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A photographer reminisces about his photo that came to define the fall of Vietnam — and the misconception about it that persisted for decades. An excerpt: By HUBERT VAN ES Published: April 29, 2005 ONG KONG THIRTY years ago I was fortunate enough to take a photograph that has become perhaps the most recognizable image [...]
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The report into the shooting of Italian journalist Giuliana Sgrena by U.S. troops in Iraq has now been released. An excerpt from the BBC story: DIFFERING ACCOUNTS US military: Car approaches checkpoint at high speed Troops attempt to tell driver to stop with arm signals, lights and warning shots Soldiers shoot into engine Italian government: [...]
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Hey, radio industry watchers: Is modern rock a dying radio format in Canada the way this NYT story suggests it is in the U.S.? Some excerpts: ajor radio companies are abandoning rock music so quickly lately that sometimes their own employees don't know it. Troy Hanson, the program director of WZTA in Miami, said that he [...]
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This Thomas L. Friedman column talks about the U.S.'s broken educational system and how it will hamper young Americans from competing for good jobs in the new global economy, but I suspect it could apply to Canada too. If not, tell me why. Some excerpts: ne of America's most important entrepreneurs recently gave a remarkable [...]
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This BBC Online report is about a proposed 'Disneyland on the Ganges'. An excerpt: Its backers describe it as the “world's biggest ever mythological theme park”. Hindu gods such as Ram, Hanuman and Krishna will be the central attractions for a 'Disneyland on the Ganges' in India. The park promises to bring the Hindu pantheon [...]
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If you follow this blog regularly, or at least over the last few days, you'll have seen a lot of stories about readers abandoning newspapers — especially highly coveted 18-34 demographic. But on Tuesday, there was a session in Toronto organized by the Canadian Journalism Foundation that discussed a different approach to journalism — civic journalism. [...]
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This is actually a serious story and according to a BBC Online article, caused a commotion in very catholic Peru, with some arguing the young woman — who didn't go through with it — was just carrying out a publicity stunt. An excerpt: Inside a tiny breeze block house, beneath the dusty hills on the desert outskirts of [...]
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