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"We Are All Obituary Writers"
As terrorism becomes routine, so does its coverage. When everything has already been said, writing about the dead is an enormous challenge, says Israeli journalist Ori Nir.
From UC Berkley School of Journalism.
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Libel In Cyberspace
The Narco News case showed that "real world" standards of libel and jurisdiction hold in cyberworld. It also demonstrates the importance of thorough investigation, writes Michael S. Overing. Plus: Narco News' latest exposé. From Online Journalism Review
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WEF And Anti-WEF
To the journalists who complain they don't understand the message of the anti-corporate-globalization movement, Greg Fuchs says: Listen Up! It's loud and clear.
From Independent Media Center
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Democracy And Technology (PDF file)
Benjamin R. Barber, in a speech to an electronic democracy conference, warns that those who know most about technology usually know very little about democracy, and vice versa.
From International Journal of Communications Law and Policy
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Child-Selling In India
Is sensationalizing an issue better than not covering it? Hindustan Times reporter Anand S.T. Das, in detailing how he bought two children in order to save them from starvation, says yes.
From Media Foundation
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Reader's Propaganda?
Champion of democracy or tool of the State Department? The Reader's Digest, with 97 million readers in 46 editions in 19 languages, is a force to be reckoned with.
From Guardian Unlimited
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The Art Of Protest
From the murals of many international movements, to the East Village scene of the 1980s, to the giant puppets of the 2000 Republican convention, Kari Lydersen details the lineage of public protest art.
From LiP Magazine
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Meet Goorgoorlou!
Goor is a typical Senegalese fellow whose cartoon adventures are broadcast every day on Senegal's national television network, and who has become a genuine social phenomenon.
From Le Monde Diplomatique
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Reverence For The Rich
Norman Solomon points out that as long as they're not headed for jail, the
rich are-and have always been-media darlings.
From FAIR (Fairness & Accuracy in Reporting)
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Australia's Tabloid Hoax
Australia's tabloid TV stations fell for-and paid for-a story about an "army" of jobless sewer-dwellers (actually unemployment activists) in Melbourne.
From Content-wire.com
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