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Vancouver gives rise to new citizen journalism project

"The citizen journalism beat has a new kid on the block in the shape of VancouverIAM.As you might have guessed from the name, it is a citmedia site about Vancouver, based in Vancouver. The site describes itself...
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created by Alfred Hermida | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Snapshots from Gaza
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Snapshots from Gaza

While brides in the West worry about whether the groomsmen will make it to the church on time, if the florist will screw up the magnolias or if anyone is allergic to wedding cake, brides in Gaza worry whether they...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Courage To Come Back Awards: Citizen Journalist Awarded!

The Courage To Come Back Awards are a provincial thing here in BC, where people are honoured for … you guessed it: their courage to come back from adversity in their lives. Orato.com's own Trisha Baptie is being recognized with the award in the social-adversity...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago
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Brenda Martin's Mother Reacts To Guilty Verdict
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Brenda Martin's Mother Reacts To Guilty Verdict

Today Brenda Martin was found guilty in a court in Guadalajara, Mexico, after enduring over two years of incarceration without a verdict. Brenda, whose ordeal has captured the attention of millions, was accused of...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Between The Paws Of The Sphinx: Orion Springs To Life
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Between The Paws Of The Sphinx: Orion Springs To Life

Who would pass up an all-access pass to the Great Pyramids of Giza with two leading authorities on the star patterns that governed the pyramids' construction? Certainly not Gary Baddeley, who recently took the...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Naptime musings from Jon and Kate (plus 8)

It doesn't take much effort to find both supporters and critics of TLC/Discovery's Jon and Kate Gosselin. They are proud parents of eight kids - twins (age 7) and sextuplets (age 3). When you're watching them on TV, it's only too easy to say how you would handle things...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago
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Ohio Police: Strip Search Gone Bad

You have to watch the video that goes with this post - it's absolutely chilling. CLICK HERE FOR VIDEO "Stark County, Ohio police are under investigation over the use of excessive force for strip-searching Hope Steffey. Yet, this is not the only case in recent months of...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago
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The Age of Innocence meets American Pie
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The Age of Innocence meets American Pie

"Adult nostalgia exalts the image of hundreds of students high-tailing it from their Monday-to-Friday scholastic POW camp for weekends full of hedonistic anti-academic activity manifested in the term "TGIF"....
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Earthrace: Fuelling Passion And Slicing Waves
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Earthrace: Fuelling Passion And Slicing Waves

After an unsuccessful attempt to break a world record last year, the crew behind Earthrace is ready to try again. On March 1, 2008, Earthrace Skipper and CEO Pete Bethune will lead his eco-friendly,...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Saving Britney Spears
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Saving Britney Spears

Hollywood Interventionist Ken Seeley: When Britney Spears was brought into that Cedars Sinai psychiatric hold, she had no drugs in her system, so you really can’t use that incident to argue Britney’s...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Saving Britney Spears
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Saving Britney Spears

Hollywood Interventionist Ken Seeley: When Britney Spears was brought into that Cedars Sinai psychiatric hold, she had no drugs in her system, so you really can’t use that incident to argue Britney’s...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Jodie Emery's Prince (Of Pot) Negotiates Plea Bargain
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Jodie Emery's Prince (Of Pot) Negotiates Plea Bargain

Jodie Emery's husband may be leaving her for a very long time. That's because Jodie happens to be married to Canada's Prince of Pot Marc Emery, who faces extradition to the US and a life sentence for...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago
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Quiet Worm
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Quiet Worm

I moved to Vancouver in 2000. More than 60 women in my new town had been disappearing for two decades and the sh*t was just about to hit the fan. One day the morning papers splashed ugly mug shots of some of the...
  • Heatherrr
created by Heatherrr | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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Dr. G Medical Examiner: Working With The Dead
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Dr. G Medical Examiner: Working With The Dead

My name is Dr. G and I'm a medical examiner. Growing up, I had traditional Christian views that there’s a heaven and a hell, but I didn’t put much thought into what happens to us after we die. Now...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
5397 views | 1 recommendation | 22 comments
Raul Midon: The Reason I Stand
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Raul Midon: The Reason I Stand

Raul Midon is a New Mexico-born, New York-based writer/vocalist/guitarist who - after paying his dues as a professional musician, opening for the likes of Shakira and Julio Iglesias - decided to give being an...
  • Orato
created by Orato | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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