gamergate in 60 seconds
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gamergate is a consumer boycott and a call for ethics reform in game industry media evidence comes up that a writer at kotaku gave a game favorable coverage because of a relationship he had kotaku says that this isn039t true more evidence comes up proving otherwise and people demand he gets fired adam baldwin shows support by creating the twitter hashtag gamergate in response kotaku and many other sites publish 14 different articles all saying the same thing: quotgamers are deadquot all on the same dayreaders declare a boycott on these sites and begin contacting their advertisers to fight the stereotype the hashtag notyourshield is made because minorities like myself hate having game journalists pretend to speak for us especially since some of them are racist reddit039s rgaming starts censoring all forms of gamergate discussion even 4chan censors gamergate this leads to a mass migration to a much better websitefeminist scholar christina sommers releases a video debunking the idea that video games make people sexist game sites attack her and call her conservative she039s a democrat milo yiannopoulus leaks emails from a private google group called game journos pro proving that game journalists collude to shape narratives corruption is also exposed in award shows like igf not wanting to associate with such hacks one by one advertisers start to pull out with the latest one being: inteloh and one last thing if you hear anyone say gamergate is about harassment or misogyny laugh in their stupid face and remind them that we donated more than 70000 to help women make video games and no game site would talk about it

simon ostrovsky describes his kidnapping: russian roulette in ukraine dispatch thirty one
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subscribe to vice news for more from ukraine and the rest of the world: http:bitlysubscribe-to-vice-newsvice news reporter simon ostrovsky tells the full story of his abduction and captivity in eastern ukraine by pro-russia forces on monday april 21st vice news reporters simon ostrovsky and freddie paxton were stopped at a checkpoint by armed pro-russia forces loyal to the self-proclaimed mayor of sloviansk vyacheslav ponomarev they were pulled from their car along with three other journalists they were traveling with after a thorough search and questioning paxton and the three other journalists were released ostrovsky was held in a basement cell where he was blindfolded beaten and accused of being a spy for days his whereabouts were unknown which sparked a furor among journalists in the region and people from around the world who have been following his work on thursday april 24 simon was suddenly released onto the streets of sloviansk with little explanation in this dispatch simon tells the story of his abduction his days in captivity and why he thinks he was targeted by quotmayorquot ponomarevcheck out the vice news beta for more: http:vicenewscomfollow vice news here:facebook: https:wwwfacebookcomvicenewstwitter: https:twittercomvicenewstumblr: http:vicenewstumblrcom

gamergate the movie red band trailer 2015 - what is gamergate
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what is gamergategamergate is a consumer boycott and a call for ethics reform in game industry media evidence comes up that a writer at kotaku gave a game favorable coverage because of a relationship he had kotaku says that this isn039t true more evidence comes up proving otherwise and people demand he gets fired adam baldwin shows support by creating the twitter hashtag gamergate in response kotaku and many other sites publish 14 different articles all saying the same thing: quotgamers are deadquot all on the same dayreaders declare a boycott on these sites and begin contacting their advertisers to fight the stereotype the hashtag notyourshield is made because minorities like myself hate having game journalists pretend to speak for us reddit039s rgaming starts censoring all forms of gamergate discussion even 4chan censors gamergate this leads to a mass migration to a much better websitefeminist scholar christina sommers releases a video debunking the idea that video games make people sexist game sites attack her and call her conservative she039s a democrat milo yiannopoulus leaks emails from a private google group called game journo pros proving that game journalists collude to shape narratives corruption is also exposed in award shows like igf not wanting to associate with such hacks one by one advertisers start to pull outoh and one last thing if you hear anyone say gamergate is about harassment or misogyny remind them that we donated more than 70000 to help women make video games and no game site would talk about it-------------------------------------------------------------special thanks to sam bottafor doing the amazing voice overhttps:twittercomsambottaending song from mgs v: phantom pain:donna burke - sins of our fathergamergate - if it039s not about ethicshttps:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=wy9bisuip3wgamergate in 60 secondshttps:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=ipcwm4b3eu4ampamplist=plqdk-2bkwq3t7z8eacy_vjqz8ylcb8pmpampampindex=2quotzoe quinn then proceeds to bribe usquothttp:apgnationcomarticles201409096977truth-gaming-interview-fine-young-capitalistsgiving voice to the voiceless: notyourshield projecthttps:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=tzwgihuctjuanita sarkeesian debunked in under a minutehttps:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=fw-69xxd734quotit039s like working at a kkk daycarequot joss whedonhttps:archivetodaykfjpfquotit039s worse than isisquot devin faracihttps:archivetodayfnven-------------------------------------------------------------under section 107 of the copyright act 1976 allowance is made for quotfair usequot for purposes such as criticism comment news reporting teaching scholarship and research fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing non-profit educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair usetldr - this is a parody-------------------------------------------------------------disclaimer: everything in this video should only be considered the opinion of leopirate i am not responsible for any actions taken as a result of seeing this video

previewing murdoch mania
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join keith and countdown contributor john dean a preview of tomorrow morning039s historic testimony of rupert murdoch before the british parliament starting 9 am est tomorrow catch the proceedings live on current tv anchored by keith himself and follow our live blog and tweet-up as welltune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

