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The Facebook Show

An Austrian man who got Facebook to give him everything they had on him, a writer whose rapist friended her on Facebook, the value of a "Like." Max Richter - Berlin by Overnight Max Richter - Cascade NW by W

Supreme Court Justices at the State of the Union Address, Internet as Human Right, and more

The strange tradition of Supreme Court Justices attending Presidential State of the Union Addresses, the future of warantless GPS tracking, and exploring the question of internet as a human right.

Online Piracy, Superpacs and More

The amazing story of the Megaupload take down, Italy's National Order of Journalists, and a man searches in vain for data produced by his own heart. 

Telegraph Hackers, Naked Statues, and More

A look back at a hacker from 1903, a story about Mitt Romney's dog that won't go away, and Supreme Court Justices looking at naked statues. 

Disclosing Political Ad Buys, Gambling Online and More

The benefit and burden of disclosing political ad buys online, new rules for internet gambling and using laugh tracks on TV.

Last Year’s Errors, Next Year’s Predictions and More

Major media errors of 2011, predictions for the media in 2012 and comment sections online.

Egyptian Military Brutality, misleading political polls and more

The Egyptian military's brutal turn on protesters, the usefulness of private versus public political polls and the process of developing apps for mobile devices.

Texting While Driving, Space Madness and More

A proposed ban on texting while driving, morning show payola, the state of the art of fact checking, the role of journalists at the end of the world, and the pop-culture myth of space madness.

Fox News Gets Tough on Candidates and More

The upside of debates, government seizure of domain names, a free speech loophole in Malaysia, and a Cambodian journalist spends 10 years as a one man truth and reconciliation commission.

Revenge Porn, Cyber Warfare and More

Posting nude picture of others online for revenge, a former News of the World reporter exposes underhanded tabloid techniques, and the real threat of cyber warfare.

The SuperCommittee, scandals and more

The failure of the Supercommittee, how our biases blind us to obvious economic truths, and a collection of our favorite stories about scandals.

Covering the NBA Lockout and More

The challenges faced by sports journalists covering the NBA lockout, a new attitude in the Middle East against regimes killing their own people and the story of a joke Facebook game that became more popular than its designer ever imagined.