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Politicians agree deal but newspapers refuse regulation sign up

Britain’s largest newspaper groups are on a collision course with the Government over press regulation, after last night signalling their anger at the imposition of “several deeply contentious” issues in a...

Anti-Gun Newspaper Hires Armed Guards

Anti-Gun Newspaper Hires Armed Guards Sometimes I just have to smile when faced with anti-gun propagandists, regardless of the vicious statements they make, because I know from years of past experience in this debate that because of their deep rooted hypocrisy, they WILL...

The feel of a newspaper

The Proofreader When I was in high school, I was fortunate to have picked up a part time job as a proofreader at a printing company. (I know that may sound hard to believe because I make many typos.) But, then I...

How HT made a difference in lead up to International Women's Day

Instead of a distinguished panel choosing an appropriate candidate for HT Woman 2011 award (probably in a closed meeting room), the reputed English newspaper opened the process of nomination and selection to its readers (at least in UP state of India). There might be others...

Canwest Global Files for Creditor Protection: Leonard Asper Memo

Canada's media giant Canwest Global Communications Corp. is filing for creditor protection today as it restructures its huge debtload. Based in Winnipeg, Canwest owns Global Television and National Post, as well as...

Taiwan Man Dies after Watching ‘Avatar’

" TAIPEI : A 42-year-old Taiwanese man with a history of high blood pressure has died of a stroke likely triggered by over-excitement from watching the blockbuster ‘Avatar’ in 3D, a doctor said on Tuesday. The...

London's Evening Standard to go Free

London's traditional tabloid the Evening Standard, is set to be free from October 12. The news comes in the wake of the shut down of News International's freesheet hit, thelondonpaper, following pre-tax losses of £12.9 million - and the creation of theblogpaper, a stylised...

AA Gill Shoots a Baboon, Incites Twitter Tantrum

Restaurant critic AA Gill incited a Twitter tantrum after his column in the Sunday Times in which the controversial culinary connoisseur seemingly boasted about shooting a baboon. Not long after, AA Gill's name shot up to the top spot on Twitter's trending topics fuelled by...

New York Times stock now cheaper than the Sunday paper

The Sunday Edition of the New York Times is $5.00. A share of the New York Times is $3.57"What costs more — a spark plug or a share of General Motors? A Sunday New York Times or a share of the newspaper company? A General Electric toaster or a share of GE? In...

Newspaper Bailout Bill: Restructured as Nonprofits?

President Obama said he is "happy to look at" bills that would give newspaper organizations tax breaks if they were to restructure as nonprofits. In an interview with editors from the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette and The Blade, President Obama talked about his concerns about the...

Who Was Robert Novak?

Robert David Sanders "Bob" Novak was born in Joliet, Illinois on February 26, 1931. He attended the University of Illinois, and started his journalistic carreer as a student writer for the Joliet Herald-News, and left the university one course short of graduation to work for...

Church 'mortified' by Berlusconi

" The Roman Catholic Church has expressed "unease" and "mortification" over revelations surrounding the private life of Italian PM Silvio Berlusconi. In some of the strongest Church criticism to date, the newspaper...

Zambia reporter in 'porn' trial

Beware this article has what could be consider as pornographic material, two media file attachments from Youtube.com well at least in Zambia...   " The news editor of Zambia's largest independent...

Slain foreigner was a convict - update

" THE 51-year-old Norwegian slain in Consolacion after allegedly holding four persons hostage had been convicted of rape and drugs charges and served time in jail in Norway. Nils Frode Steen Aksnes had been jailed for a string of cases in his hometown, according to the...

SC 3rd Congressional District Debate: Barrett (R) vs. Dyer (D)

Watch the debate here RecordedGina Smith from, "The State" entitled her story, "Barrett defends his vote on bailout""The slumping economy grabbed the spotlight during Wednesday’s face-off between U.S. Rep. J....

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