Washington Post Sells Access to Obama Admin, Reporters: $25,000+

The Washington Post is selling lobbyists and others "access" to purported key Obama officials and even the paper's own reporters and editors, Politico reported Thursday, July 2.A flier was circulated advertising "Washington Post Salons", guaranteeing off-record,...

US Journalists Laura Ling & Euna Lee get 12 Years Hard Labor

A twelve year sentence of hard labor was handed down to US journalists Laura Ling and Euna Lee in North Korea on Monday.  " North Korea on Monday sentenced two American journalists to 12 years of hard labor in...

Should citizen-journalists be paid?

Should citizen-journalists be paid?  As sites like NowPublic and other spread their sea legs into the new world of web 2.0, questions begin to arise on paying writers and photographers for content or maintain...

Petronas Urged by Ethopian Rebels to Avoid Ogaden

Ethiopia's Ogaden rebels warned Malaysia's Petronas [PETR.UL] on Tuesday they would not tolerate oil exploration in Ethopia's Somali region, saying it would link the company to war crimes by the Ethiopian...

The Danger of Propaganda by not allowing Independent Reporters.

 By, Uwe Paschen. Now, I am not the first nor will I be the last to write about Journalist and Reporters getting the news wrong, for lack of taking the time to check the authenticity and correctness of the...

Reporters Without Borders: 62 journalists killed in 2008

By Miriam Mannak Although the number of fatalities among reporters, photographers, and other people working in the field of journalism in 2008 has dropped to 62 from 106 in 2007, in many countries a job...

The New York Times’ Discusses NASCAR Coverage

" CIA Stock Photo, Inc. Question: The Times has done an excellent job responding to the popularity of Nascar. What do you see for the future of the...

Mumbai: Citizen Journalists Provide Glimpses Into Attacks

The following New York Times article comments on the merits of Citizen Journalism during the horrid moments of the recent Mumbai terrorist attacks. It only quotes the information as provided by Twitter....

Is it time for the Catalan media to go back to school?

"I’ve been reading with interest what’s been happening this week in Cataluña regarding the…ahem language spoken by the Catalan media. The Periódico de Cataluña gave us an insight this week into the right and wrong way of pronouncing certain Catalan expressions which...

A good take on being a reporter

Reporting is where journalism begins. Without reporting -- gathering facts, information, and views and putting all those together -- journalism doesn't exist. So we owe a deep debt to those who spend their lives doing the tough job of reporting. Deborah Howell, ombudsman for...

Three dead in Santa Clara office Park Shooting

SANTA CLARA - Police are searching for a man who supposedly returned to the office where he was recently made redundant and opened fire, killing three people. The infer is identified as 47-year-old Jing Wu of...

Indonesia execution of Bali bombers sparks clashes

TENGGULUN, Indonesia (Reuters) - Thousands of people including some hardliners gathered for the funerals of three Indonesians executed on Sunday for the 2002 Bali bombings, sparking clashes between police and emotional supporters. The three men from the militant group Jemaah...

EU Rules out Congo Troop Deployment Despite Deepening Crisis

" The United States also said that it would not send troops to the UN peacekeeping force in the DRC, but backed UN calls for reinforcements to help stop the fighting.   "The peacekeeping office in the UN (United Nations) has put out a call for additional forces,"...

At least thirteen dead in Philippines clashes

Latest report coming from Philipppines says that at least 13 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels were killed and four others wounded in a clash with troops between the towns of Mamasapano and Datu Saudi...

Many Holes in Disclosure of Nominees’ Health

Today The New York Times did a checkup on the presidentialtickets' medical backgrounds. Barack Obama and Joe Biden check out, more or less, with a clean bill of health. Questions remain about Obama's difficulty in...

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