Canadian Bus Beheader "a Cannibal" : Police Claim, "Li Ate Victim's Flesh"

The Canadian Bus murder suspect "ate the flesh of his victim" a blogger has claimed police noted in the filed report into the crime.   The Canadian Press in the meantime have reported that "over 1,000"...

African homophobia fuels spread of HIV?

During a recent meeting at Limbé, Cameroon, AIDS activists warned that violence against gay people are fueling the spread of HIV in Africa.  International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission  stated that 38 of the 53 countries in Africa...

Williams, Couric, and Gibson broadcast live for Obama's Visit to Iraq. Networ...

How much tax Payer money goes into the Networks in County?  Enough to fill your gas tank!  Nancy Pelosi wants a fairness doctrine?  How about the same coverage for John McCain?  Never...

150 Editorial Staffers Cut At LA Times

Chop chop chop, off with their heads! So falls the guillotine blade, this time upon the editorial news staff of the LA Times. And what's to blame for the choppy-chop? You guessed it -- this is all "thanks to the...

MSNBC, MySpace Launch Citizen Journalism Contest

For many would-be journalists who just so happen to be citizens, gaining media accreditation to key events has become a great benchmark of success and a good indication of the legitimacy of independent media. In the...

On MSM's Portrayal of Science: Climate Change, 1995-2004

"Thus, by way of the institutionalized journalistic norm of balanced reporting, United States television news coverage has perpetrated an informational bias by significantly diverging from the consensus view in...

John Hockenberry, reporter extraordinaire escapes rotting from the inside

Read the whole story by former NPR and Dateline reporter who is now at MIT. If you have questions about why news "sucks" today, or why most people acknowledge that there is no news on television, at least in any of the supposed news programs, Hockenberry answers them. Prison...

“Facts Don’t Matter” Says The “Leftosphere” :: MAXINE

"Facts Don’t Matter! - A stunning revelation stated almost in emphatic unison from three of the most respected and read political weblog posters presenting at Blogworld & New Media Expo. This bold announcement...

Mainstream media starts to catch up on Jena... why so slow?

"Finally. On Monday, NPR's All Things Considered broadcast a story on the Jena 6. Other than coverage of the first trial of one of the defendants, Mychal Bell, by a print outlet, The Chicago Tribune (whose Jena stories now seem to be unavailable), this is the first...

How to Hack the Media

How would you like to break a national news story while sitting on a beach, drinking a cold one, your toes buried in the sand? That's exactly what I did a month ago, while on a trip to Nicaragua. The story scored a...

Why do we let the Media decide who our candidates will be?

Taking part in a televised debate can be a make-it-or-break-it moment for any presidential candidate. But what if you're not allowed to debate at all? A diabolical Catch-22 As many of you are aware, not all...

When Journalism became transcription...

"So rather than, say, do the real work of reporting news, journalism has become a profession that is almost entirely about PR, transcription and packaging Establishment spin for news copy. This is why, for example, many of the highest-profile political “journalists” like...

Symbology Development Growth Gets MSM Attention :: Symblogogy

"Yes, that’s right, the Main Stream Media (MSM) here in North America is finally taking notice that cellphones and symbologies make good bedfellows (New York Times – “New Bar Codes Can Talk With Your...

Boycott the BBC! "Cock-up" Reveals Pre-Knowledge of WTC 7 Collapse, but Damag...

The BBC has been in the middle of a blogger firestorm the last couple days after clear and incontrovertible evidence appeared, showing that the Beeb had reported the collapse of the Salomon Brothers Building -- better known as World Trade Center 7 -- before it actually...

What Can The MSM Community Do To Stop The Spread Of HIV?

HIV/AIDS is hitting Asia in a big way, and MSM are now bearing the brunt of it. Dr Tan Chong Kee urges all MSM to ask ourselves what we can do to stop the spread of HIV among the community.

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