blogger -- >> you are a blogger? >> micro blogger, facebook, twitter, everything. i use every single technology possible to spread the word. >> do i understand at one time you were followed by secret service and you were pretty well known, beaten at one time? >> not one time, not one time, but it was the reality of that moment. the reality is, if you want to speak and react against the dictatorship you have to have these consequences, which is to be beaten and arrested and all of those things. i consider myself lucky because i have not been at the same level of other activists, for example, tortured, i have not been jailed, i have not been raped and all of those things. for all of those things, i consider myself lucky. >> it is hard, as i am listening to you, and it is hard for maybe folks who are watching this right now to -- here in america to understand a young girl being beaten and followed. and you were banned from your country for a long time. >> absolutely. what i will say to the people watching us is, it was my reality at the time. but it is the reality of

bloggers have become per powerful. there is a town that journalists take like when press releases are given. it is about finding a balance with your voice and the research. try not to play a role. that is over. we do not want that anymore. we mistrusts people who do that. sources like "the times" are greatly admired because of the work that they do. >> i would say, if you are writing for a local the main, tried to make sense in that local domain. do not underestimate what your audience wants. part of that is also going further and telling the individuals by creating an experience tt is compelling and immersive. did not be afraid of technology. -- do not be afraid of technology. the role that you play, besides creating that wonderful experience, is that you are the guide. you are walking with that person through this and helping them experience it in a way that works for them. that is what we try to do. this is the experience you want to create. we also want to create a regional reporting a could be used worldwide -- or

after a week of this a couple bloggers finally decided they found who it was. his name was tom mcmaster and he was an american living in scotland and going to grad school there. for about 48 hours he said it wasn't him. but eventually a colleague of mine and i were able to look through some of his wife's photos on a social networking site that matched the meta- data, you know, the background material of the photos that the gay girl character had sent to her online girlfriend. she was dating someone online and that person never knew that she was a guy. but that ended up sealing it and she finally -- he finally came out and confessed the whole thing was a hoax and he had created the character five or six years ago because he wanted to have more authentic conversations from people in the middle east. why he changed the character from straight to gay and started posting on personal web sites around the world, that's a whole 'nother matter. >> ok. time for questions. quickly identify yourself. >> my name is janine and i covered much of the beginnings of the arab rev

dot org and via broadband is robert farley assistant professor at the university of kentucky and blogger at lawyers guns and money gentlemen thank you both for joining me tonight all right so let me just let me lay this out and start with clinton in egypt so first how it goes is we support this dictator for decades then they have a revolution obviously this is the very bridge version so that now they've had an election now the candidate from the muslim brotherhood is in power so now you have

i future down and two days later i go home and read these bloggers and hollywood report, louis cd defends daniel amid rape joke controversy. i had no idea. he got in trouble for making jokes about rape and i didn't foe about it. and so i am a defender of rape, that's what everybody says now. and i have read all this stuff like shame on you louis c.k. and i'll never watch your show, you're a rape apologist, i have been called a rape apologist because i said i had to a guy. because i said hey, nice show to a guy who everybody was mad at. so. >> jon: you know the lesson -- >> it's dangerous. >> jon: dangerous. >> but here's the thing, this is like a fight between comedians and bloggers. we're all just hyperbowl and garbage come out of those two places. >> all very similar groups. just uneducated, unfettered. just -- >> it is also a fight between comedians and feminists which natural enemies. easily because stereo typically speaking feminists can't take a joke and stereo typically speaking, and comedians-- see. and comedians and on the other side. >> send you back to vermont. >> and on the ot

instead of answering the a blogger s a blogger said they only know how to turn on the tap of tsitive propaganda. that was quickly deleted by authorities. on there are other questions about beijing's building boom, beyond potential faults in the drainage system, mostly focused on the quality of so much going up so fast. >> even when people buy luxury gndos in china, they joke about how they are not going to last very long, because they haven't been built to last. in reporter: one area that had no flooding in beijing was around the forbidden city, once home to emperors. its drainage system was designed six centuries ago, which makes it all the more embarrassing that an area with new buildings and new drainage technology couldn't deal with something as old as man: a rainstorm. barry petersen, cbs news, >>ijing. >> glor: next up, pension , thball: the choice one city offered to its firefighters and police. >> glor: > glor: one measure of the weak economic outlook comes from koody's, which estimates states mod cities across the country have $2 trillion worth of unfunded pension liabilitie

