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How Comics Became Literature for Adults

Douglas Wolk | Posted 08.27.2011

Read More: Book Publishing, John Carter of Mars, John Carter, Comic Books, Graphic Novels, V for Vendetta, Watchmen, Censorship, Literature, American Literature, Censor, Comics Code Authority, Robert Crumb, Harvey Pekar, Persepolis, American Splendor, Crime Does Not Pay, Will Eisner, Books News
Douglas Wolk

Thanks to accidents of economics, flashes of artistic inspiration, and flukes of both government and culture, comics have really "grown up."

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Shocking Cover Censored

The Guardian | Alison Flood | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Book News, Books News, The Golden Mean, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, Book Censorship, Books, Annabel Lyon, Censor, Censorship, Alexander the Great, Books News

Alexander the Great's bare bottom is keeping a highly-praised debut novel off shelves in Canada. ...

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Media Literacy 101: Cloak-and-Dagger News

Susan Moeller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Abc, Islam, Bbc, Voa, Twitter, Technology, Iran, Mcclatchy, Media News, Media Literacy, Facebook, Tiananmen Square, Web 2.0, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Channel 4, Youtube, Cnn, Youtube Diplomacy, New York Times, Washington Post, Vietnam, Censor, Terrorism, World News
Susan Moeller

It's not just Iran. Getting news out of countries in the throes of political turmoil has always been dicey. And getting the news out has often meant using the most recent technology to thwart the authorities.

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General Potemkin's Olympic Village

Leslie Harris | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Journalists, Potemkin Villiage, Olympics, Internet, The Games, Potemkin, Censor, Olympic Village, China, Ioc, Censored, Media News
Leslie Harris

Any casual China watcher understands that media control stands at the heart of the governments' grip on power. The real surprise is that anyone believed that China would honor this commitment at the end of the day.

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