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Ministers consider prostitution ban (UK)
" Ministers are considering a ban on prostitution as they try to tackle international human trafficking, Women's Minister Harriet Harman said. The Government is studying the law in Sweden, where paying for sex has already been made illegal. Ms Harman, Labour's deputy...'Dead' canoeist to be charged
"Police are to charge 'dead' canoeist, a week after he resurfaced claiming to have forgotten everything since vanishing five years ago. Cleveland Police in northeastern England, where the 57-year-old has been questioned since his arrest last week, made the decision hours...Police to Question Missing Canoeist's Wife Upon Return to Britain
In the ongoing saga that is this crazy story, the wife of a man accused of faking his own death 5 years ago and running off to Panama is heading back to Britain to meet with authorities. "The wife of a man...
Is Citizen Journalism A gigantic Blog?
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The new journalism wave of citizen, crowds, bloggers etc, disturbs the conventional institutional journalism to a point that most well know newspapers introduce in their daily menu... Mexican Writers and NGOs: Supreme Court Ruling is a ‘Disgrace’
"Writers and NGOs: Supreme Court Ruling is a ‘Disgrace’
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Writers, journalists and non-governmental organisations have called the Supreme Court’s decision at the end of last week a ‘disgrace’. The Court ruled that the rights of...
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Violence Against Women Is Still a Problem in Saudi Arabia
" Abeer Mishkhas, abeermishkhas@arabnews.com Last Sunday, along with the rest of the world, Saudi Arabia celebrated a day dedicated to Eliminating Violence Against Women. Newspapers carried articles and editorials on the importance of the day and TV naturally gave the day a...The End of Findory
One of the most interesting blog / news sites has sadly shut its doors. I will miss your randomly personalized goodness findory. Good luck to Greg and his team in whatever they do next."Thank you, Findory readers, for the last four years. I hope you not only...Press Freedom Report Paints Grim Picture for Latin America
"Press Freedom Report Paints Grim Picture for Latin America November 22, 2007 · No Comments Journalists in Latin America continue to be the victims of murders, threats and harassment when investigating sensitive subjects such as corruption and drug trafficking, according to...Ethiopian Adoption Agency Speaks For Angelina Jolie
"Angelina Jolie's adoption of an Ethiopian baby was legal, the agency involved said today, rejecting reports that the child's relatives want her back. Newspapers have reported this week that relatives of two-year-old Zahara, including a woman who says she is her birth mother,...TextTime revolutionizes editorial workflows
"Until today, texts have traditionally been measured by word-counts, character counts, lines, inches or centimeters. These units are standard at magazines, newspapers and websites, but for podcasts or video productions they are pretty much useless.Converting text lengths into... BigT’s Roundup - Monday Ed. (11-5-07)
There is a reason for this picture.
If America is the hyperpower then Gisele Bundchen is the hypermodel of
the world and when she demands a certain perk in her contract then
everyone bounces to attention. The... The horror is getting to Matt Taibbi
"Exclusive Q&A with writer Taibbi. Snippet - "If and when I ever get to be Interior Minister, one of my first acts is going to be the putting to death of anyone who thinks God interferes in the outcome of things like sporting events and elections. I'd want to...TECHNOLOGY-SRI LANKA: Leapfrogging Out of Poverty on IT
"TECHNOLOGY-SRI LANKA: Leapfrogging Out of Poverty on IT By Feizal Samath MAHAVILACHCHIYA, Oct 26 (IPS) - In a north-central village, deep inside Sri Lanka’s backwoods, a young man is glued to a computer screen, pushing a mouse and filling in figures. Isuru Senevirathna is... Russian serial killer says murder is like love
Transcendental creepiness:"MOSCOW (Reuters) - A Russian man accused of murdering 49 people asked a court on Tuesday to add another eleven victims to his tally, and told a jury when he first strangled a man it was like falling in love for the first time." Now Publick - Citizen Journalism 300 years ago
The folks at AP sent us an email the other day:"Take a look at this description of one of the first newspapers in America:
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