chicago we have stephen lemon he is a blogger and author and in los angeles we cross to ravi said he is a policy analyst and an ambassador for the national iranian american council all right gentlemen crosstalk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want karl let me go to you first where do we go from here damascus says it has chemical weapons and the u.s. and its regional allies have no interest in diplomacy anymore where do we go. i think. let's clarify one thing that all this talk about tipping point and game i think is very exaggerated it all started with the explosion last week that killed several of like a former and current defense minister and security leaders and now is basically a very high quality or peroration though is really a dramatic operation but in terms of the real dynamics on the ground in syria they're not going to shift very much and in fact what we have seen this is sort of given an impetus to the syrian regime to try to retreat take damascus so i predict that this violence of kind of burn floor of this syrian uprising will continue there is no

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>> is a blogger a journalist? >> the supreme court has resisted giving special con tte to the press clause because they don't want to draw the distinction that's only part of the murkiness here. >> the wikileaks, is he a blogger? >> if they would go after julian assange, i'm sure there would be a first amendment issue. >> can i ask generally, what's the difference between somebody that leaks and a whistle blower? >> perspective. i mean -- >> is that the intent to harm part of this statute? >> i guess the problem is, congressman, there are examples of individuals who have been prosecuted for leaking who saw themself as whistle blowers. that's why it's a question of perspective, whistle goeing, waste or misconduct, that will include leaking information not properly in the public domain. >> do you want to comment on that. >> there are two things, the the subject matter, is it relevant and germane to the national defense. the second being, what was your motivation? and any legal test also involves motivation and was t

then a serbian woman surfaced saying why the hell is this blogger using my photograph? and all the photos on the blogger's facebook page were stolen from this serbian woman's facebook account. so all of a sudden this became a mad dash online to figure out what on earth was on -- going on here. some people assumed that because she was gay and involved in revolutionary politics, she just had covered her tracks very, very well. others thought she was a moll plant -- mole planted by the security services, and a few people thought it was a hoax. but she had been on line for six years. she was part of yahoo groups back to 004 and 2005. my twitter followers kept digging and digging, looking through tax records, property records, tracing i.p. addresses, the little code for any computer connected to the internet. after a week of this a couple bloggers final i -- finally decided they found who it was. his name was tom mcmaster and he was an american living in scotland and going to grad school there. for about 48 hours he said it wasn't him. but eventually a colleague of mine and

syrian activist and blogger joining us live in australia thank you very much indeed for your thoughts and your perspective on what's happening in your country at the moment this is r.t. here live in moscow with you and meanwhile word has been going around that president assad may be ready to step down with some international news outlet citing a russian ambassador a statement but officials say that diplomats words were misinterpreted by the media to sean thomas explains now. these reports came out from al-arabiya t.v. and this is what russia's a baster alexander or love is reported to say that there was a meeting here in geneva and at that meeting they adopted a communique where help that they agreed to allow for a transition of power to a more democratic regime of bashar al assad was at that meeting he agreed to this communicate even he even appointed a person to work with the opposition and negotiate with the opposition and agreed to to leave and do so in a cordial manner now what we have now confronted with the russian diplomatic mission in paris which is where ambassador all of he

not the hardest info to track down, if you're a great blogger.o word from the wild last off base blogger who sent that stupid message. up next, the journalist who got vetted like a vice presidential candidate lives to write about it. we'll find out what it's about right now. you're watching "hardball," place for politics. now back to "hardball." >>> back to "hardball" and back to the sheer game of it. there's been a lot of speculation about when mitt romney might name a running mate, when and who, and will it be tim pawlenty, rob portman, or louisiana governor bobby jintal, their thought to be topping the list right now. the vp vetting process is shrouded in mystery, but jason zhangerly went straight to a former campaign vetter, one who vetted sarah palin to get himself vetted so he could see what it's like. he writes about it in the magazine's august issue. and susan paige covers -- i hate to do this to you, nine elections so far. she's the washington bureau chief. i think i might have you beat. thank you so much for joining us. first of all y w

