Repression before reform in Malaysia

This article by Baradan Kuppusamy at Asia Times states there are growing fear in Malaysia over tolerance towards dissent and opposition political forces. This seems to be the reaction of current government over the...

Suffering and Sacrifice at the Olympics Opening Ceremony: Zhang & Cultural Di...

For Western viewers, one of the amazing things about this story is Zhang's attack on the west and its people while praising North Korea. Zhang launched ample criticisms of performers he worked with on a Chinese opera...

New Algeria suicide attack kills 11

Following yesterday's attack that killed 43 people, Algeria was hit by two new suicide bombings today. This signals further trouble ahead, as it indicated a sustained campaign of violence by the country's Islamist groups."Algeria was rocked by two further suicide bombings...

Media Man Fabricates News against Enemy and Name-drops Interpol

Manila, Philippines – A media man resorting to short cut methods of hitting an enemy drops the name of the International Police Commission (Interpol) to make it appear that his enemy is on the run and to alert the Interpol. Alfred P. Dalizon, writing in World News...

Mysterious Booms Labeled Homeland Security Issue

"People living in the Longfellow neighborhood in Minneapolis were jolted awake in the middle of the night Thursday by a big boom. However, police said they aren’t sure what caused the explosion. This is the second...

Muxtape Shut Down by RIAA Issues

Muxtape, our favourite office music mixtape source here at NP (and Wired's too apparently), has been shut down by the RIAA. UPDATE | 16:44 PST - The RIAA responds and states that Muxtape is Hosting "Illegal...

Doubts over the anthrax case intensify -- except among much of the media

Glenn Greenwald has been blogging hard questions about the Anthrax investigation for some time now, including about ABC's reporting of a supposed Iraq link soon after the attack happened, based on leaks from 4...

Sibel Edmonds Case: FBI files "formal complaint" with Sunday Times

Luke Ryland aka Lukery, "a blogger with a particular interest in Sibel Edmonds' case" has just posted a short write up of a recent Scott Horton interview of Joe Lauria, along with the audio and transcript. Lauria is...

Most Public Index: Los Angeles

This is our 3rd MostPublic Index, identifying the 20 most influential individuals in Los Angeles. The MostPublic Index is a detailed barometer of whose voices are most heard in the digital landscape as new channels—Twitter, Facebook, Flickr, YouTube and the like—transform...

In defence of the BBC: the public will never believe in value for money

This week’s Media Guardian front-page story analysed ‘the figures that spell worrying news for the corporation.’ The figures came form their exclusive Ipsos Mori poll and the corporation was the BBC. According to the report while 61% of those questioned (2021) named BBC...

911/ Truth, Part 2 of 11- The 9/11 Truth Movement: Independent Investigations...

Article by Erik Larson This article presents an overview of some of the many people, media and organizations that have documented and publicized contradictions and lies about 9/11, and contributed to the growing...

Washington Post 'Fesses Up: Obama Gets More Coverage (But They're Not Alone)

At long last, some members of the media are starting to look at the Barack Obama celebrity phenomenon, and evaluate how he's been covered vs. other candidates. The results, including one comprehensive study noted in this article, are clear: the media loves Obama and features...

TV News Is Not Dead...Yet

The nightly, national, televised newscast and the live-time, cable television broadcast are not dead yet. Despite a huge growth in online news consumption habits in the United States, a solid 46% of Americans still...

Before they were BC's Political Stars: BC Premier hands out Olympic Sized Rai...

Update: August 16, 2008 OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public Contributor While Premier Campbell is in Beijing on our dime, he must be smug he is far, far, away feasting Peking Duck, sucking down Sum Yun Guy, and washing...

Zot Media — Denver cyanide connection?

"I received an email today from my old friend and fellow NP "Vimto," regarding comments made at his blog, Zot Media by one Abdirahman Dirie. As you may know, a Somali immigrant from Canada by the same name was found dead in Denver, in possession of enough cyanide to kill...

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