If you haven’t already, be sure to read Michael Stickings’ post below (and any update posts he puts on this site).
Another must read is this important analysis from Joseph Malchow. It’s an excellent summary that puts these developments in clear context.
Joe Gandelman is a former fulltime journalist who freelanced in India, Spain, Bangladesh and Cypress writing for publications such as the Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek. He also did radio reports from Madrid for NPR’s All Things Considered. He has worked on two U.S. newspapers and quit the news biz in 1990 to go into entertainment. He also has written for The Week and several online publications, did a column for Cagle Cartoons Syndicate and has appeared on CNN.