russian anticorruption campaign an opposition blogger. has been charged with embezzlement he came to the public's eye when he led mass antigovernment protests in moscow this past winter and charges against him have caused a storm in russian society our teacher groups are standing by to give us more details on this now so jacob what exactly is in the valley accused of and to date what's been the reaction to this case. probably known as an anti corruption blogger in russia this crime actually dates back to way before and this hasn't always been the case indeed the charges of embezzlement day back to two thousand and nine this is when he said to have advised the local regional office or t s a said she resigned over a contract that said to have gone sour costing the authorities around five hundred thousand dollars now it's being alleged that he may have profited from this situation is a case that has been brought against him before indeed by regional prosecutors there was later dropped now when it comes to stories you might imagine is really

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a conservative blogger thought he had the goods on connie schultz. note saying we have found numerous photos of you with senator chirad brown and you appear to be hugging him in one. she wasn't bashful about replying. she said, he's really cute and he's my husband. she's not naming the blogger because she doesn't want to be a bully. she wants him to pick better company and do better journalist, kind of refreshing when someone refuses to get down in the mud. that's it for this edition of "reliable sources." i'm howard kurtz. if you miss a program, you can go to itunes and download a podcast. join us next week for another critical look at the media. "state of the union" with candy crowley begins right now. >>> a movie theater massacre silences the campaign trail. today, the search for reason inside the irrational. >> if there is anything to take away from this tragedy, it is a reminder that life is very fragile. >> our hearts break with a sadness of this unspeakable tragedy. >> a conversation with colorado governor john hickenlooper. >> shooting at cen

after a week of this a couple bloggers finally decided they found who it was. his name was tom mcmaster and he was an american living in scotland and going to grad school there. for about 48 hours he said it wasn't him. but eventually a colleague of mine and i were able to look through some of his wife's photos on a social networking site that matched the meta- data, you know, the background material of the photos that the gay girl character had sent to her online girlfriend. she was dating someone online and that person never knew that she was a guy. but that ended up sealing it and she finally -- he finally came out and confessed the whole thing was a hoax and he had created the character five or six years ago because he wanted to have more authentic conversations from people in the middle east. why he changed the character from straight to gay and started posting on personal web sites around the world, that's a whole 'nother matter. >> ok. time for questions. quickly identify yourself. >> my name is janine and i covered much of the beginnings of the arab rev

a conservative blogger thought he had the goods on connie schultz. note saying we have found numerous photos of you with senator chirad brown and you appear to be hugging him in one. she wasn't bashful about replying. she said, he's really cute and he's my husband. she's not naming the blogger because she doesn't want to be a bully. she wants him to pick better company and do better journalist, kind of refreshing when someone refuses to get down in the mud. that's it for this edition of "reliable sources." i'm howard kurtz. if you miss a program, you can go to

then a serbian woman surfaced saying why the hell is this blogger using my photograph? and all the photos on the blogger's facebook page were stolen from this serbian woman's facebook account. so all of a sudden this became a mad dash online to figure out what on earth was on -- going on here. some people assumed that because she was gay and involved in revolutionary politics, she just had covered her tracks very, very well. others thought she was a moll plant -- mole planted by the security services, and a few people thought it was a hoax. but she had been on line for six years. she was part of yahoo groups back to 004 and 2005. my twitter followers kept digging and digging, looking through tax records, property records, tracing i.p. addresses, the little code for any computer connected to the internet. after a week of this a couple bloggers final i -- finally decided they found who it was. his name was tom mcmaster and he was an american living in scotland and going to grad school there. for about 48 hours he said it wasn't him. but eventually a colleague of mine and

