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Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

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Wilders Acquitted Of Incitement To Hatred

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Reut Cohen
Opinion Editor

It’s a trial that never should have been—no matter what one thinks about Wilders.

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Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Clinton's Ban On Social Network Reporting Regressive

President Bill Clinton (Creative Commons)

Jenna Kovalsky
Staff Reporter

Mother of all ironies: Clinton bans social network reporting at a tech conference.

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Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

Craigslist Bans Sex Ads...But Not Demand For Them

Craigslist voluntarily censored its “adult services” category in response to pressure from 17 state attorneys general.

Lisa Rau
Columnist

Those criticizing Craigslist have misdirected the public’s attention from the true problem: demand for child sex.

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Craig Gillespie directed this true story about "the most daring rescue mission in the history of the U.S. Coast Guard.”

Watch USC Annenberg Media's live State of the Union recap and analysis here.

 

I Heart Google

Natalie Ragus
Associate Editor
From the search engine that started it all, to Gmail and Gchat, there are a thousand reasons to love Google.
Now, we can add one more reason to the list.
The Internet giant threatened to pull out of China this week, citing censorship requirements and allegations that government-hired hackers broke into the accounts of suspected dissidents
Make that a thousand-and-one reasons to love Google. 
When Google began its China operations, the company incited the wrath of human rights activists around the world by giving into to the government's strict censorship requirements. At the time, company executives argued that giving the Chinese people better access to some information beat no information at all. Doing business in China would not, Google execs assured, violate the company's famous informal motto, "don't be evil."
However, the game changed dramatically when hackers - supposedly bankrolled by the regime - accessed the private Google accounts of a number of Chinese users in kind of "digital espionage."
Within days of uncovering the breach, Google ceased censoring its search results and threatened to pack up its operations and leave the country all together.
I applaud Google.
While it's the not most popular search engine in China (that honor belongs to the government-sanctioned tool known as Baidu), Google stands to rake in around $600 million this year in China. Furthermore, the company could lose out on billions more in the long run if it pulls out of China.
With all that at stake, Google's brave decision to stand up to this restrictive regime should be applauded. 
Though experts contend the government likely won't back down in this mighty battle of wills, by leaving China, Google will set a precedence throughout the tech world and burn a new path in the way business can help foster human rights not just in Asia, but worldwide.
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