Saturday, January 29

Under The Net (3#) -

Government forces in Egypt are
cracking down on journalists who are trying to
report on events there during the Internet blackout . . .

The BBC's Assad Sawey appeared on screen while soaked in blood, and some CNN personnel have had their cameras confiscated, according to a report by Dan Goodin at The Reg.

But Egyptians are resourcefully using
workarounds, Diane Macedo tells us.

Al Jazeera's Jane Dutton, reporting from Cairo, said
the city looked like a war zone on Saturday morning.

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