NODE a3102da8Award from Computer Press Ass'n (shameless self-congratulation)
Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>Thu, 19 Jun 1997 07:31:23 +0800
I just learned that Brock Meeks and I won the top award for "Best Online
Feature" from the Computer Press Association during its 12th annual awards
ceremony in New York City. Our winning article was the investigative story
"Keys to the Kingdom" that exposed the hidden agendas of so-called blocking
software programs. It ran in CyberWire Dispatch last July.
The judges said we had:
"produced an investigative piece on a serious and important
subject--a rare feat in any media. 'Keys to the Kingdom' revealed
that parental control software--which ostensibly filters out
pornographic Internet sites--actually restricts access to all
types of material both innocuous and important. Thus, software
users unwittingly restrict their rights of free speech and access
to information. This story, colorfully written and packed with
details, raised this important issue to the online community and
resulted in high profile follow-ups with mainstream media such as
the Washington Post, New York Times and the Wall St. Journal."
Our article is at:
http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/Declan_McCullagh/cwd.keys.to.the.kingdom.079
6.article
-Declan
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Declan McCullagh
Time Inc.
The Netly News Network
Washington Correspondent
http://netlynews.com/
NODE ba5fe154Re: Award from Computer Press Ass'n (shamelessself-congratulation)
Bill Frantz <frantz@netcom.com>Thu, 19 Jun 1997 12:46:00 +0800
At 4:18 PM -0700 6/18/97, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>I just learned that Brock Meeks and I won the top award for "Best Online
>Feature" from the Computer Press Association during its 12th annual awards
>ceremony in New York City. Our winning article was the investigative story
>"Keys to the Kingdom" that exposed the hidden agendas of so-called blocking
>software programs. It ran in CyberWire Dispatch last July.
Congratulations. It was an important story.
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