So…the Interior No Longer Cares About Climate Change? – “A leaked five-year strategic plan has zero mention of “climate change” or “diversity,” marking a major pivot away from its predecessor.” Continue Reading
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Monthly Archives: October 2017
Google no longer lets you change domains to search different countries
The Verge: “You’ve long been able to get localized search results by visiting Google at different domains — like google.com for the US, google.co.uk for England, or google.co.jp for Japan — but that won’t be the case any more after today. Google said that it’ll now deliver search results relevant to your current location no… Continue Reading
Returning Authors’ Rights: The Authors Alliance/Creative Commons Termination of Transfer Tool
“Welcome to the Authors Alliance/Creative Commons Termination of Transfer tool. This page explains what termination of transfer is all about and what this tool does. Termination of transfers: Get rights back! Creators of all kinds routinely transfer rights to their works (by signing publication contracts that assign copyright to their publishers, for example). While many… Continue Reading
Report Examining Sexual Misconduct in the Federal Workplace and Lax Federal Responses
Committee on Oversight and Government Reform U.S. House of Representatives 115th Congress – Tables of Penalties: Examining Sexual Misconduct in the Federal Workplace and Lax Federal Responses October 19, 2017 Staff Report – Draft. “Sexual misconduct is a challenge the federal government must aggressively and consistently address to ensure the well-being and safety of its… Continue Reading
ProPublica – Federal Judge Unseals NY Crime Lab’s Software for Analyzing DNA Evidence
ProPublica – We asked the judge to make the source code public after scientists and defense attorneys raised concerns that flaws in its design may have resulted in innocent people going to prison. “A federal judge [the week of October 20, 2017] unsealed the source code for a software program developed by New York City’s… Continue Reading
OECD Digital Economy Outlook 2017
“The biennial OECD Digital Economy Outlook examines and documents evolutions and emerging opportunities and challenges in the digital economy. It highlights how OECD countries and partner economies are taking advantage of information and communication technologies (ICTs) and the Internet to meet their public policy objectives. Through comparative evidence, it informs policy makers of regulatory practices… Continue Reading
Reality Check Multiplatform newspaper readership in the United States, 2007–2015
Reality Check – Multiplatform newspaper readership in the United States, 2007–2015. Hsiang Iris Chyiirischyi & Ori Tenenboim. Journal of Journalism Practice, Volume 11, 2017 – Issue 7. Pages 798-819 | Published online: 27 Jul 2016 http://dx.doi.org/10.108 /17512786.2016.1208056 Abstract – “Twenty years into US newspapers’ online ventures, many are stuck between a shrinking market for their… Continue Reading
Treasury Releases Third Report On The Administration’s Core Principles For Financial Regulation
“The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released a report that examines the current regulatory framework for the asset management and insurance industries and makes recommendations to ensure the regulatory framework is aligned with the Administration’s Core Principles for financial regulation. Treasury’s evaluation focuses on four key areas: the proper evaluation of systemic risk, ensuring… Continue Reading
Global Passport Power Rank 2017 – Singapore is world’s most powerful passport
Passports of the world ranked by their total visa-free score: “Arton Capital’s Passport Index is the world’s most popular online interactive tool, which collects, displays and ranks the passports of the world. It is the only real time global ranking of the world’s passports, updated as frequently as new visa waivers and changes are announced.… Continue Reading
The 66 programs eliminated in Trump’s proposed budget
The Hill: “President Trump’s fiscal 2018 budget proposal would completely eliminate 66 federal programs, for a savings of $26.7 billion. Some of the programs would receive funding for 2018 as part of a phasing-out plan. Here are the programs the administration wants on the chopping block…” [Note – among the independent agencies included are the… Continue Reading
Technology Firms Shape Political Communication: The Work of Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Google With Campaigns During the 2016 U.S. Presidential Cycle
Technology Firms Shape Political Communication: The Work of Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, and Google With Campaigns During the 2016 U.S. Presidential Cycle. Daniel Kreiss & SHANNON C. MCGREGOR. Journal of Political Communication. Pages 1-23 | Published online: 26 Oct 2017. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/10584609.2017.1364814. “This article offers the first analysis of the role that technology companies, specifically Facebook, Twitter,… Continue Reading
The President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection – NARA
“The National Archives today released 2,891 records related to the assassination of President John F. Kennedy that are subject to the President John F. Kennedy Assassination Records Collection Act of 1992 (JFK Act). These records are available for download online. The President has also ordered that all remaining records governed by section 5 of the… Continue Reading
