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Web Journalist Says Web is Destroying Journalism (The Nation via Yahoo! News)

The Nation -- The Internet is destroying journalism, according to Internet journalist Joshua Micah Marshall, the award-winning founder of TalkingPointsMemo (TPM). In a Friday speech at a Harvard conference on the future of the web, Marshall said traditional reporters are "terrorized" by economic and competitive challenges, living with a mix of "denial and fatalism" about the future of their ...

Congressmen Ask Charter to Freeze Web Profiling Plan (Wired News)

Two powerful congressmen are asking ISP Charter Communications to put a hold on its proposal to eavesdrop on its customers' web surfing in order to serve targeted ads. The Friday letter questions whether the plan would violate federal privacy law.

Lawmakers raise concerns over Charter Web tracking plan (Boston Globe)

Two congressmen sent letters to Charter Communications' CEO on Friday, raising concerns about the company's plan to track Web site visits by customers and provide the information to an online advertising firm.

Charter's Web monitoring draws intervention from Capitol Hill (CNET)

Two members of Congress ask Charter Communications to "not move forward" with its plans to track customers' Web browsing and display relevant advertisements.

US Reps Markey, Barton Question Charter About Web Tracking (Nasdaq)

WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- Two senior members of the House Energy and Commerce Committee are questioning Charter Communications Inc.'s (CHTR) recent announcement that will collect customers' Web-surfing information as part of an enhancement to its high-speed Internet service.