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Amanda Knox to Associated Press: "I'm scared"
Speaking to members of the Associated Press from her jail cell in Perugia, Italy, convicted murderer Amanda Knox told the reporters that she is "scared". Knox and her attorneys are planning to appeal her conviction, with the hopes that it can be... 
Greek police caught framing innocent bystander during demo
The police chase and apprehand a mask wearing man who is in possession of a bag full of petrol bombs ready to used against shops or fellow officers.Quickly he is subdued, detained and arrested, Mission accomplished.... 
Stockton Foreclosures for Sale Soared as Economy Slumped
Stockton foreclosures for sale climbed up by 37 percent in November as the economic condition in the area continued to slump. Stockton was also among the most economically stressed cities based on an index compiled by Associated Press. " Stockton foreclosures for sale climbed...
AP Layoffs Underway: Cutting Payroll by 10% As Planned
AP layoffs are apparently underway. Various sources have confirmed that the Associated Press is cutting staffs today, as the news cooperative said it would do. Gawker reported that at least 80 jobs will be cut. Paul Colford, director of media relations of AP, declined to...
Grenade Tossed in Prison Cell Video Released by Corrections Dept.
A grenade tossing video was released by Wisconsin Department of Corrections. A nonlethal stinger grenade was used against Raynard Jackson in a prison cell in March 2005. Jackson sued the department for excessive force and the case was settled in July 2009 for $49,000. ...
Are Dems ingoring public's growing Obama care concerns?
GOP sources in Washington say that Democrats on Captiol Hill are ignoring public desire for a bi-partisan approach to health care reform. Many Americans are concerned with upcoming changes and pending...
created by smkovalinsky | 12 wks ago | updated 12 wks ago
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Julie Jacobson Photo: Scandal Over Released Shot of Dying Marine
The shocking death photo released by AP and taken by staff photographer Julie Jacobson is growing into a scandal and precipitating some heated debate about the people's right to know verses a family's right to... 
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Lance Cpl Joshua Bernard AP Photo: Photo of Dying Marine
US marine Lance Corporal Joshua Bernard was wounded in Afghanistan, and died on the operating table. Associated Press photographer Julie Jacobson shot a photo of the dying soldier, and the AP released the image. The Department of Defense immediately protested the publication... 
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AP (Associated Press) Charges $2.50 Per Word to Quote Stories
Lately, the Associated Press (AP) has truly been going out of their way to show that traditional journalists really do understand social media.Open-source, cross-linking, going viral? They're down with that. The AP is with it. Fo' shizzle.For instance, the AP understands that... 
Crowdfunded journalism - what will readers fund?
An interesting observation from David Cohn, who's been doing some very important work at Spot.Us. "David Cohn of Spot.Us says: “We have begun to see a pattern among the pitches that do and do not get funded… The...
3 UK television journalists arrested by Sri lanka
Three journalists of Channel-4, a London-based television news network have been arrested in Sri lanka on charges of tarnishing the image of the government security forces. The trio, Nick Paton... 
AP PROPAGANDA VS FREEDOM OF THE PRESS VS CENSORSHIP
This is my comment on the increasing irrelevant AP's desperate last ditch effort to prevent it from going the way of the many bankrupt newspapers that have went before it. [See AP IS DESPARATE TO OUTLAW SEARCH ENGINE LINKING] For the last 30 years or so the AP self censored... 
created by CynicalPatriot | 36 wks ago | updated 36 wks ago
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