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Joan Walsh, Salon's editor-in-chief, takes a look back at Rather-gate on the eve of the great man's departure and what it does and doesn't say about both the MSM and the blogosphere. An excerpt: It's reflexive, irresistible: When Dan Rather says goodbye Wednesday night, some trend watchers will tell us it marks the end of [...]
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Dan Rather takes his last spin in the anchor chair tonight. Some of his old colleagues have been saying that should have happened years ago. An excerpt from the CTV.ca story: … In contrast to the unashamedly fond farewells given retiring NBC anchor Tom Brokaw last year, Rather's tributes have been clouded by the controversy [...]
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This BBC article looks at the many and varied ways China controls the surfing of its citizens. An excerpt: Part of the net's allure to Western users is the sense of freedom it gives them to look at, read, and say almost anything they want. By contrast, Chinese net use is much more circumscribed. Much [...]
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A 23-year-old Washington resident who blogs about the media has been granted a White House press pass. Here's an excerpt from the AP story carried on CNN.com: With an official credential hanging from his neck, a young man stepped into the White House briefing room Monday as perhaps the first blogger to cover the daily [...]
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The Village Voice's Jarrett Murphy on why the Big Three should move to 7:30 p.m. and a brief conversation with Princeton economist and NYT Bush-basher Paul Krugman. Some excerpts: Sure, the time slot is just one part of the evening news' decline. Less stagecraft, fewer doofy graphics, and more hard news would also improve the [...]
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Sinn Fein supporter Robert McCartney was killed in a Belfast pub by republicans linked to the IRA. And how did the IRA propose to make things right? But offering to kill those directly responsible for McCartney's death!! Here's an excerpt from the BBC story: Few people in Belfast were surprised to hear that the IRA's [...]
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