http://minimediaguy.org/2006/12/01/thank-god-its-friday-and-im-not-in-jail-with-josh-wolf/ studying the media ecosystem Wed, 03 Dec 2008 06:54:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 http://minimediaguy.org/2006/12/01/thank-god-its-friday-and-im-not-in-jail-with-josh-wolf/#comment-174 MiniMediaGuy » Blog Archive » Another Friday and Josh Wolf still sits in federal prison Fri, 08 Dec 2006 16:21:26 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2006/12/01/thank-god-its-friday-and-im-not-in-jail-with-josh-wolf/#comment-174 [...] (Josh Wolf is a freelance journalist and anarchist. He has been jailed for refusing to turn over videotapes of a protest being investigated by federal authorities. Lots has been written about his case. Last Friday I ran a reminder of his incarceration. I’ll do it every Friday until he is freed. If you are a media blogger consider doing the same. Josh is alone. But he needs to know that he is not forgotten. Tom Abate, San Leandro, California; aka MiniMediaGuy.) [...] [...] (Josh Wolf is a freelance journalist and anarchist. He has been jailed for refusing to turn over videotapes of a protest being investigated by federal authorities. Lots has been written about his case. Last Friday I ran a reminder of his incarceration. I’ll do it every Friday until he is freed. If you are a media blogger consider doing the same. Josh is alone. But he needs to know that he is not forgotten. Tom Abate, San Leandro, California; aka MiniMediaGuy.) [...]

]]> http://minimediaguy.org/2006/12/01/thank-god-its-friday-and-im-not-in-jail-with-josh-wolf/#comment-143 MiniMediaGuy » Blog Archive » Nervous watchdogs Tue, 05 Dec 2006 16:16:49 +0000 http://minimediaguy.org/2006/12/01/thank-god-its-friday-and-im-not-in-jail-with-josh-wolf/#comment-143 [...] I don’t mean fearful in the sense of censorship, although there do seem to be more journalists, spending more time in jail. No, I mean just about their future and the ability to stay employed doing what they love doing — asking questions, following leads, holding authorities to account. But that’s tough, wouldn’t you think, when you’re sitting at home in San Jose this morning waiting for the phone not to ring. Or when you’re in any of the 1,600 or so daily newsrooms in America, wondering when it will be your turn. [...] [...] I don’t mean fearful in the sense of censorship, although there do seem to be more journalists, spending more time in jail. No, I mean just about their future and the ability to stay employed doing what they love doing — asking questions, following leads, holding authorities to account. But that’s tough, wouldn’t you think, when you’re sitting at home in San Jose this morning waiting for the phone not to ring. Or when you’re in any of the 1,600 or so daily newsrooms in America, wondering when it will be your turn. [...]

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