Name: Kentucky government censors political watchdog site

Date:  2006-present

Location:  North America

SubjectPolitical/Economic/Social Opinion

MediumPrint Journalism


Artist: BluegrassReport.org

Confronting Bodies: state of Kentucky

Date of Action: 20 June 2006

Specific Location: Kentucky, U.S.A.

Description of Artwork: Political watchdog site BluegrassReport.org



Description of Incident: BluegrassReport.org has apparently been blocked to state computers by the Commonwealth Office of Technology. Readers in three different cabinets have e-mailed to say they get a "blocked" message when they try to access the site.

http://www.bluegrassreport.org/bluegrass_politics/2006/06/bluegrassreport.html



Results of Incident: Still blocked. National media attention being garnered.



Source: BluegrassReport.org

Submitted By: Edward A. Falk



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