Author Archives: Dan Gillmor

This masterwork of architecture, designed by I.M. Pei, is the Bank of China Tower. It’s not just one of the two or three the most striking buildings in Hong Kong. It’s one of the world’s great structures. The tower symbolizes … Continue reading →

Consider: Al Gore won the popular vote. Al Gore almost certainly won Florida, but a poorly designed ballot in Palm Beach County led some unobservant voters to vote for Pat Buchanan instead. The ballot in question was approved by Democrats. … Continue reading →

We measure leaders by the way they respond to crisis. Maybe my perspective, from this distant shore, is too removed from the scene in the United States to be trusted. But as I watch the way George W. Bush and … Continue reading →

They looked at me like I was, well, just a bit crazy. They were my students at the University of Hong Kong’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre — a bright and capable group who’d assembled for the first of five … Continue reading →

Harold Evans (author of The American Century: A slavish press connives to hide GW’s shady side. It’s not only his drink-driving arrest Bush has lied about. Gates Takes on the Tech Industry New York Times: Bill Gates Turns Skeptical on … Continue reading →

Above is a restful garden area inside the residence where I’m staying at the University of Hong Kong . I’ll be based here for the next five weeks, teaching a graduate seminar at the university’s Journalism and Media Studies Centre … Continue reading →

Steve Kirsch: Miracle or Mirage. If he can’t deliver on his “top priority” issue, how can we expect him to deliver on “less important” issues? AOL Time Warner — More Reasons to Worry Wall Street Journal: AOL rolls out interactive … Continue reading →

Commercial Websites are constantly pulling little anti-privacy tricks on consumers. Or is it, in the latest case, just a bug? More in my Wednesday column. Priceline’s Woes, Deconstructed Fortune: Inside Jay Walker’s House of Cards. Like real spaghetti, this dish … Continue reading →

Microsoft has given out several different versions of the hacking attack it suffered recently. The truth is getting — as so often happens with Microsoft — impossible to discern. The Register has one of the better stories on this situation. … Continue reading →

We have, on balance a free press in the United States. Many other parts of the world can’t say that, and an organization in Prague is doing something about it. More in my Sunday column. Technology and Human Beings < … Continue reading →