Bias much, CBS? The network ran a report on 60 Minutes the other day (which shows how far off our radar the show is, seeing as though we just found out about it) that, according to TechDirt’s fantastic report, is basically a piece of MPAA propaganda. It makes all sorts of ridiculous claims that can ...
We see what is happening to AP – From Techdirt: Via Jeff Sonderman we find out that the Tribune Company wants to experiment next week and see how far it can get without content from the Associated Press. Read it all here Well as it turned out – CP is still around – The Canadian Press serves ...
... – was reportedly paid by EMI to get her to change her deposition after the judge had already thrown it out. For more information about this unexpected turn of events, head over to this excellent article on TechDirt. The fact that the record labels were going after Robertson personally was as despicable two ...
The invariable problem of how ownership impacts news. Here, the venerable 60 Minutes produces an infomercial for Hollywood's antipiracy campaign. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/10/30/60minutes/main5464994.shtml?tag=currentVideoInfo;segmentUtilities Techdirt rebuttal here: http://techdirt.com ...
... unchallenged, and there was not even any appearance given to present the other side of the coin. It seems that out of 60 minutes, they could have devoted just a few to research and fact checking. TechDirt put together a post yesterday outlining the specific problems with the episode. I won't attempt ...
UK Court Says Kentucky Has No Right To Seize Gambling Domain Name Techdirt We've covered the bizarre legal battle in Kentucky, where the governor tried to have a long list of gambling-related domain names (none of which had … and more »
... at times (with no one noticing it) and gets important (and easily checked) facts wrong. And, of course, it basically mimics that old episode that history has shown to have been totally (laughably) false. – Techdirt Although the ‘investigative reporters’ of 60 minutes were only too happy to eat up ...
I really enjoy reading the Techdirt blog mostly because it’s fun to watch Mike Masnick tie himself in knots trying to prove things. He is forever posting very speculative things, drawing conclusions that just aren’t obvious, and then to solidify these masterpieces of logic, he then quotes and links ...
