Hi folks -- here are two followups from previous items I've mentioned. (Well, I never got around to blogging about the Wolf story, but it was in my slushpile of links, so it sort of counts):
* Video blogger Josh Wolf was freed after spending 226 days in jail for contempt of court. He had refused to turn over his unaired video footage of a violent 2005 G-8 Summit protest, claiming journalistic protections given under the First Amendment.
In a compromise deal, he agreed to post the unaired footage (also giving a copy to prosecutors), and answering two questions under oath (both answers being "No.")
In return, he won't be required to testify in front of a grand jury.
So, everyone gets to declare victory (for now), and he gets to go home after spending nearly 8 months in the pen.
* In another image of detente, bloggers Kathy Sierra and Chris Locke issued a coordinated (not joint) statement about the recent death threat dust-up I mentioned.
It's a pretty reasoned joint response -- death threats are bad, some people are mean to other people on the Web, some people are especially mean to women on the Web, and let's everyone calm down a little bit before the politicians try to get involved again.
I do still think it was an event that received a disproportionate amount of attention, simply because of the players and interested parties, but that doesn't make the underlying issues any less valid.
Thanks -- Joe
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