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From the BBC: The Port Jackson shark is a common species on Australia's south coast Police in Australia say they are “dumbfounded” by the dumping of a live shark on the doorstep of a newspaper in Victoria state. The two-foot (60cm) creature was found lying at the front door of The Standard in Warrnambool city [...]
Fri, April 24 2009 » Main Page, Media, Minutiae » Comments Off
This NYT article suggests that Pakistan really isn't playing to win against the Taliban, which is now only about 110 kilometres from Islamabad and appears to be inexorably extending its presence. From the NYT: Some 400 to 500 insurgents consolidated control of their new prize, a strategic district called Buner, just 70 miles from the [...]
Fri, April 24 2009 » * Big Picture Stuff, Main Page » Comments Off
Melissa Fung and Graeme Smith talked about their respective experiences in Afghanistan and the conditions under which Canadian reporters work there at a Canadian Journalism Foundation event on Tuesday. Fung is a CBC reporter who got snatched there by criminals while on her second assignment in the conflict-ridden country. Smith spent three years in Afghanistan [...]
Fri, April 24 2009 » Main Page, Media » Comments Off
Esther Enkin, CBC's executive editor of news operations, explains her organization's policy on covering kidnappings — a topic that has gained prominence with the release of two Canadian diplomats taken hostage in Africa. From CBC.ca: Each one of these incidents poses an ethical dilemma for us. As journalists, our instincts are always to publish, to [...]