Doctorow...is an activist in favour of liberalising copyright laws, and a proponent of Creative Commons, publishing many of his books under CC licensing. His writings and lectures focus on digital rights management, file sharing, and post-scarcity economics.
Afghanistan
New Afghan Women’s Magazine Proves That “The Pen Is Mightier Than The Sword”
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Fast forward to 2017, and studies show this trend carrying over into cyberspace, with Afghan women found to be "disproportionately vulnerable" online. Instead of remaining silent about it, a group of 15 young Afghan volunteers have chosen to strike back, using the power of the pen.
Community Reporting Workshop
Library Reporting Workshops Inaugurate Community Newspaper Project
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July 8, Woodhaven, NY — As part of an effort to expand local access to digital and print media, the Community Reporting Workshop will meet on four Wednesdays in July and August at the Woodhaven branch of the Queens Library.
Media
Catching up with the locals
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The biggest underreported story in Queens media news of the last few weeks is sale of the Times Newsweekly/Ridgewood Times to Schneps Communications.
Catching up with the Locals
Catching up with the locals—Oceans of Blue
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I picked-up the weeklies with some amount of anticipation last week. Returning from a holiday and almost a week since the funeral for murdered police officer Rafael Ramos was held in Glendale, I was eager to read local coverage of one of the most pressing issues of our time. The South Queens version of the Queens Courier, published as the Courier-Sun, did not disappoint, with a cover image of Assemblyman Phil Goldfeder posing with three blue-ribbon-hanging community members for a page three story about their campaign in support of the NYPD. Also on page three was Salvatore Licata's story about the funeral for PO Ramos. Licata describes Vice President Biden's eulogy as "stirring" and he provides a memorable quotation from the speech:
“It is only when a tragedy like this occurs when all of their friends, neighbors and people who didn’t even know them become aware of and reminded of the sacrifices they make every single, solitary day to make our lives better,” Biden said.
Media
Catching up with the locals: Atlas Terminals sale link roundup
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One of the biggest stories coming out of the Queens local papers recently was the purchase of the Atlas Terminals by the Brooklyn-based Broadway Stages, a television and film production company.
Media
About the Media Category
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Pieces you will find in the Media section of the Queens Free Press will often address matters as discussed, reported, or otherwise raised by the media at large. Therefore, whether they are pieces about coverage of a particular topic, or just a daily log of summarized links, or something interpretive, analytical, essays and reports published here may also be included in another categories. The Media section may also serve as the place where "the media industry" is the subject, and so hopefully this section will serve as kind of roadmap, especially for students, to the fields associated with media production and/or scholarship.