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Where are the Conservative Journalists?
Where are the Conservative Journalists? Over at the Politico, Jonathan Martin writes, "GOP losing the new-media war." The article is generating some thoughtful discussion from conservative tech folks inside the...
The war criminal, his wife and the new girlfriend
Radovan Karadzic's secret life has revealed...he had a girlfriend, a dark-haired middle aged woman that he introduced as Mila, whom he presented as an associate in his alternative medicine business. " The... American jail in Afghanistan for detained journalists
According to Human Rights lawyer Barbara J. Olshansky, the US in building a jail in Afghanistan to hold local journalists. Apparently, the United States detains reporters, photographers, camera operators and... Calling All Citizen Journalists
If you had the time, you could write thousands of eye-opening money-and-politics stories using the information that lives on OpenSecrets.org. And many professional journalists do just that -- CRP was cited in the news more than 3,000 times last year. But why leave... Turkey charges 86 for 'coup plot'
Many ex army officer & several others including a journalist have been charged for coup plot in Turkey. "A top Turkish prosecutor has brought charges against 86 people allegedly involved in a coup plot. Aykut Cengiz Engin did not name those charged, but the indictment... China relaxes newspaper sales for Olympics
I wonder if this is something that can be done temporarily or if it will have long standing effects?"Normally, only a handful of overseas and Hong Kong publications are available for purchase in China, and then... Ranking the New York Times Columnists
"Ranking the New York Times Columnists The editorial page of the New York Times is arguably the most influential in the world. Lately, I’ve begun to feel that the page has grown a little stale. In an attempt to understand why, I decided to rank the columnists...Sri Lankan general 'behind attacks'
Sri Lanka's top army officer has been accused of instigating attacks on reporter in the Island Country. Opposition leaders have accused Gen Sarath Fonseka of making plans of attacks behind reporters. But army spokesman Brig Udaya Nanayakkara denied the allegation and said... ID Cards:THE Most Pernicious Threat to Our Freedom
OPINION:In a true democracy the State receives permission from the people to exist, but the necessity for each British citizen to bear a state issued national ID Card while in public places throughout Britain turns... 750 set to make trip to Taiwan from China
Direct flights between Taiwan and China is a great start to the new relationship between the two lands. Before when I made my trips from Taiwan to Shanghai it would take me a whole day to get there. We would leave... 'Father' Tim Russert: Irish Catholicism and American Journalism
Another good piece of journalism from Poynter Institute's Roy Peter Clark. When asked if he thinks first any of the writing tools he introduced before he write. His answer, obviously is no. "I turn to a tool when I need it. I use the tools, they don't use...Uncovered: British journalists who are spooks
While it might be difficult to identify precisely the impact of the spooks (variously represented in the press as “intelligence”, “security”, “Whitehall” or “Home Office” sources) on mainstream politics and media, from the limited evidence it looks to be... The Story Behind A NYT Zimbabwe Child Victim Photo--and Why You Won't See ...
This is a fascinating analysis of how a photo of a child, both legs broken by Mugabe thugs, not only came to be--but how it came to not be on the internet. Question: should the New York Times, and Poynter Institute, have with-held internet publication of a photo published in... 'Public Intellectuals 2.0': Democratizing Free Speech?
OpenDemocracy has a great post today by Evgeny Morozov on the recent Citizen Media Summit (organized by our citizen-media internet neighbours Global Voices), which was held this past weekend in Budapest. The post and... N. Korea destroys nuclear tower
" YONGBYON, North Korea - North Korea destroyed the most visible symbol of its nuclear weapons program Friday, blasting apart the cooling tower at its main atomic reactor in a sign of its commitment to stop making...
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