The RP’s Weekly Web Gems: The Politics of the Media

Fill yourself in on a possibly pivotal First Amendment case, FCC vs. Fox Television Stations, before it goes before the Supreme Court on Tuesday! [Supreme Court of the U.S.]

Six-year-old Ryan models for Target and Nordstrom catalogues… and has Downs Syndrome. The retailers are receiving positive reactions for their choice of model, and for not making a big deal out of the casting choice. [Time]

The newest Facebook app will allow you to post a posthumous farewell when you die. Macabre much? [Adweek]

In the age of social media and mass culture, how do we break out of the cycle and find our own interests? [NY Magazine]

Starting in 2013, documentaries will have to be reviewed by the NY Times or the LA Times to be considered for Academy Award nominations. [Poynter Institute]