her program has sparked controversy among bloggers. she spoke about her faith and her plan with dr.gupta. >> your own bishop in dallas said conception is sacred and god's greatest gift. how do you wrestle with that? >> you have to be willing to speak your mind. i have to be able to say to me the contraceptive piece is not controversial. my roots, part of why i do what i do in the foundation comes from the incredible social justice upbringing i have, this belief in that all lives have equal value. we are not going to agree on everything but that is sokay. >> if you are meeting with the po pope what would you tell him? >> if you believe in helping poor women and children living and thriving i think this is a necessary tool in this day and age. >> another charge from catholic bloggers that birth control amounts to population control. is this population control? >> no. i think that's where we have gotten ourselves also in trouble on this issue. deciding about a family is a decision that needs to be made inside of a family. the population is coming down in countries where there is wide s

the old internet blogger that is still creating chaos and how it is not too late to save your connection, next. >> this is not some platform for disney land ride. disney land ride. your grilling is still gonna be pretty amateur. but your deck? that's pro. finish like a pro with cabot wood stains. cabot...that's pro. >> >> millions of dollars have been spent to improve and restored land's end, the area of san fransisco near the cliff house restaurant. a closer look at what some feel more should be spent to carry out what is left of the old baths and why that is not about to happen. >> where california meets the pacific, it is spectacular, except, as some feel, when man intervenes. >> i think that we should restore this point to the way that it looked before they messed it up. it this is the point. >> he is on a crusade, >> this is not some platform for disneyland rides. >> these baths were built in the 1890's and along with plans and and the cliff house, became the vision of a man who later became mayor of san francisco. after several transformations the bath house was destroyed by a spec

>> there is the blogger class that has happened. people say anything. before that, people still said anything. reporters did not want take the time to go look at stuff. i am pretty well known by the people who know me, know my work, they would say i american textualist. i pay attention. i am -- i am a contextual list. i pay attention. i am respectful of my neighbors. i was also raised to not talk down to people. she made that point me really strongly. if i were to talk down to the neighboring buildings, i would copy them. ahat is what people saiy, specialist in washington d.c.. -- especially in washington, d.c. the other 2/3 it is developer buildings. i am very careful. i am very careful about the building's working. i spend a lot of time on classical music, with the man who ran the l.a. phil for years. he taught me about classical music over a period. basically, when you go into a theater, the important thing is the connection with the actor. you have been on stage when it does not happen. when the building does not allow it to happen. you have been on

. >>> in the meantime bloggers ask if tom or indicateky keep the beck hams. cruise wants to put beckham in movies and katy and victoria collect in on what each other is wearing. i guess only girls, do that, right? finally mel gibson's stepmother has filed claims he's been violent with her. i don't know about the tom and katie thing. >> a lot of people don't want to talk about it. a lot of people are fearful of the church of scientology. >> even when you and i speak about it? >>> this comes from wnbc new york whereby they're using a new way to make sure you know the true way of handling fireworks. they filled a car with pyrotechnics and set them off. they set off the same amount of fireworks people bring in illegally. they have a total ban on personal fireworks. more than 1,700 explosives were surrendered yesterday by people taking part in an amnesty program. wow, look at that. >>> i'm veronica de la cruz. this is "early today," just your firstston of the day today on your nbc station. >>> 4:28. and heat wave continues a cross the d.c. metro area. but today th

mommy blogger and actress soleil moon frye, happy chaos. a loveable kid actress punky brewster. >> good to see you. i love being here. >> you're not only a mom of two gorgeous little girls bah blogger, 1.4 million twitter followers, 500,000 friends on facebook. so you know about this stuff. in a sense, some people think, especially for toddlers, maybe we're pushing technology a little too soon. >> it's incredible. i really truly believe they are born with this dna. my 4-year-old can operate an ipad better than i can. the truth is technology is here to stay. so instead of running away from it, how can we embrace it and embrace educational apps and make sure it's safe and monitor it. human interaction is key. >> 50% said they felt kids between 8 and 12 should be interacting with technology for two to four hours. >> i think that can be on the long side actually. i think it's really important that we're monitoring what they are doing and that we still talk to our kids and communicate with them. >> don't use it as a babysitter. >> don't use it a

