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Ryerson University j-prof John Miller takes a contrarian stance on the recent court decision ordering the National Post to turn over a 'Shawinigate' scandal. From globeandmail.com: Which is more important — fighting crime or writing about it? Judging from the overwrought reaction of Canada's largest association of journalists, you'd think freedom of the press should [...]
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Spectator is the name of the new blog. As to its game, Douglas Bell describes his mission statement thusly: If Spectator aspires to a voice, it’s that of Jedediah Leland: a smirking suggestion of ridicule in the face of towering egos. In this blog, I aspire to cast a gimlet eye on the stories of power—of [...]
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The BBC's Barbara Plett had a Feb. 29 story on how Pakistan's army had success taming the Swat Valley. She left out how many troops were involved. According to a Dec. 22, 2007 NYT story, there were 20,000 Pakistani soldiers involved in the Swat Valley operation. According to Wikipedia, the Swat Valley is about 1,772 [...]
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