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SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The Wikipedia, which has surged this year to become the most popular reference site on the Web, is fast overtaking several major news sites as the place where people swarm for context on...U.S. hurricane coverage gives voice to outrage
LOS ANGELES, Sept 7 (Reuters) - American TV reporters and newscasters are covering Hurricane Katrina and problem-plagued relief efforts with a sense of outrage and antagonism many thought had long gone out of fashion in broadcast journalism. In numerous testy exchanges...Katrina Coverage is a Test of Preparedness
Newspaper readers in Hartford, Nashville, Baton Rouge, and more than a dozen other cities all saw the same front-page photo today. Shot yesterday by Douglas R. Clifford of the St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times, the...Media: Neutral or Neutered?
A damned good point on the Daily Kos today:"There's been some inspiring reporting coming out of the shattered towns of Louisiana and Mississippi -- reporters showing their humanity on their sleeves, reporters not afraid to ask the impertinent but possibly live-saving...Hurricane Katrina: Racial bias and classism
Image captions: Caption 1 under the light skinned person: "Two residents wade through chest-deep water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store..."Caption 2 under the very dark skinned...Why Everybody Is a Reporter
Paul Chenoweth never leaves home without his digital camera or video camera. A graduate student at Belmont University in Nashville, Tenn., he shoots video and photos around town and posts them to his...The Metropolis Times : MSM Catches up to Mainstream America
Tomorrow night CNN is airing a special program called 'Dead Wrong,' that will "pieces together the chain of events that led to the faulty intelligence." A quick flip through the channels will show the disproportionate coverage given to the protestors gathered...Cindy Sheehan: Hypocrites and Liars
The media are wrong. The people who have come out to Camp Casey to help coordinate the press and events with me are not putting words in my mouth, they are taking words out of my mouth. I have been known for some...Florida Libertarian Radio Show Has International Following
On Tuesday night--Wednesday morning his time--student Toni Rotger of Barcelona, Spain, tunes in with numerous other listeners there to hear, webcast at the site, the hard hitting Libertarian word from distant ...Harris Says Newspapers Doctored Photos to Distort Her Makeup
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) - Florida congresswoman Katherine Harris, who is running for a U.S. Senate seat next year, blamed newspapers for contributing to her image problems, accusing some of doctoring photos to...Americans deserve candor, not more hopeful 'updates' (USATODAY.com)
USATODAY.com - Another day, another round of bombings, electricity cuts, death and destruction in Iraq. Monday's grim tally included a suicide attack in northern Iraq that killed at least 15 traffic policemen and...Survey: Media Consumers are Control Freaks
When it comes to media, consumers are control freaks, according to a U.S. study from Arbitron and Edison Media Research. People are increasingly watching video-on-demand (10 per cent of respondents), accessing...Contagious Media
SEE "Contagious Media" What: Exhibit that explores how info spreads through gossip and that wacky Internet thing. Why: We promised we wouldn't tell. When: Opening party Thurs. 6 p.m.-8 p.m., Fri. & Sat. noon-6 p.m. Through June 4. Where: New Museum of Contemporary...Web Site Claims GI Captured in Iraq
According to Reuters: Iraqi militants claimed in a Web statement Tuesday to have taken an American soldier hostage and threatened to behead him in 72 hours unless the Americans release Iraqi prisoners. The U.S....Top Members Today
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