"AT&T Readies Service Uniting Internet and TV" - The Wall Street Journal

"China Pulls the Plug on Google" - The Century Foundation

A commentary.

"China Trial of Times Researcher Ends Without Verdict" - The New York Times

Government secrecy in the United States leaves US citizens and the US government in a much weakened position in arguing for Chinese transparency for this and other cases. For the media, this is a critical matter for journalists as defendants as well as for the work of reporters in covering both their own cases and those of other people.

"Growing Wikipedia Revises Its 'Anyone Can Edit' Policy" - The New York Times

The big question is not so much the "anyone can edit" policy, or even the "protected" entries contrroverys, but rather whether the apparent success and accuracy of Wikipedia is sustainable. We are still in a period of early development, and the real test will come 5 and 10 years from now to see if a probably far larger database retains the same volunteer commitment to accuracy as we see today. The chances that it will not remain uncomfortably high.

"Moving Ahead, Rather Throws Sad Look Back" - The New York Times

"La radiodiffusion num�rique va se g�n�raliser d'ici 2015" - Le Monde

WashingtonPost.com Launches Global, Collaborative 'Panel Blog'

International initiatives like this are still infrequent, and more unusual still is the inclusion of people from other news organizations.