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Very poor reporting by the Washington Post
Cuba Journal —
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The Washington Post " reported " today on Thursdays Hearing at the Foreign Relations Committee of the U.S. House of Representatives. Paragraph one: Talks about Yoani Sanchez. Paragraph two: Talks aout La Loba Feroz . Paragraph three: Talks about Rep. Connie Mack (R-Fla.) Wait till the official PDF file of the ...10 hours ago -
Mission (Not) Accomplished
The New Republic - the avenue Feed —
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Mayor Michael Nutter of Philadelphia made a comment that prompted nervous laughter early in a forum the Metro Program held with the National League of Cities (NLC) yesterday on the looming local government fiscal crisis. Deadpan, he said: “Hearing a presentation that the recession is over reminds me of a sign ...16 hours ago -
Layoffs hit The Washington Post after BusinessWeek, AP
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Several media reporters wrote on Twitter on Thursday that this was one of the worst weeks in journalism, and it’s hard to argue with them. BusinessWeek is canning a third of its staff as Bloomberg gets ready to buy the magazine. The Associated Press is laying off 90 people as part of its effort to cut payroll costs ...17 hours ago -
The fallen
The Common Ills —
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35-year-old Staff Sgt Ryan Zorn died while serving in Iraq November 16th. He hails from Upton, Wyoming. Steve Miller ( Rapid City Journal ) speaks with his father Myron Zorn who reveals the family has "no information about when the body will arrive in Wyoming" but intend "to hold funeral services in Wright and ...23 hours ago -
Newsweek’s cover of Sarah Palin in shorts draws a range of critics
The Editors' Desk —
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Sarah Palin posed in gym shorts for a photo taken for Runner’s World magazine — and months later it shows up as the cover of Newsweek, for a story about Palin and politics . The whole incident is being called unethical, sexist…1 day ago -
Barack Obama and Foreign Policy by Biography
The New Republic - The Plank Feed —
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The Washington Post writes today about the limits of Obamas biography in foreign policy. The papers story notes that Obama talked extensively about his biography and personal experiences in Asia, then asks: But is his biography-as-diplomacy approach beginning to show its limits? Obama does not fly home with any ...1 day ago -
Obama in Seoul: My Problem with Foreign News
The New Republic - The Plank Feed —
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I used to be the foreign editor of In These Times in Chicago. I didn’t particularly enjoy the job, because I have never been fascinated with the world outside of the United States. I am not sure whether I could find Honduras or Liberia on a map, and I have never mastered the current spelling of Chinese names. ...1 day ago -
Sides gear up for fight over U.S. ban on travel to Cuba
Cuba Journal —
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Wide support for repeal is countered by demand for political reforms By Mary Beth Sheridan Washington Post Staff Writer Thursday, November 19, 2009 A battle over Cuba policy is escalating in Congress, with proponents saying they have their best chance in years of repealing the ban on U.S. tourist travel to the ...2 days ago -
About those intended January elections
The Common Ills —
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This morning Anthony Shadid ( Washington Post ) reports that Tariq al-Hashimi, Iraqs Sunni vice president (they have two vice presidents, one Shia -- Adel Abdul Mehdi, one Sunni) vetoed the election law: "The veto by Vice President Tariq al-Hashimi was the latest wrinkle in growing criticism over the law by the ...2 days ago -
The Latest Thing In Childcare: Kill The Baby
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"In the past 25 years, hundreds of children are believed to have died in the United States after faith-healing parents forbade medical attention to end their sickness or protect their lives. When minors die from a lack of parental care, it is usually a matter of criminal neglect and is often tried as murder. However, ...3 days ago -
Washington Post Publishes One-Sided Feature Story on Bishop Harry Jackson
People For the American Way Blog blogs —
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The Washington Post published a one-sided piece on Bishop Harry Jackson that neglected to mention his ties to right-wing political figures such as James Dobson, Lou Sheldon, Tony Perkins and the Family Research Council. Bishop Harry Jackson has enthusiastically opposed equality and basic civil rights for gays and ...3 days ago -
The First Draft: Palin Phenomenon
Front Row Washington —
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She’s everywhere. We can think of no other losing vice presidential candidate who has captured so much media coverage a year AFTER losing the bid for the White House. The Palin phenomenon perseveres (this week anyway). The Washington Post has TWO columnists writing about her today — Eugene Robinson’s ...3 days ago -
No full-stops (periods) in good journalism, only commas…
Moving Images, Moving People! —
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n any meeting, we can count on Indian journalist A S Panneerselvan to liven up the discussion. He didn’t let us down when a two dozen South Asians came together last weekend in New Delhi at a Symposium on Science, Environment and Media: Discussing Experiences in South Asia.“There are no full-stops in good ...4 days ago -
A Boondoggle to Love
The New Republic - the treatment Feed —
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Harold Pollack is a professor at the University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and Special Correspondent for The Treatment. The Washington Post includes a nice little article by Aaron Davis on House provisions to extend stimulus-package Medicaid subsidies to states by six months. Davis ...4 days ago -
Obama Admin to propose federal oversight of rail systems
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The Washington Post, “ Federal oversight of subways proposed ” by Joe Stephens and Lena H. Sun “After the [Metro] train crash, we were all sitting around here scratching our heads, saying, ‘Hey, we’ve got to do something about this,’ ” Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said in an interview. ...4 days ago -
Virginia News Stand: November 16, 2009
FamilyFoundationBlog.com —
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Annotations & Elucidations The Biggest Loser Strikes Again The Washington Post is at it again . . . still! Forget Creigh Deeds, Jody Wagner and Steve Shannon, election night’s biggest loser was the Post . It created Deeds with its Democrat primary endorsement of him. His campaign slogan ...4 days ago -
News and Opinion
Media and Communications Policy —
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It’s not often that a parenthetical aside is the most notable part of a speech or written document, but that’s exactly the case with an opinion piece published in today’s Washington Post by that paper’s columnist Robert Samuelson. Writing, and brilliantly as always, about health care legislation, Samuelson ...4 days ago -
Just Food Author Writes for The Washington Post
THE INTERNET REVIEW OF BOOKS —
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Just Food author James McWilliams has an opinion piece in todays Washington Post.Read his opinion piece at this link.Read the IRBs review of Just Food at this link.4 days ago -
Where’s the Hate ?
Get the Flick —
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I just finished reading an opinion piece in the Washington Post . Something must be wrong. It made sense, it included Republicans, acting on a bipartisan measure, honoring a Republican and it wasn’t hateful at all. Can this really be Washington ? Yes. It can. ROTC for civilian service ”But inspiration ...4 days ago -
Increase Your Information Security IQ
Information Security Resources —
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By Robert Siciliano, Identity Theft Expert Years ago (like 20) a friend was graduating from college and moving away and a bunch of friends were throwing a party for this person. Collectively they asked me if I’d write a small speech as a version of “This is your life”. Stymied as to why they ...5 days ago
