National

1. A Web Hoax, Transformed (New York Times)
   "SAVE NPR and PBS," reads an e-mail petition being circulated by MoveOn.org, a liberal advocacy group. "Really. Check the footnotes if you don't believe us." (June  20, 2005)
   
   
2. Blogs, Alternative Media a Feast for N.H. News Junkies (Seacost Online)
   Alternative Web sites, underground tabloids and online journals or "blogs" are adding a little spice to New Hampshire's media stew _ and news junkies are celebrating the feast. (June  19, 2005)
   
   
3. VerifiedVoting.org To Brief Senators On Verifiable Elections (Kansas City InfoZine)
   On Tuesday, June 21, the Senate Rules Committee is scheduled to hear testimony on publicly verifiable elections from VerifiedVoting.org Founder David Dill. (June  18, 2005)
   
   
4. Civic Association Announces Online Petition Campaign (Farmingdale Observer)
   In an effort to create public awareness and send a strong signal to our elected officials, the Concerned Citizens of the Plainview-Old Bethpage Community, Inc. have announced two Online Petitions they are circulating regarding threats to the environment and quality of life. (June  17, 2005)
   
   
5. Online Journal Examines Use Of Internet By Anti-Gay Groups (Southern Voice Online)
   Anti-gay activists and organizations are using the Internet in sophisticated ways to reach a broader audience with anti-gay rhetoric, according to an article published in an online sexuality research journal. (June  17, 2005)
   
   
6. City Council's Web Sites Aid Speaker's Quest for Mayor (New York Times)
   Last May, when the City Council speaker, Gifford Miller, a Democratic mayoral candidate, wanted to contrast the Bloomberg administration's support for a West Side stadium with the mayor's proposed budget cuts for the city's subways, the Council started up Subwaysnotwestsidestadium.com. (June  17, 2005)
7. Convio Releases First eCommerce Solution Designed for Unique Needs of Nonprofits (tmcnet.com)
   Convio, Inc. -- the leading provider of software and services to help nonprofits use the Internet for building constituent relationships and driving support -- today announced availability of the first ecommerce solution designed specifically to meet the unique needs of nonprofit organizations. (June  17, 2005)

International

1. Internet Importance In Iranian Elections (Web Pro News)
   Blogs seem to be everywhere anymore, at least on the Internet. What kind of effect do they really have though? They get used to discuss literally everything. But, during the current Iranian election process, blogs have provided something much more fundamental, free speech. (June  20, 2005)
   
   
2. Website Operator Plans More Cyber Protests Against Arroyo (The Peninsula)
   A website operator in the Philippines said yesterday the site will continue a cyber-campaign against President Gloria Arroyo to force her to break her silence on allegations that she rigged last year’s polls. (June  20, 2005)
   
   
3. Hackers Deface Beijing’s Security Website (Financial Times)
   Chinese hackers have defaced the website of a police-run security company that is leading a new effort to strengthen the Communist government's control over the internet. (June  20, 2005)
   
   
4. Vote-4-Me, The Leading Online Democratic Social Network, Announces The Launch Of Its Charities Polling Service (SourceWire)
   Vote-4-Me (www.Vote-4-Me.com), an evolution in e-democracy, today launches a new feature of its innovative online politics and market research game service, aimed at helping charities raise ongoing regular contributions from supporters. (June  20, 2005)
   
   
5. Internet In Service Of Ethnic Peace In Kosovo (The Peninsula)
   Kosovo Albanian journalists and their colleagues from Serbia have decided to use the Internet to gain what politics has failed to obtain: Easing of ethnic tensions still widely present in the province since the end of the 1998-99 war. (June  19, 2005)
   
   
6. US Steps Up Its War On Terror Online (Asharq Alawsat)
   The US Department of State is embarking on a media offensive to counter the false information carried out by three Islamic websites it accuses of waging a misleading campaign against US interests. (June  19, 2005)