Kuwaiti journalist jailed for Twitter 'insults'
KUWAIT CITY (AP) — A Kuwait newspaper says an online journalist has been sentenced to two years in prison for posts deemed "insulting" to the Gulf nation's ruler — the second such ruling this week.The...
View Article5/17/13 - Panel
Today University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao and College of St. Rose Communications professor and for WNYT News Director, Paul Conti and Joe Donahue...
View Article9/4/13 - Panel
Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, University at Albany Journalism Professor and Investigative Reporter, Rosemary Armao, and Time Union Capitol Reporter, Jimmy Vielkind.Topics include:Syria...
View ArticleTeen Party: From Social Media To Police Probe
As authorities continue to investigate damage from a holiday weekend party at former NFL player Brian Holloway's Rensselaer County vacation home, Capital Region Bureau Chief Dave Lucas looks into the...
View ArticleArrests Begin In Holloway House Party Case
The “grace period” former NFL player Brian Holloway extended to the youths who ransacked his Stephentown home to make apologies and amends is over – the arrests have begun – the young man who...
View ArticleNY Assemblymembers Urge Social Media Sites To Clamp Down On Gun Sales
Two New York assemblymembers are calling on social media companies to ban gun sales without background checks. The legislators say the sites are being used as marketplaces for such sales, but a state...
View ArticleRob Delaney: Humoriste. Auteur. Père. Guest On Our Radio Show.
Rob Delaney: Mother. Wife. Sister. Human. Warrior. Falcon. Yardstick. Turban. Cabbage. is the title of the stand-up comedian’s tell-all-or-most memoir. In it, he vividly shares stories of his...
View Article4/4/14 Panel
Today's panelists are WAMC’s Alan Chartock, University at Albany professor and Investigative Journalist Rosemary Armao and newsman Ray Graf.Topics include:Fort HoodCuban TwitterVitamin DKerry Peace...
View ArticleTeacher/Coach Fired Over Twitter Re-Tweet
The same week as an international firestorm over racist comments by Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, the question of what people can and cannot say — and where potentially offensive...
View Article#NMOS14 Tonight In Albany
A National Moment of Silence takes place tonight, with the country again debating race, violence and the role of the police. The fatal police shooting of St. Louis-area teenager Michael Brown set off...
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