  Posts Tagged ‘censorship’  Big Name Websites Protest SOPA
Mediabistro Course    How The Stop Online Piracy Act Could
Impact Journalists   Sounds pretty scary, right? The SOPA
hearings started in the House today, and that’s why today has
been declared American Censorship Day. Numerous companies and
websites are attempting to raise awareness about SOPA in an
attempt to “save the Internet” and hopefully block the passage
of the law. But so far, according to Techdirt, the odds are
stacked 5 to 1 in favor of passing the bill.  SOPA has many
implications for casual Internet users, but for journalists the
repercussions of SOPA passing could be immense. Here are a few
ways in which the passage of SOPA could impact journalists and
their organizations.  Read more