Newspapers, reeling from slumping ads, slash jobs

Too much of news happening around but bad news for newspapers themselves. American newspaper industry is undergoing most difficult phase in the business. One of the biggest American publisher Tribune Co. is...

Her Maj is a burger Queen

THE QUEEN owns a McDonalds!As the Royal accounts are opened to public scrutiny the press are having a field day with the Royal family and their extraordinary personal wealth whilst still dipping into the public...

Tom Wolfe Praises Print, Calls Dan Rather And Other TV Journalists "Idiots"

Charlie Rose's interview with Tom Wolfe presents an interesting take on the "zeitgeist of today's moment" with a brief look at the history of booms and crashes, while exploring Wolfe's views on journalism. To...

World Corporate Media Losing the Information Revolution

"MIAMI — The Miami Herald announced widespread layoffs Monday, with plans to cut 250 full-time jobs — 17 percent of the newspaper’s workforce.  The monopoly that the Miami Herald has enjoyed for decades...

Training helps bloggers hone professionalism, navigate legal issues

"Miami real estate agent Lucas Lechuga began blogging to share his knowledge of the local market. He didn't bargain for a $25 million defamation lawsuit when he wrote that a Miami developer had gone bankrupt...

Pakistan Police Say They Foiled Attack

The suicide bomb attack on the Danish embassy may have been just the first in a coordinate series of planned attacks. pakistani police say they intercepted another bombing attempt in the country."Four days after a...

South Africans take out rage on immigrants

"A wave of horrifying violence has swept the townships around Johannesburg in the past week, The Globe and Mail's Stephanie Nolen reported in an article Tuesday Xenophobic rage explodes in South Africa. At least 22 people are dead, hundreds injured and an estimated 4,000...

Ozzie Guillen Profanity Tirade

"Perhaps it's appropriate that Ozzie Guillen would unleash one of his patented expletive-filled tirades on Chicago fans, the Cubs, and media outlets just a few short days removed from the 25th anniversary of Lee...

Some of America's Most Venerable Newspapers Face Extinction Unless they Evolve

The Economist takes us deeper into the dying world of newspapers.  For those who are too young to remember, newspapers were once the way that people read about the news and the world around them.Circulation...

Dates Announced for Hippiefest 2008

The following dates and locations have been announced for Hippiefest 2008: Fri 07/11/08   Phoenix, AZ      Dodge Theatre    Sun 07/13/08   Saratoga,...

Denmark evacuates Algeria and Afghanistan embassies

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know I am all for Free Speech, but you know, trying to prove a point by reprinting cartoons of "Muhammed" just to enforce your "Free Speech" stance and throwing it...

Collectors Editions of first printed copies of The Canadian, since early nine...

Are you interested in seeing what The Canadian's print edition looks like? The Canadian is making copies of its first two print editions available, as collectors items...The Canadian is an editorially independent...

Will economics put newspapers to bed before the readers do?

You may still want to buy one, but how long will papers be on the newstands for you?

Newspaper Employment Slips Further

The annual census from American Society of Newspapers Editors revealed some disappointing yet expected news about the current climate at American newspapers: fulltime professional staffs fell by 2,400 in 2007, a drop of 4.4 % to a current total of 52.600. This does not...

ABC NEWS: Calculating your Human Footprint.

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorAfter having watched this show this evening, I was astounded at the waste, but certainly subconciously knew it is most likely true of any North American family.Though I...

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