links for 2006-10-17

• The New York Review of Books: The Attack on Human Rights Watch
  "time and again, rational discussion is precluded by charges of anti-Semitism against anyone with the temerity to criticize Israeli policy or practice."
  (tags: humanrights lebanon israel)
• Chinese city to fine Web satirists - USATODAY.com
  "A major Chinese city [Chongqing] is threatening to fine Web surfers up to $625 for online defamation amid a surge in short satirical Internet films, an official news report said Monday."
  (tags: china freespeech censorship internet humor law media journalism chineseinternetresearch)
• » Did the death of journalism just take another step? | Between the Lines | ZDNet.com
  "one of my predictions is that most full-time journalists will be left with no choice but to start blogging if they haven't already."
  (tags: blogging journalism news media web2.0)
• Josh Quittner - I Want Media
  "The editor of Business 2.0 is asking every journalist at his magazine to create a blog. And in a possible first for a major publisher, the participating bloggers at the Time Inc. title will be paid based on their traffic."
  (tags: journalism blogging blogs&journalism media news web2.0)