Portside

A crisis moment for media

An Israeli company enabled the hacking of American citizens’ phones – possibly including some belonging to government officials.

Your smartphone, your enemy; All in the family; Twitter has your number too; Cell-trackers; Scoops a la Trump; Fox News confidential

Hitler on the e-book charts; A new contender in rightwing media; Bookless library; Mass culture for profit; Internet - not safe for women

Think our anxiety about the dehumanising effect of technology is a new thing? It's been a concern since the invention of writing

Ethnic Press Across the Country Share a Single Editorial on Immigration; the Microsoft Empire is Fading Fast; the Expansion of Mass Surveillance Limited Only by Technology; More Media Consolidation will not Cure the Problems of Media Consolidation; Cubans Finally Get Some Access to the Internet, but It's Not Cheap; Americans are Using Their Smartphones in Unexpected Places