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From Reuters: Afghanistan's appeal court sentenced an Afghan journalist to 20 years in jail, commuting an earlier death sentence, for distributing an Internet article that said the Prophet Mohammad had ignored the rights of women. Perwiz Kambakhsh, 23, a reporter with the Jahan-e Now daily, was sentenced to death in January by a court in [...]
Tue, October 21 2008 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Another shot at the media and its role in the political process, this time by the Globe and Mail’s Adam Radwanski as part of a wider column on why Canadian politics have become so viciously partisan:
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The Scud Stud has turned into The Great Litigator. From CTV.ca: A Statement of Claim was filed by Kent's lawyers on July 15 against Don Martin, the National Post Company, CanWest Publishing Inc. and two related companies. The offending article, Kent said, was published as an opinion piece in the Post and the Edmonton Journal, [...]
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I speak, of course, of Mr. Blackwell, creator of the legendary worst-dressed list. He passed away Sunday at age 86. A few choice efforts, as taken from the AP story on globeandmail.com: Madonna: “The Bare-Bottomed Bore of Babylon.” Barbra Streisand: “She looks like a masculine Bride of Frankenstein.” Christina Aguilera: “A dazzling singer who puts good taste [...]
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