curt-hopkins

Curt Hopkins


Curt Hopkins has over two decades of experience as a journalist, editorial strategist, and social media manager. His work has been published by Ars Technica, Reuters, Los Angeles Times, and San Francisco Chronicle. He is the also founding director of the Committee to Protect Bloggers, the first organization devoted to global free speech rights for bloggers

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Kenyans launch #SomeoneTellCNN after network calls their country a ‘terror hotbed’

That'll teach CNN to be more careful with its labels.

On Jul 27, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Rattlesnake selfie ends in horror

Everything about this story is absurd.

On Jul 27, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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This is the government facility that helps Native Americans worship with eagles

The government has been helping Native Americans cherish the eagle for 30 years.

On Jul 24, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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The project unearthing ‘dark money’ in U.S. politics

Forget what you know about U.S. campaign finance. The real action is happening in the dark.

On Jul 23, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Lions vs. antelope on a South African road is nature incarnate

Welcome to Africa

On Jul 22, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Meet Tomi Lahren, the breakout millennial conservative pundit of the year

She's the breakout conservative pundit of the year.

On Jul 22, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Billionaire Facebook investor pledges $100 million in search for extraterrestrials

Take me to your investor.

On Jul 20, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Meet the Irreverent Activist, Syrian thinker Ammar Abdulhamid

'To me, adherence to a specific political ideology is anti-intellectual.'

On Jul 20, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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5 facts about your mom and social media

Parents: They're just like the rest of us.

On Jul 17, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Echochamber.js is the best website commenting system ever

It's like a cone of silence for the Internet age.

On Jul 16, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Israel is using Facebook to spy on civilians

'We must presume that information has been gathered on any one of us.'

On Jul 15, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Boeing’s laser-powered jet engine might actually blow your mind

Pew, pew, pew! Boom, boom, boom!

On Jul 15, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Flaw in popular U.K. classroom software exposes vast trove of kids’ personal data

The company has responded in all the wrong ways.

On Jul 15, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Germany investigates blog for treason after it publishes leaked docs

None dare call it journalism.

On Jul 14, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Australian woman jailed in Abu Dhabi for calling out bad parking

She's in jail for 'writing bad words about a person.'

On Jul 14, 2015 by Curt Hopkins