I just learned that Brock Meeks and I won the top award for "Best Online Feature" from the Computer Press Association during its 12th annual awards ceremony in New York City. Our winning article was the investigative story "Keys to the Kingdom" that exposed the hidden agendas of so-called blocking software programs. It ran in CyberWire Dispatch last July. The judges said we had: "produced an investigative piece on a serious and important subject--a rare feat in any media. 'Keys to the Kingdom' revealed that parental control software--which ostensibly filters out pornographic Internet sites--actually restricts access to all types of material both innocuous and important. Thus, software users unwittingly restrict their rights of free speech and access to information. This story, colorfully written and packed with details, raised this important issue to the online community and resulted in high profile follow-ups with mainstream media such as the Washington Post, New York Times and the Wall St. Journal." Our article is at: http://www.eff.org/pub/Publications/Declan_McCullagh/cwd.keys.to.the.kingdom... 6.article -Declan ------------------------- Declan McCullagh Time Inc. The Netly News Network Washington Correspondent http://netlynews.com/