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Kudos to Timothy Kalyegira who Speaks Truth to any Power

A lesson on Google's fat envelopes for poor souls from the Sub-Saharan Africa.

(JOHANNESBURG ) - George Orwell condemned the sending of poor children from downtrodden parentage to a school for rich kids from affluent family. If memory serves me right, he dubbed it as the worst crime that can be inflicted on a child.

Intrinsic value of Salem-News.com

Regarding the ‘whole truth’; as one philosopher, Alfred North Whitehead (1861–1947) opined: "It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious."

(SALEM, Ore.) - It sounds from Tim King’s call for committed, volunteer assistant editors that Salem-News.com could be on the verge of an exciting growth spurt.

As a daily reader of Salem-News.com, I applaud the seven-year long tenacity of its ownership.

Media Falsifiers

'I am not blaming those who are resolved to rule, only those who show an even greater readiness to submit -- Thucydides

(MANAMA, Bahrain) - Day after day, TV anchor after anchor has been boasting "News from all angles, from all points of view."

There's never been such an open campaign to convince television viewers they aren't being brainwashed by the media's restricted point of view.

What the American Public Shouldn`t Know

U.S. statesmen and politicians have predetermined and programmed plans for the nation of Iran and it's on their agenda to sow the seeds of discord

(TEHRAN) - Many people in the world credulously or perhaps naively believe the tempting claims of U.S. statesmen and politicians who say that their country is a "beacon of freedom" and a "pioneer of democracy."

Facebook`s Facial Recognition: Welcome to the Digital Plantation

The scale of what Facebook is doing is so spectacular that it is impressive to admire from a distance.

(SALT LAKE CITY ) - Facebook is Big News all of a sudden over their new system for using facial recognition software to automate the process of “tagging” user uploaded photos.

Every major news organization, every technology site, and apparently government regulators around the world, are all interested in this new technology. At least the media is entirely missing the point.

Salem-News.com Seeks Assistant Editors

Volunteers are needed to help us manage content.

(SALEM, Ore.) - If success is measured in terms of raw groundbreaking journalism, then Salem-News.com is the hallmark of today's new breed of intrepid informationalist who endeavor to set the people of this world free by covering extremely important, yet often overlooked subjects.

We need the help of a few talented people who want to assist with our rapidly developing existence. We have broken a number of large stories over seven years and currently manage the content of almost 90 writers in over 20 countries.

Internet Will Receive More Than 31,000 Million Ads By 2015

In comparison with last year, Internet has been the only medium that has significantly increased its audience incisiveness.

(MADRID) - According to an eMarketer study, Internet advertising investments will continue to increase in the United States within the next years. It is projected that it will reach 25.6% in 2015, while TV ads will be stalled at a 40% rate.

UN Special Rapporteur Declares Internet Access a Human Right

“legitimate expression continues to be criminalized in many States....” - Frank La Rue, UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression

(GENEVA) - A UN expert says governments are increasingly restricting the flow of information on the Internet due to its potential to mobilize people to challenge the status quo.

Frank La Rue, Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression, told the UN Human Rights Council that governments are using technologies to block content and monitor activists and critics.

YouTube closes Salem-News.com Video Account

YouTube has no respect for the agencies that make it what it is. We're taking our business to Vimeo.

(SALEM, Ore.) - We wondered exactly which day YouTube would close our video account containing more than 500 videos dating back to 2006.

The State of Oregon Publishes Interactive Broadband Availability Map

Oregon has secured federal funding for this project through 2014

(Salem, Oregon) - A statewide on-line interactive map where users can find broadband coverage information for the entire state is now live.

Customers can run speed tests, find community anchor institutions and print the results.