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ReadWriteWeb.com is reporting on the New York Times acceptance of citizen journalism tools. This is significant for a number of reasons. If the newspaper that is considered the industry standard-barer for journalistic excellence and integrity is now incorporating citizen journalism into its organization, then you know CJ has not only arrived but it is here […]
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Today was a good day for the NYSE to be closed. It will be one of the few, if not the only exchange that didn’t lose value today.Â
The Dow may open on Tuesday down over 500 points.
There is a sense in foreign markets that the plan as outlined by President Bush late last week to […]
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Gaza City is dark. In retaliation for rocket attacks, Israel has blocked fuel shipments into the region. The Israelis assert the move is designed to target hamas and insist they will not allow this to turn into a humanitarian crisis.Â
The blackout “is a Hamas ploy to pretend there is some kind of crisis to attract […]
An estimated 20 people died this past week during the 3 days of protests around Kenya. While those protests are now over, the conflict continues almost unabated. In the Mathare slum of Nairobi, Several homes were burning.
An Associated Press reporter, “saw the body of a Luo man who had been beaten to death after riding […]
Adam Weinstein of Mother Jones, writes, “There’s a place for reader blogs and community participation in the 21st-century newspaper, but let’s not kid ourselves that they are a substitute for what people look for in their morning paper.”
What Weinstein fails to see is that people do not like what they are looking at in their […]
Baitullah Mehud, a Pakistani militant leader currently in hiding with direct ties to Al Qaeda was behind the the assassination of Benazir Bhutto last month, according to the CIA.
“There are powerful reasons to believe that terror networks around Baitullah Mehsud were responsible,†said one American intelligence official, speaking on condition of anonymity because he was […]
Iraqi security forces had their first major challenge in the month since they got control of southern Iraq from US and coalition forces. It was a violent day in Basra but the most accounts thus far, the security forces handled the situation well.
“The Iraqi forces handled themselves extremely well and got the situation under […]
The protests are over in Kenya. But there is no end in sight to the violence. Now that the 3 days of national protest are complete, the opposition party is calling for boycotts to begin. 22 people are confirmed dead in the last 3 days alone, raising the confirmed death total to […]
The effects of global warming are felt differently in various parts of the world. In Zambia, sudden massive unseasonable flooding has created a disaster. Although a large number of families have been displaced and have lost their homes and possessions the story remains off the front pages and home pages of most major media […]
As promised, Kenya’s opposition party is holding protests around the country. Also as promised, the protesters have been met with hostility by the police. A video of a police officer shooting to death an unarmed protester added further fuel to the violence. Now a national strike has been called for by the opposition. […]