A Thug By Any Other Name
If you are one of those people who are often the last to hear about the latest addition to the list of politically-incorrect words, this is for you. I clearly count myself among your number.
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Jason Linkins: Steve Jobs Dead: How The MacWorld Rumor Spread
Tuesday, the live feed of the MacWorld keynote was hacked, leading to the terse message "STEVE JOBS JUST DIED" getting publicly displayed on the internet, an epic mess that caused Twitter feeds to be pulled down.
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From MTV to YouTube: When the Net Pays Everyone But the Musician
In 1981, video killed the radio star. Here's to hoping the Internet does not inadvertently kill the musician.
Suicide Contagion: Will Madoff Investor's 'Act of Honor' Be the Last?
Praising a suicide as honorable may come with an extremely high price: namely, more suicides. News organizations have a duty to temper such judgments -- not to censor them, but to put them in context.
Grandma's Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals Is a Seriously Sick, Funny Book
Now we have Grandma's Dead: Breaking Bad News with Baby Animals -- a "book" of post cards, each featuring one or more adorable four-legged friends delivering harsh news.
NY Times Responds Weakly Today to Israel's 'Incursion' -- As Shells Kill Dozens at U.N. School
It takes until paragraph #8 for the Times, to mention that, by the way, Israel "must" allow foreign journalists access to Gaza, especially since its highest court so ordered.
Reading The Pictures: www.sowingseedsofdissension.democrats.gov
With the country in a shambles, the media wouldn't want the Democrats getting off to a rocky start, would it?
Why Aren't More Americans Dancing To Israel's Tune?
The surprising trend in American opinion on Gaza may be because the same pundits who are cheerleading Israel's assault once sold the occupation of Iraq, and with a nearly identical set of arguments.
Newspaper Swindlers Black and Radler Look Quaint by Today's Standards
I'm one of the hundreds of American journalists who have particular distaste for Conrad Black and David Radler because we worked for them.
MixedInk for Collaborative Group Statements
The deal at MixedInk is that a group of people can work together to produce a single statement... it could be a real step toward online democracy, something for real.
The GOP Must Denounce Limbaugh, The Rest Of Us Should Boycott Clear Channel
Barack the Magic Negro is hardly the most offensive thing that Limbaugh has said. It is high time for the Republican Party and the USA as a whole to reject and denounce Rush Limbaugh.
Farida Batool, Photography and Pakistani Lives
Farida's image of a Pakistani girl is becoming iconic. She captures a cross between ruin and ritual. It's a side of Pakistan that rarely makes it into the American press.
Dumbing Down The New York Times
Last spring, the Times added a news index designed to make it easier for readers who couldn't be bothered with turning the pages to find out the contents of the newspaper.
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