands of Americans took to the streets to protest the Iraq war's fifth anniversary. CNN's response? Cover it like a circus. Help fix America's broken commercial media.