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Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages
(Subscription required) Wikipedia.org is losing unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who ...via MuckRack -
Shooting the messenger
(Video) Shooting the Messenger, Al Jazeera's documentary on the deliberate killing and intimidation of journalists in ...Posted by Joey Baker -
Danger lies in threat to Fed independence
H.R. 1207 seems innocuous enough. The overall question it raises sounds fair: After all, why should the Fed be ...Posted by Ben Ross -
Senators Press Holder to Declassify Key Facts about Patriot Act
We believe that the information we referenced in those paragraphs – specifically about the use of section 215 – ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Google Computes News Quality
A recently filed patent application suggests that Google is taking steps to promote news produced by major media ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Gary Ginsberg, Adviser to Murdoch, to Step Down
Gary Ginsberg, a close adviser to Rupert Murdoch for 11 years who often served as a liaison between the ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert
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Newsweek Taps Bush Aide For Obama Reporting
(Blog Post) A recent article in Newsweek states that Democrats could have won a "very significant number of Republican votes in ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Liberals cry ‘unfair’ after Fox orders unbalanced YouTube purge
The channel provided clips from all news networks, but often focused on Fox's controversial commentators.Posted by Patricia Blochowiak -
Arkansas 10-Year-Old Won't Pledge Allegiance Until Gays Gain Equality
A 10-year-old Arkansas boy name Will Phillips has decided that he cannot in good conscience pledge allegiance to ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Priest Attack in Florida Worries Muslim Leaders | Not in Our Town
(Blog Post) Muslim leaders in Tampa, Fla., are concerned they might be seeing a backlash from last week’s attacks at Fort ...Posted by Fabrice Florin
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Deficit hawks attacking the wrong prey
When the House considered a health care expansion proposal that the CBO says will reduce the deficit by $11 billion ...Posted by Dwight Rousu -
The country doesn't want to be led by someone it pities
It's now got this bad for Gordon Brown: his enemies are feeling sorry for him. For the first time since he arrived ...Posted by Tanya J. Maurer -
Mistakes in Typography Grate the Purists
That’s the problem with loving typography. It’s like having a heightened sense of smell. You spend much more of ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
Palin agonistes
You have to feel a twinge of sympathy for Sarah Palin.Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Good Riddance To Mainstream Media?
(Audio - streaming) As newspapers go under, the network newscasts lose viewers and the mainstream media in general see more and more of ...Posted by Guest Reviewer -
Jon Stewart Catches Sean Hannity Falsifying Footage To Make GOP Protest Appear Bigger
(Video) Sean Hannity and his team did more than cover the event. They not only inflated the number in attendance with their ...Posted by Guest Reviewer
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Yes, Sarah, There is a Media Conspiracy
(Blog Post) Is the media out to get Sarah Palin? It seems like most of the letters I get are insisting that I admit it. ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
If It Were Me, I'd Be Embarrassed
(Blog Post) Last Wednesday, a media firestorm erupted after a seventeen-year-old girl named Jackie was interviewed by MSNBC's ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Sarah Palin, WWE Star
(Blog Post) Obama knows the long odds against a right-wing populist winning the presidency, no matter how good she looks in a ...via Jay Rosen -
A case for branding the environment
Choosing a brand name for a product is important from a promotional perspective because brand names communicate ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve
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Catholic Church gives D.C. ultimatum on same-sex marriage issue
The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington said Wednesday that it will be unable to continue the social service ...Posted by Barry Grossheim -
Rightist on BBC Panel Draws Protests and Viewers
The appearance of Nick Griffin, leader of the far right British National Party, on the BBC’s flagship politics ...Posted by Chris Finnie -
Google Computes News Quality
A recently filed patent application suggests that Google is taking steps to promote news produced by major media ...Posted by Fabrice Florin -
Conservatives Maintain Edge as Top Ideological Group
Conservatives continue to outnumber moderates and liberals in the American populace in 2009, confirming a finding ...via Drudge Report -
Democrats Clear Impasse Blocking Health Care Vote
Capping months of months of struggle, House Democrats cleared an abortion-related impasse blocking a votePosted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith
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Peeling Off Conservatives' AstroTurf Mask
(Blog Post) As these "AstroTurf" organizations sprouted up, progressive operatives and bloggers scrambled to link them to big ...Posted by Jo Bobenhouse Smith -
Does Biased News Have a 'Time Bomb' Effect?
There's nobody more cynical about the media than your average European. Only 12 percent of Europeans claim to trust ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
The Biggest Roadblock to Change May Be in Our Minds
When you step back from the specifics of the health care debate — as well as the rancor surrounding it — an ...via Miller-McCune -
Health care reform: A summary of recent distortions
The debate over health care reform has been defined by exaggerations and falsehoods. Republicans have falsely ...
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Jon Stewart Catches Sean Hannity Falsifying Footage To Make GOP Protest Appear Bigger
(Video) Sean Hannity and his team did more than cover the event. They not only inflated the number in attendance with their ...Posted by Guest Reviewer -
Whaddaya Mean Obama Hasn't Done Anything?
A blow-by-blow breakdown of the young president's first year reveals that today's frustration stems not from a lack ...Posted by Cynthia Gilbert -
Why Are the Loudest Political Voices the Most Extreme?
Those bombastic self-appointed spokespersons who rant from both the political right and left are likely driven by ...Posted by Derek Hawkins -
Copenhagen already a success
There is a huge dysfunction between the way the average voter comes at these issues and the way policy spokespeople ...Posted by Derek Hawkins
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In recent polls, GOP limited to Southern comfort
For months, Barack Obama’s national approval rating has been hovering in the low to mid-50s. The level is ...Posted by Glenn LaBauve -
Curating, not moderating, the flow of content and participation
User generated content is, for many media companies and other organisations, more of a problem than a solution. ...via Dan Gillmor -
Newsweek And Oil Lobby Team Up To Host Climate Change Event With Lawmakers
Newsweek magazine is teaming up with an oil-industry lobbying group to host an event on climate-change and energy ...Posted by Kaizar Campwala -
What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do
(Blog Post) There is a gay boycott of the Democratic Party afoot, and it has the potential to turn into something that leads to ...Posted by Barry Grossheim
