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The Washington Post's Pamela Constable looks at the pressures on Afghanistan's news media from both the Taliban and the government. An excerpt: In recent months, the Afghan press — a struggling institution that was virtually extinct less than six years ago but has gradually emerged as a powerful force for social and political change — [...]
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From the Beeb: The BBC journalist kidnapped in Gaza, Alan Johnston, has now been missing for eight weeks. The 44-year-old has not been seen since he was seized at gunpoint on his way home in Gaza City on 12 March. Since then no public demands have been made by his kidnappers or information released on [...]
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From the NYT: In an unusual step for the news media, three journalists whose private phone records were scrutinized by investigators working for Hewlett-Packard intend to sue the company for invasion of privacy. The dispute stems from an investigation of Hewlett-Packard’s directors initiated under the company’s former chairwoman, Patricia C. Dunn. To try to uncover [...]
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From the NYT: While most newspapers are trying to stake bigger claims online, one new publication is pulling material off the Internet to be printed in ink. John Wilpers, editor in chief of BostonNow, a free weekday daily introduced last month, said he wanted to fill the paper with items that local bloggers submitted to [...]