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Blogger's death made front page in Norwegian newspaper

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Teenage girl blogged about her painful road to death

For one year 18 year old Regine Hansen Stokke in Norway blogged about her fight against cancer. Thousands of people followed her blog up to the day of her death. A longer version of this story can be found in...

created by Sandvand | 2 years ago
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Lost the legs while helping his parents

It took just one wrong step - and Chan Theth (14) was yet another person on the long list of mine victims in Cambodia. This article has been contributed by Cambodia TalesThis is the story of a young boy who wanted...

created by Sandvand | 3 years ago
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Newspapers Finally Embracing Web 2.0

This story was originally published by BetaTales.com U.S. newspapers are finally embracing Web 2.0 in their web operations, according to a major survey. But is it too late? Every year, The Bivings Group conducts a study of the web features of America’s largest newspapers...

created by Sandvand | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Media sites become aggregators of content

New York Times‘ alternative home page with links from other sources is a step toward a new potential role for media companies - as aggregators of content.This story was originally published by BetaTales By choosing Times Extra, you will not only view NYT’s own...

opinion by Sandvand | 3 years ago
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Watch out, journalists - the amateurs are catching up on their reporting

Once more we have seen it happen: The terrorist attacks in Mumbai have demonstrated how amateurs and and social networks are playing an essential role in distributing news in major events. More and more readers are finding that they get the news faster - and sometimes...

created by Sandvand | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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Everyone can be a video journalist

From BetaTales.com - exploring online media trendsAny idiot can run a video camera, claims video visionary Michael Rusenblum. Forget about expensive equipment and long training. It is easy. Just do it. That was his message to the Society of Editors annual conference as...

created by Sandvand | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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China: Organized big demonstration via SMS

Several thousand people demonstrated in the Chinese city Xiamen this weekend protesting the construction of a potentially dangerous chemical plant. The demonstration exemplifies how it is becoming...

created by Sandvand | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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The richest politicians in the world

Singapore’s prime minister, Lee Hsien Loong, is about to make five times as much money as U.S. president George W. Bush. The high pay rise is causing a heated discussion among bloggers. Ministers’ salaries in Singapore are boosted by 60 percent. “If we don’t do...

created by Sandvand | 5 years ago
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YouTube blocked in Thailand

All of a sudden the popular video sharing web site YouTube was blocked in Thailand. Bloggers are now speculating about what possibly could be the reason. Was it another example of political censorship? From Friday until Saturday visitors to YouTube from Thailand were...

created by Sandvand | 5 years ago
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Emotional reactions to Japan's war denial

Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe’s denial that women were forced to become sex slaves by the Japanese army during World War II has caused numerous reactions by bloggers. Asia Observer has collected some of the comments raised. Many reactions are quite emotional.

created by Sandvand | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Bloggers reports live from violent East Timor

Violence has erupted again in East Timor. In the capital city Dili a foreign blogger gives his daily and dramatic report. Australian peace keepers Sunday stormed an East Timor rebel base. However, rebel leader Alfredo Reinado is still at large. East Timor president Xanana...

created by Sandvand | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago
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Followed by the security police in Rangoon

All the demonstrators did was to ask for better living conditions for the Burmese people. In return they got jailed. Happily the nine arrested were released again today. But the episode reminds me of my own humble experience of being trailed by two Burmese police men on...

created by Sandvand | 5 years ago
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Followed by the security police in Rangoon

All the demonstrators did was to ask for better living conditions for the Burmese people. In return they got jailed. Happily the nine arrested were released again today. But the episode reminds me of my own humble experience of being trailed by two Burmese police men on...

created by Sandvand | 5 years ago
251 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments

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