Putnam (Connecticut, United States)

Type: City

Name: Putnam (Connecticut, United States)

Latitude: 41.919998

Longitude: -71.910004

population: 9,111

First reported Jan 04 2013 - Updated Jan 04 2013 - 1 reports

US newspaper still under fire for running map of gun permit holders

The debate over US gun laws in the aftermath of the Newtown massacre continues to rage and has taken some surprising media turns. Most controversial of all was the decision by an upstate New York paper, the Journal News, to publish the names and ... [Published Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk - Jan 04 2013]

Entities: Jim Romenesko, Newtown (Connecticut, United States), Stamford (Connecticut, United States)

First reported Jan 03 2013 - Updated Jan 03 2013 - 1 reports

Publishing

Newspaper Threatened With 'Suspicious White Powder' After Publishing Gun Owners' Names

Click here to view this media A New York newspaper this week said that it would hire armed guards because it was sent "suspicious white powder" after publishing the names and addresses of gun owners in Westchester, Rockland and Putnam counties. ... [Published Crooks and Liars - Jan 03 2013]

Entities: Tom King, Publishing, Threat, Putnam (Connecticut, United States)

First reported Jan 02 2013 - Updated Jan 02 2013 - 1 reports

NY County Defies Law, Refuses To Release Gun Permit Info For Controversial Google Map

After a newspaper’s Google Map of New York gun permit owners sparked a political firestorm , officials in Putnam County say they will refuse to give up public gun permit ownership information for its residents. “In Putnam County I have over 11,000 ... [Published TechCrunch - Jan 02 2013]

Entities: Google Maps, Public Information, Robert Freeman, Putnam (Connecticut, United States), Gregory R. Ball

First reported Dec 29 2012 - Updated Dec 30 2012 - 1 reports

Gannett Co Inc

New York newspaper to violate privacy rights of even more gun permit holders after uproar

Aren't private citizens entitled to a right of privacy? This is the ugliness of a savage nation, the elimination of the private life.I strongly recommend that EVERY CITIZEN in this beleaugred community BUY A GUN. And I wouldn't be surprised if there weren't ... [Published Atlas Shrugs - Dec 29 2012]

Entities: Gregory R. Ball, Putnam (Connecticut, United States), Newtown (Connecticut, United States), Database, Gannett Co Inc

First reported Dec 29 2012 - Updated Dec 29 2012 - 1 reports

Midday open thread

And what did you do with your holiday time off? @Cmdr_Hadfield tweets from space.Mission commander, Canadian Chris Hadfield is the first astronaut to record a song in space. Mercifully, it wasn't a Celine Dion song.Democratic state Senator Ruben ... [Published Daily Kos - Dec 29 2012]

Entities: Treatment Action Group, Westchester (Florida, United States), Putnam (Connecticut, United States), HIV/AIDS

First reported Dec 27 2012 - Updated Dec 28 2012 - 3 reports

GigaOM Network

Newspapers and guns: If data is available, should it always be published? [GigaOM]

Tension around issues of gun ownership, gun-control legislation and other firearms-related topics has been at a fever pitch ever since the recent mass shooting of elementary-school children in Connecticut — but one small-town newspaper in New York state ... [Published GigaOM Network - Dec 27 2012]

Entities: GigaOM Network, Facebook Inc, Google Maps

Quotes

...Its executive editor, Barbara Roessner, issued a statement saying: "Our newspapers should not be running gun ads - including ads for antique and collectible gun shows - next to stories about Sandy Hook."

US newspaper still under fire for running map of gun permit holders [Published Media: Greenslade | guardian.co.uk - Jan 04 2013]

"That would only be conjecture on my part right now" Chong said. "We'll investigate this as we would any similar threat."

Newspaper Threatened With 'Suspicious White Powder' After Publishing Gun Owners' Names [Published Crooks and Liars - Jan 03 2013]

Corporate graft, it's not just for private corporations! New York Daily News reports the New York Metropolitan Transit Authority paid two "chief operating officers a combined $555,750 -- one of which hasn't worked since May!" Hey, they had to do something with the money the new big fare hikes will bring in

Midday open thread [Published Daily Kos - Dec 29 2012]

... Get a taste. Did this paper print the name and addressses of sex offenders, pedeophiles etc in the area? No, just law abiding ciitizens. "New York newspaper to list more gun permit holders after uproar" Reuters (thanks to Chris) (Reuters) – A suburban New York newspaper that sparked an uproar

New York newspaper to violate privacy rights of even more gun permit holders after uproar [Published Atlas Shrugs - Dec 29 2012]

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