When Obama announced a "website that will serve as a hub for further transparency," I really didn't expect a Tumblr http://t.co/DgXCWCiG0O — joshuafoust (@joshuafoust) August 21, 2013 The contents of the releases themselves, including official statements, video and testimony, were no different from what the office released on its own Web site, which raises the question: why make a Tumblr?
I wanted to be part of the movement," recalls Lostutter, of the Hacktivist mission-statement videos that inspired him to get involved.
In situations such as the ongoing conflict in Syria, reliance on broadcast witness statements, videos and photographic images and even the analysis of samples brought out of the country will always be somewhat problematic as there is no independent way to verify the information.
Phones can include many distinct types of information -- such as addresses, notes, prescriptions, bank statements, videos -- that can reveal "much more in combination" than any one type.
Meanwhile, the White House and Pentagon have taken the field in the battle for public opinion armed with briefings, statements, videos, pictures, calls, and other weapons of mass communication.
Updated at 2.38pm GMT 2.26pm GMT Cameron statement - video Here's a clip of David Cameron's statement to the Commons on the Algerian hostage crisis earlier.
Asked about the timing of the tape's release, an F.B.I. spokeswoman, Jacqueline Maguire, said in a statement: "The video was not previously released due to ongoing investigative initiatives.
Minaj's comments followed a statement from video director Jeffrey Osborne, who insisted he would not "apologise" for his work "or dodge the immediate question".
While there was some parsing of the governor's statement about video lottery terminals at racetracks -- what does "industry" mean, anyway?
The Republican National Committee shot back a one-line statement: "The video the Democrats released today is as creative and accurate as the memos they gave CBS".
