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Free network helps keep you, your data and sources safe

This post is one of a series of blog posts from the first ONA class of MJ Bear Fellows describing their experiences, projects and sharing their knowledge with the ONA community. Fellow Lucas Timmons is a data journalist and web producer for The Edmonton Journal in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada.

The logo for Tor

The Tor logo.

Tor is a free, open network designed to allow users to connect to the Internet anonymously, without fear of being tracked. Using onion routing (more on this below), Tor conceals the data you send and receive online, keeping your data private and your identity shielded.

The Tor project website says, “Journalists use Tor to communicate more safely with whistleblowers and dissidents.”

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Social Shares: Lessons from Sundance; covering Jeremy Lin; where your old tech retires

The ONA Issues Tumblr is your platform to define and explore the pressing issues in digital media and get a better fix on how they impact your work. Here are the top five posts from last week.

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Featured Member: Dick Meyer

Current Location: Washington, D.C.
Current Gig: Executive Producer, America, BBC News (former ONA Board member)
Member Since: October 2007
Six-word memoir: …am I right, am I wrong.
Favorite fictional character: Sam Gribley from “My Side of the Mountain.”
Favorite tech tool: The word processor.

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Social Shares: Who’s downloading your data?; America offline; a new election Source

The ONA Issues Tumblr is your platform to define and explore the pressing issues in digital media and get a better fix on how they impact your work. Here are the top five posts from last week.

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