debt ceiling: countdown to compromise
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who will blink first in the three-way showdown between the president congressional democrats and conservative republicans over the debt-ceiling crisis the huffington post039s ryan grim joins keith for a look at where things stand and which way the winds are blowingtune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

gop roundup: will perry announce at the conservative summit
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republican presidential hopefuls are slated to appear at the western conservative summit in denver this weekend the conference will feature a keynote speech by gov rick perryampamp8203 amid speculation he will make a 2012 run david shuster talks with politico039s david catanese about the colorado gatheringtune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

worst persons: cantor and boehner gingrich hannity of fox news
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see why house majority leader eric cantor and house speaker john boehner are worse newt gingrich is worser and sean hannity of fox news is the worst person in the world for aug 5 2011tune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

what don039t we know about our secret surveillance law
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the senate intelligence committee voted to extend a wide-ranging surveillance law targeting foreigners overseas but democratic sen ron wyden says he will halt the measure unless the public is told more about the law039s impact on people living in the united states keith discusses the latest developments with senator wydentune in weeknights at 8:007:00c on current tv

yemen expands crackdown on pro-democracy movement deports journalists: democracy now report
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democracynoworg -anti-government protests are swelling in yemen amidst us-backed president ali abdullah saleh039s refusal to step down after more than 32 years in power on monday dozens were wounded after state forces opened fire on demonstrators in marib province as unrest grows the yemeni government is cracking down on international media coverage of the protests four journalists including two us citizens were arrested and deported on monday democracy now interviews yemeni activist and blogger in sana039a atiaf alwazir and to gregory johnsen a near eastern studies scholar at princeton university currently in cairo for the videoaudio podcast transcript to sign up for the daily news digest and for additional reporting on popular uprisings across the middle east and north africa visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgtagsrolling_rebellionsfollow us:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy now today visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

listening post - bahrain: below the radar
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on this week039s show: bahrain - a small kingdom cracking down on the media in a big way plus a look at state media in post-revolution egypt

cops arrest journalists in wisconsin
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wisconsin police are filmed arresting members of the press that were covering a demonstration at the state039s capitol building this week a cuffed reporter is dragged to the ground as an irate cop goes after another journalistvideo reposted with permission from youtube user badgergurl88

a rare look at the visionaries behind apple rumors from joanna
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before the latest iphone announcement we took a look behind the scenes at self proclaimed mac fanatics

quotnews for all the people: the epic story of race and the american mediaquot book talk 1 of 3
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wwwdemocracynoworg - after seven years of research the groundbreaking new book quotnews for all the people: the epic story of race and the american mediaquot examines how the media has played a pivotal role in perpetuating racist views in the united states it recalls lives of the unsung pioneering black latino native american and asian-american journalists who challenged the worst racial aspects of the white-owned media it also tells the untold story of how the fight over who controls the internet is just the latest chapter in a centuries-old debate on the role of the media and the technologies used to deliver it in a democracy today in a democracy now exclusive amy goodman speaks with the book039s authors democracy now co-host and award-winning journalist juan gonzlez and joseph torres of the media reform organization free press watch part 2 of 3: http:youtubeed0l1xfjje8quotone of the things we uncovered is that the fundamental debate that is constantly occurring is: does our nation need a centralized system of news and information or does it need a decentralized autonomous system which serves democracy bestquot gonzlez says quotit turns out that in those periods of time when the government has opted for a decentralized or autonomous system democracy has had a better opportunity to flourish racial minorities have been able to be heard more often and to establish their own press in those periods of history when polices have fostered a centralized news and information that is when dissident voices racial minorities marginalized groups in society are excluded from the media systemquot on the role of civil rights groups in the digital age torres notes that quotthe internet is an open platform internet service providers up to now have not been able to interfere with your web traffic you can access any website you want without being slowed down what they want to do is have a play for play system where if you have a website at democracy now democracy now would have to pay more to make sure the public can see your site at the fastest speeds otherwise you039re going to be slowed down for people of color it is critical because the low barrier of entries the internet that we keep the internet open a free platform because we don039t have the economic wealth to be able to pay isps and make sure our sites are loaded fasterquot for the complete transcript podcast and for additional information about democracy now quotnews for all the peoplequot and the book tour visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgfollow democracy now online:facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdemocracynowtwitter: democracynowsubscribe on youtube: http:wwwyoutubecomdemocracynowdaily email news digest: http:wwwdemocracynoworgsubscribeplease consider supporting independent media by making a donation to democracy nowtoday visit http:wwwdemocracynoworgdonateyt

2 western journalists killed in syria amid escalating violence in homs
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as syria039s government intensified its assault on the city of homs wednesday activists said more than 70 people had been killed -- including an american reporter working for the british sunday times and a french photojournalist tim ewart and jonathan miller of independent television news report

crosstalk on murdoch: voicemailgate
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will murdoch039s media empire survive the blow has this media scandal really raised many eyebrows or has it come as no surprise given murdoch039s reputation and the difficulties of running a media business does it undermine murdoch039s business model and what should be done to encourage media responsibility ct-ing with thaddeus russell shawn powers tony pedersonct on fb: wwwfacebookcomcrosstalkrulez