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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... Ghost-Written Journalism: "Hey, I Wrote That!"
There's a great discussion going on this morning about intellectual property and reporting, and this throws an interesting spin on it: What happens when the original article is itself an unattrbuted quote?"Well-known... Russia Parades Military Might
It was an eerie sight, I'm sure; Nuclear missile launchers, columns of tanks and thousands of troops marched through Red Square in Russia today. The occasion was to celebrate the 63rd anniversary of the victory overy...Heavy fighting erupts in Basra
The US military death toll in Iraq has passed another milestone. 4,000 US troops have now been killed in the conflict."Heavy fighting erupted in Iraq's southern oil hub of Basra on Tuesday, and a military official... A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons
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Columns > A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons
A Pakistani view of U.S. nuclear weapons
By Hugh Gusterson
| 5 February 2008
"The [U.S.] Air Force has... Volcano sparks Ecuador evacuation
"Hundreds of villagers in Ecuador have been ordered to evacuate their homes after a volcano shot columns of ash several kilometres into the air.
About 1,000 people have been told to leave the area surrounding the... Blogs are like bar chats, says former Times editor
According to the former editor of The Times, Simon Jenkins, blogs are pretty much a waste of time. He told a Lords committee in London:"Simon Jenkins said the difference between the two formats was like writing 'a collected essay' and 'laying down your pen, going to the pub... SHOCK VIDEO: Jets Humiliated By 'Gate D Party'
What do people expect these are Jets fans. Have you ever gone to a jets game? The testosterone is out of control."EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (CBS) ― They're subjected to taunting and teasing. Women are being encouraged... NIST IMPLICITLY ADMITS: WTC TOWERS DESTROYED IN CONTROLLED DEMOLITION 9/11
"[Note: I will be speaking with Kevin Ryan, a leading expert on the NIST cover-up, at the Peoria Public Library at 2 pm this Saturday, 10/20/07, 107 N.E. Monroe St., Peoria, IL 61602]
In an amazing about-face, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has... NIST IMPLICITLY ADMITS: WTC TOWERS DESTROYED IN CONTROLLED DEMOLITION 9/11
"[Note: I will be speaking with Kevin Ryan, a leading expert on the NIST cover-up, at the Peoria Public Library at 2 pm this Saturday, 10/20/07, 107 N.E. Monroe St., Peoria, IL 61602]
In an amazing about-face, the National Institute for Standards and Technology (NIST) has... Canadians' Freedom of Movement Charter Right Being Violated by Harper Government
What follows is yet another example of how the elites have little regard for the average Canadian. If only we knew our place!BAGHDAD Diarist Admits Fake Stories
"THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned from a military source close to the investigation that Pvt. Scott Thomas Beauchamp--author of the much-disputed "Shock Troops" article in the New Republic's July 23 issue as well as two previous "Baghdad Diarist" columns--signed a sworn...Trouble in Hedgistan: Global Credit Crash?
Recently created schemes of financial legerdemain have made many unscrupulous gamblers rich over the last decade but the shell games are about to end, and according to Mike Whitney the implosion will be...Playing the Hand we've Dealt by Thomas Friedman
"Last week, President Bush appointed a “war czar,” Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, to oversee everything we’re doing in Iraq and Afghanistan — which raises the question: Who was doing this job up to now? The answer, amazingly, is no one. We’re like a fine restaurant that has...How Imus' Media Collaborators Almost Rescued Their Chief
Imus said Publicly What Many Media Elites Say Privately by Ishmael Reed" "Some of us relish the naughtiness." --Howard Kurtz In his 1995 book Hot Air, Howard Kurtz wrote that 'Imus' sexist homophobic, and politically incorrect routines echo what many journalists...
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