R400 to buy a baby

Another example of human trafficking taking place today.  This one affecting children and the families who wanted children.  In this case a female falsified her documents to reflect credentials of a social worker.  Selling babies for a "fee" was not the only...

Philippines - News of abduction testifies to, tests power of blogging

Makati City, Philippines - The news spread like wild fire--attesting to the power of blogs in public affairs and information dissemination.  Seconds after "melquita" posted a call for help on Multiply.com, the Filipino blogosphere heeded by re-posting the piece on their...

Wall Street Czars depopulating the World

"Wall Street Czars depopulating the World By 911review | bio Wall Street Czars depopulating the World Thu, 25 Oct 2007 00:48:55 By Afsaneh Ostovar, Press TV, Tehran Leuren Moret Leuren Moret is an American independent scientist and international expert on radiation and public...

Horsehead Holding Corp. prices initial public offering

Monaca, Pa., (ANTARA News/PRNewswire-AsiaNet) - Horsehead Holding Corp., the parent company of Horsehead Corporation, today announced that it has priced its initial public offering of 4,867,000 shares of its common stock at a price of $18.00 per share, 4,171,235 shares...

Can reporters act like citizens in the US?

A recent story about where 143 journalists' political contributions went, got at least three of them fired or dropped from client papers. In a media world where transparency is a by-product of the whole blogs, search, connected, networked communication process, does this make...

Yemen Government restricts SMS news services

"Just a reminder at how much freedom of information most of the world has, despite our own governments influencing media.      Government restricts SMS news services     The government has been restricting some SMS news services and blocking...

Iraqi Journalists who read NowPublic: what is this?

A bit of a mystery that needs to be cleared up.This headline showed up in my RSS news reader: "More U.S. Military Assaults on Media".Strangely, the link to the article goes nowhere; as if it had been purposely removed.  Was there an attack by US forces on the Baghdad...

How to Syndicate YouTube Videos

Startup offers 'neutral' web video outlet

Positioning itself as an independent third party, ClipSyndicate is distributing short-form video clips for Clear Channel and Sinclair stations. Other broadcasters may follow.By Wayne KarrfaltThe National Broadband Co. (NBBC), a joint venture of NBC and its affiliates, is a...

Is YouTube > (NBC + CBS + News Corp)?

"NEW YORK (AdAge.com) -- NBC Universal is breaking down the walls of 30 Rock and making a move into the online-video-aggregation business. The General Electric-owned media giant today launched a syndicated-video partnership that it hopes will catapult the company into the...