Op-Ed Boot Camp, November 19th-21st
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Media: Print
NY Times reporter defends profile of WikiLeaks’ Assange
• The UpshotBurns, a Pulitzer Prize-winning war correspondent and current London bureau chief, pushed back against Assange's contention that the Times engaged in "tabloid activity" when reporting a profile that Assange calls a error-ridden "hit piece."
US newspaper circulation down another 5 percent
• APU.S. newspaper circulation fell over the past six months at the slowest rate in two years. Figures by the Audit Bureau of Circulations show while circulation is no longer in free fall, spending on newspapers is not picking up the way it has for many
Alaska Reporter with Video Camera Detained by Private Security Guards
• Photography Is Not a CrimeA reporter with a video camera was detained by security guards of a Republican politician in Alaska after the reporter asked him a controversial question. They grabbed the editor of the Alaska Dispatch, handcuffed him, detaining him against his will
Imagine that, a pretty accurate write up on a Libertarian in the Arizona Republic!
• Hess CampaignOlde Media Bias is pretty Widespread these days, as most seek to keep the Public in the dark as to their choices of leadership, maybe this will signal a new trend...
911 Truth Billboard in San Luis Obispo, California
Thomas CostanzoSan Luis Obispo, August 6, 2010: In what may be the first of it's kind in the nation, a group of 9/11 Truth activists organized, designed and paid for a commercial billboard in which 1,200 Architects and Engineers for 9/11 Truth invite the public
9/11 "Troofers" Return! "4409" Burns a Library Book, Guess Which One?
• Newtimes.com Feathered bastardThey're baaaaaack. Yep, like a rash of bed bugs you thought the exterminator had smoked out, the "troofers," those nutty guys and gals who believe 9/11 was an "inside job" by the Bush administration will be active once again come this ninth anniversa
USA Today shaking up staff in 'radical' overhaul
• http://finance.yahoo.comThe makeover outlined Thursday will result in about 130 layoffs this fall, USA Today Publisher Dave Hunke told The Associated Press. That translates into a 9 percent reduction in USA Today's work force of 1,500 employees. Hunke didn't specify which d
Pentagon: Rolling Stone writer whose article ended McChrystal's career denied embed request
• APThe author of the Rolling Stone article that ended the military career of Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the former top commander in Afghanistan, has been denied permission to join U.S. troops fighting in Afghanistan, the Pentagon said Tuesday.
Husband of powerful intelligence committee congresswoman is ‘favorite’ to buy Newsweek
• Joh Byrne via the raw storyThe husband of Rep. Jane Harman (D-CA), one of the most powerful Democrats on the House Intelligence Committee, is the "galloping favorite" to buy Newsweek from The Washington Post.
Judges order 2 Pa. newspapers to delete stories
• APA Pennsylvania judge who ordered two newspapers to delete archived stories about three defendants whose cases were resolved has rescinded the order. But another judge's order covering two other defendants is still pending.
Veteran White House reporter Helen Thomas quits at 89 after Israel outburst
• Times OnlineIt is always dangerous for a reporter to become the story. For Helen Thomas, two months before her 90th birthday, it has meant the end of her career.
Harry Reid: Las Vegas Lib Says Republicans Smell Something
• Mondo FrazierLas Vegas Sun’s Jon Ralston ignores real polls and presents a mixture of straw polls and home-cook Dem ones. Ralston said Republicans smell “the scent of fear.” Voters in Nevada certainly smell something–it’s doubtful it’s fear.
US newspaper circulation down 8.7 percent
• Breitbart.comCirculation continues to drop at U.S. newspapers. Figures released Monday by the Audit Bureau of Circulations show average weekday circulation fell 8.7 percent in the six months that ended March 31, compared with the same period a year earlier.
White House to media--'Don't report what you discover'
• godlikeproductions.comIn light of numbing revelations over the last several days concerning fraudulent statements on Barack Obama's resume, this piece of information curiously comes to light. The White House has instructed the 'mainstream media' not to report what they
Marvel Comics' depiction of anti-tax protesters inspires anger, apology
• Yahoo NewsSince 1941, Captain America has been one of the most popular comic book characters around. The fictional super-patriot fought Nazis during World War II, took on those who burned the American flag during the Vietnam era, and raked in hundreds of milli
Editor and Publisher Shutting Down
• Mondo FrazierAfter 108 years in business, the magazine, Editor & Publisher, is shutting down. Is it a sign of the times--or the Times, as in NY Times?
FTC to Examine Possible Support of News Organizations
• Wall Street JournalWASHINGTON –The head of the Federal Trade Commission said Tuesday the agency will study whether government should aid struggling news organizations, which are suffering from a collapse in advertising revenues as the internet upends their centuries-ol
Tiger Woods Affair: Rachel Uchitel, 'The Other Woman' & Natl Enquirer Locked in Cage Match
• Mondo FrazierRachel Uchitel, the other woman, in the Tiger Woods affair, is locked into a celebrity denial-tabloid cage match. She's hinted lawsuit, as the Enquirer beat her over the head with a fistful of smoking guns, including pictures.
Washington Post closing remaining U.S. bureaus
• ReutersThe Washington Post is closing its last U.S. bureaus outside the nation's capital as the money-losing newspaper retrenches to focus on politics and local news.
Newspaper circulation may be worse than it looks
• APWhile US newspapers are losing subscribers at a staggering rate, a few dailies have their circulation rising. But they aren't necessarily selling more copies. New auditing rules made it easier for newspapers to count a reader as a paying customer.
Russian lawyer who accused police of corruption dies in prison
• Washington PostA Russian lawyer jailed after uncovering evidence of police involvement in the theft of $230 million from the government has died in prison, officials said Tuesday, and his American partner is accusing the authorities of killing him. Sergei Magnit
AP source: NYC papers' circulation offices raided
• Associated Press via BreitbartNEW YORK (AP) - Investigators in New York City raided circulation offices at some of the nation's largest newspapers Tuesday as part of a union corruption probe, a law enforcement official said.
The Wall Street Journal Defends the Predator State
• MisesIn my last article on these pages, I offered criticism of a New York Times article that had praised the Lincoln administration's property violations in pursuit of military objectives. Today I want to focus on a regular Wall Street Journal columnist w
IF Stone: An Iconic Radical Journalist
Stephen LendmanOne of the best ever fourth estate members
Washington Post knew salons were sold as off the record
• PoliticoWashington Post executive editor Marcus Brauchli says he knew more about the controversial “salons” the paper had planned than previously has been reported, including the fact that they were being billed as “off-the-record” to potential sponsors.
"The Guardian" gagged from reporting on Parliament
• The GuardianThe Guardian has been prevented from reporting parliamentary proceedings on legal grounds which appear to call into question privileges guaranteeing free speech established under the 1688 Bill of Rights. Today's published Commons order papers contain
Bloomberg to take over BusinessWeek
• Bloomberg.comMcGraw-Hill, frustrated with mounting losses, unloads popular magazine
Did Obama Really Write "Dreams From My Father"?
• Economic Policy JournalOr did radical Bill Ayers, co-founder of the Weather Underground, write it?
Terror struck four generations in deadly home invasion
• St. Louis TodayWhitrock says he thinks he knows why the family was targeted. "They have a very nice home and I think they are one of the only white families on that block," he said.-While the struggle continued, Stallis' mother, Rose Whitrock, ran out of the house
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