Pete Clifton responds to some who think it's very unethical for the news media to use the photos and video being captured by technologically-enabled citizens without paying them.

Meanwhile, the Chartered Institute of Journalists in the UK has come out guns blazing against the practice of soliciting citizen witness photos, calling it a rights grab.

Here's me (er, not exactly as illustrated):

Your Blogging Type is Logical and Principled

You like to voice your well thought out opinions on your blog. And if someone doesn't what you write, you really don't care! Serious and blunt, sometimes people take your blog the wrong way. But you're a true and loyal friend to those who truly get you.

Find out your blogging type (seen first at outoftheshadows.ca). Actually, for a four-question quiz, I thought it was an okay summary -- although I would give myself credit for occasional flashes of wit too. :)

And once you've found out what blogging type you are, there are links to a treasure trove of pop psych quizzes to allow you to truly know yourself in a way that only a brief, multiple-choice questionnaire can.

Afterthought

I once accompanied a friend of mine to a psychic fair many, many moons ago. I peed away some money on getting my aura photographed (kirlian photography was the technique, I believe).

I was amazed by all the outstanding qualities the aura revealed about me, so much so that I felt compelled to ask, "Does anyone's aura reveal them to be an obnoxious prick?" (don't know why that popped into my head).

"We find people aren't willing to pay money for that," was the amazingly frank response from the aura reader.

I would note the blog type quiz was totally free, so it must be right. :)

The International Chiefs of Police have some guidelines for when a suspect might be a potential suicide bomber. The criteria include (among other things): Nervousness, excessive sweating or an unwillingness to make eye contact.

Under the guidelines, if the police hold a reasonable belief that you're a bomber, that's good enough. The old standard of "imminent danger" is out the window.

Here's some clickable stuff over yonder:

• American Bar Association debates supporting federal shield law for U.S. journos
• China charges HK-based reporter with spying for Taiwan
• CNN suspends Robert Novak
• Missing in the media: Anyone NOT young, white, pretty and female
• Another politician slams media bias, but this one should know better