blogger i am ready. are we ready? -- whether i am ready. are be ready? yes, we are. >> are north american editor gave as his take from central london just a short time ago. >> he is going to be here raising money for his campaign. most of the trip is showing pictures that he is meeting with people from senior government. when he emerged from that famous store, all of the american journalist wanted to know if had he offended his host. mr. romney said he had made mistakes. any errors would be overshadowed by the heroism of the athletes. he is probably got away with it, but the message has been obscured. it is not what he wanted. >> mitt romney has not won himself a very many friends in london today. we will have more olympic coverage later on in the program. in the syrian city of aleppo, government forces are amassing for a major assault. the opposition is meeting to discuss what might happen if president assad were to fall. our middle east editor reports. >> aleppo has been slipping out of the government's control for months. now it is a battleground. the

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jessica gawhi was an aspiring sportswrite and blogger. >> her whole life has changed in a flash, for what? she still doesn't know her daughter's gone. >> reporter: and only one person knows why. in aurora, colorado, teresa garcia, wjz eyewitness news. >> place say holmes received many deliveries to his home and work addresses over the past four months. that explains the thousands of rounds of ammunition he had. movie theaters here in maryland are also stepping up their security here. >>> monique continue ours coverage from downtown in baltimore. >> reporter: security experts say this mass shooting may change the way we go to the movies, to the mall or other public places. >> reporter: officers on patrol and heightened security inside theaters are what movie goers can expect heading to the movies this weekend. >> i think it's to keep the safety and security of the people coming in. >> reporter: the pass consider at the dark knight premier in colorado has understandably left people female feeling uneasy. and security experts say that's because it highlighted how vulnerable people are i

. >> today he made a straight-forward announcement, the fact is i'm gay in a e-mail to blogger anderlways has been, always will be and i couldn't be anymore happy, comfortable with myself and proud. >> anderson cooper's identity as gay, was one cooper chosen to keep private. why now? in his e-mail, he spoke of the struggles many gay and lesbian people still face everyday. there continue to be far too many indens of bullying of young people. and i believe there is value in making clear where i stand. >> sit a powerful statement. it will go a long way for boosting the self esteem and confidence for kids who are gay. what cooper did today will make a difference. >> we know that coming out is most powerful weapon in fighting anti-lgbt bigotry. now everybody knows they know somebody who is gay. >> while cooper was never publicly out until today, family friends and colleagues knew, he has aggressively covered the plight of kids who have been bullied. >> this is not acceptable behavior. >> in a remarkable conversation with ellen degeneres, he spoke out about the casual use of gay slurs. >>

he's a constitutional law attorney and political and legal blogger for salon.com read he writes aboutmpunity in his book, "with liberty and justice for some: how the law is used to destroy equality and protect the powerful." it was released in paperback this week. welcome back to "democracy now!" before we go to the bankers, it is the 10th anniversary of president bush's signing of the patriot act. and your book comes out this week as well talk about what the patriot act has done. >> this is the most remarkable thing about the patriot act to me, when it was first enacted it was the immediate aftermath of 9/11. even with the fear and hysteria prevailing in the country at the time, the patriot act was consider remarkably controversial -- even for that time frame whe. they're all sort editorials talking about warnings and concerns about how pervasive the surveillance would become, how to be conducted without oversight. it was a controversial issue. the fears of 9/11 and terrorism were being exploited. fast for 10 years, we have not had a successful terrorist attack on american soil, and

>>guest: one blogger. and they are anonymous.aking them seriously no one is saying, yes --. >>neil: but there were a lot of sympathetic e-mails supporting this. i the go into exhausting detail on this, and i will give it a half hour, because it is a core issue of our time. legislation is something called confirmation bias if you have the beliefs you will reach out to a site like this to confirm something you believe. if a kid has an eating disorder or the unhealthy thoughts the parents should step in and know this website is out there. we are here to built indicate. >>neil: thank you for keeping "abreast," of it. dealer . [ donovan ] i hit a wall. and i thought "i can't do this, it's just too hard." then there was a moment. when i decided to find a way to keep going. go for olympic gold and go to college too. [ male announcer ] every day we help students earn their bachelor's or master's degree for tomorrow's careers. this is your moment. let nothing stand in your way. devry university, proud to support the education of our u.s.