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Crowdsourcing the Archive

In an April 12, 2010 blog post, Archivist of the United States David S. Ferriero proclaimed the dream of creating an army of “citizen archivists.” His plan? He wants to tap into the “collaborative power of the internet” to bring … Continue reading

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A Love-Hate Relationship: the Government, the Press, and the People

Last week, Mike Masnick posted a comment on techdirt, which described an exercise at the Ronald Reagan Library that suggested to students that the press should self-censor in sensitive situations. Masnick writes, “It really is disturbing to listen to this.” … Continue reading

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