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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Turkey’s president really didn’t want the world to see this video

The sultan doth protest too much.

On Jun 5, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Is Zimbabwe on the brink of another genocide?

All of the signs are there.

On Jun 5, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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No really, the Earth is covered by a giant structure of plasma tubes

That's not an Earth-shattering discovery, this is an Earth-shattering discovery.

On Jun 3, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Oregon launches Booklandia.TV, a literary-focused Web channel

Behind Booklandia.TV's journey to restore urgency to reading.

On Jun 3, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Patent troll sues the Electronic Frontier Foundation over a blog post

EFF refuses to pay toll to troll.

On Jun 2, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Inside the booming culture of printable David Bowie dolls

Got to your room and play with your Bowies.

On Jun 1, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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How the U.S. government is helping Cubans get online for free

And Cuba's Raul Castro isn't happy.

On Jun 1, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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U.S. attacked North Korea with the Stuxnet virus in 2010

Virus famous for successful attack against Iran used covertly.

On May 29, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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The Obama administration just took Cuba off the terrorism list

Congress could have objected, but it didn't.

On May 29, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Scientists created jumping robotic cheetahs because they’ve never seen a sci-fi movie

Well, we had a good run.

On May 29, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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The rich tradition of African storytelling is making the leap to comics

Artist and author Paul Louise-Julie talks about the roots of Africa's comics revolution.

On May 28, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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American vets travel to Africa to combat wildlife poachers, and it’s a PR nightmare

VETPAW goes to Africa, then gets kicked out of Africa.

On May 22, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Holocaust survivor songs recorded in 1948 now digitized

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord—or despite Him: digitizing the songs of the Holocaust.

On May 20, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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Unpacking the legacy of South African music in ‘Future Sound of Mzansi’

Listening to 'Future Sound of Mzansi.'

On May 17, 2015 by Curt Hopkins

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French mayor wants to ban Islam in France

'We must ban the Muslim faith in France.'

On May 16, 2015 by Curt Hopkins