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Link of the Week:
May 4 - 10
The
Memory Hole
In the words of its editor Russ Kick, his
site The Memory Hole “exists
to preserve and spread material that is in danger of being lost, is hard to
find, or is not widely known.”
For example, Kick has a Cold-Shouldered
Story of the Week feature and archive that highlights current stories that
could be, but aren’t, given adequate attention by major media outlets.
Kick also provides a home for material that is too hard
to obtain or may be considered too controversial (warning!) to be posted anywhere
else. For instance, according to his site it is the only place online that posts
transcripts of NY
9/11 transcripts and police reports (originally obtained by the NY Times
after it filed a lawsuit against the Port Authority).
Thank you to author and journalist Robert Berkman for suggesting this site as
FIRE's Link of the Week.
Nonprofits
Online
View our latest links page
for nonprofits here.
Media Forum Links
The handouts
that were distributed by journalists at our media forum are online. Journalist
contact information is posted also, if you want to follow up with any of
the people you met at the forum (or if you live in the Asheville area and want
to see what you missed!).
Link/Article
of the Week Archives
For your convenience, we've begun archiving past
weeks' featured links and articles.
The Missing
Link
Have any suggestions for us regarding next week’s
link? Or is there information you seek, but you can’t find a helpful link?
Let us know! If others would benefit from
the information, we just may track down a link for you, or use your suggestion
as Link of the Week.
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from our website with ease.
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