Gaza War Doctor, Peace Activist Grieves Three Daughters

A Palestinian doctor who provided Israeli TV viewers with updates on the human toll of the violence in Gaza has now reported a personal tragedy.  A fixture on Israeli television, he's now lost three daughters to bombing, and has rushed at least two other children to a...

Capturing the Moment (and More) via Cellphone Video

Cell phones, the internet, blogs and web streaming technology have created an almost seamless interaction between any event you witness and the world wide web. "STILL keeping in touch with friends by texting? How old-fashioned. Some early adopters of technology are now using...

Georgia cuts access to Russian websites, TV news

"By Niko Mchedlishvili TBILISI (Reuters) - Georgian authorities have blocked most access to Russian news broadcasters and websites since the outbreak of the conflict with Moscow. Georgia's Interior Ministry said the action was not anti-democratic, but Russian...

Coming soon: 'wallet phones' from Japan

"TOKYO, Japan (AP) -- Japan will start an aggressive push to market abroad its mobile technology, especially the nation's popular "wallet phone," a government official said Tuesday. ...

NBC's Tim Russert dead at 58

"WASHINGTON - Tim Russert, NBC News’ Washington bureau chief and the moderator of “Meet the Press,” died Friday after a sudden heart attack at the bureau, NBC News said Friday. He was 58. Russert was...

In the Courts of God’s Justice

The Church is being persecuted today. Its enemies think bringing its leaders to the courts will drain its resources, but first of all shut the mouth of their leader, Bro. Eli Soriano.

Israeli journalists under investigation

"Three Israeli journalists who traveled to Lebanon and Syria are under investigation by the Israeli police for travel to "enemy" countries. One of them, Lisa Goldman, has been part of the informal We Media community for some time. She participated in the 2006 We Media Global...

Kenya rioting death toll at 125

This is very sad a situation in Kenya and Africa politics" NAIROBI, Kenya - Police fired tear gas and bullets Monday as they struggled to contain tens of thousands of opposition supporters accusing President Mwai...

Pope John Paul II waving from beyond the grave?

This could be a Photoshop job. Our budget here at miamipress excludes us from the investigation or we would have sent one of our experts to Poland to investigate this apparent miracle."This fiery figure is being...

Danish TV Fires Star Reporter for Iraq War "Manipulation" Broadcasts

The reliability of journalists is a key component of professional journalism. In this case, the reporter, Jeppe Nybroe, mis-reported troop locations and also added in repeating sound effects.Was the first a...

Dan Rather Investigates Voting Machines -- Uncovers New Surprises About ES&S ...

By Kim Zetter"Who would have thought that Manila sweatshops would figure prominently in the manufacture of U.S. voting machines? It turns out that Election Systems & Software, one of the top voting machine...

MPs outlaw satire in New Zealand

New Zealand's parliament votes itself a little brand protection:"New Zealand's Parliament has voted itself far-reaching powers to control satire and ridicule of MPs in Parliament, attracting a storm of media and academic criticism. The new standing orders, voted in last...

Iranian nuclear scientist ‘assassinated by Mossad’

Updated 2/5/07"An Iranian nuclear scientist has died in mysterious circumstances, according to Radio Farda, which is funded by the US State Department and broadcasts to Iran. An intelligence source suggested that Ardeshire Hassanpour, 44, a nuclear physicist, had been...

White House Orders Propaganda Broadcasts

Today DemocracyNow included a short piece in its Headlines section, regarding the use of propaganda within the United States by the current administration.  This propaganda is directed at the continued effort...

Bush 'planted fake news stories on American TV'

By Andrew Buncombe in Washington Published: 29 May 2006 - Federal authorities are actively investigating dozens of American television stations for broadcasting items...

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