Scramble to save banks as IMF warns of meltdown

Now IMF has warned the world that we are on the verge of massive financial crisis we should have to act as soon as possible otherwise it wil become too late to handle.Rapid action can save the rich country otherwise...

The Misery News Network – MSNBC :: 2nd Term

"Image Credit: msnbc.comThe Misery News Network – MSNBC In the nineteen-nineties when Bill Clinton was president, many people began to tune out from CNN, the 24 hour cable news network, when the reporting...

NY Times does it again: More 'Judy Miller' tapdancing [around nuclear traffic...

Luke Ryland reviews the lastest spin by the NY Times on the nuclear trafficking ring (one of the many things Sibel Edmonds has been gagged from speaking about, but has managed to release significant details of). The Times omits key parties and nations involved, while giving...

Georgia declares 'state of war'

" Georgia's parliament has approved a decree saying the country is in a "state of war", as hostilities with Russia escalated over the breakaway region of South Ossetia. The decree by Mikheil Saakashvili, the...

Cheeks Kilpatrick triumphs in close primary race

After a rocky start, Rep. Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick defeated her two opponents in yesterday's Democratic state primary."Early results Tuesday showed the six-term congresswoman trailing both her opponents, but as the night wore on and more Detroit numbers came in, she pulled...

Media on trial: Driven by sensationalism

A recent article by Indian Indira Jaisingh reflects upon sensationalism and media. Even though her writing is driven by an analysis of  the Aarushi murder case, her thoughts are well in tone with the...

Sexual assault claims House panel blast DOD over reponse

" WASHINGTON - House members infuriated by slow progress on the military's response to sexual assault claims accused defense leaders of a cover-up and tossed a senior department official from a Thursday hearing on...

Election Day T-100 and Counting / Nader Interview

Iron Mil Interactive Media, Inc Ironmill.com /Politisite.com / Politisite.wordpress.com / Politisite.blogspot.com/ Politisite.livejournal.com / NowPublic.com Election Day T- 100 Days and Counting July 25, 2008 0700...

No BEER for You! Munich's Famous Oktoberfest tents are booked up

Probabally Germany's best known festival, the Munich Oktoberfest begins September 20 and runs until October 5.  Last year the Bavarian festival drew in 6.2 million visitors who drank 6.7 million litres of...

Worried About Your Brain? Take Some Shakespeare

To stimulate your brain and fire it up, try Shakespeare, or so a study proves."n Shakespeare what is apparently a small matter is actually often a big deal made seemingly small only because it is happening at pace. The moment of a decision in Macbeth, of a death in Lear: they...

Is multi-culturalism a bad idea?

Brainy Britons do not think that multi-culturalism is an ideal to which it is worth aspiring. That was the finding of a readers survey conducted by a politically independent organisation whose members include leading academics, architects, charity bosses and engineers. A...

Park Inn, Berlin has a Random Raccoon Guest

"AP For North Americans, having a raccoon in your garage is hardly a big deal. In Germany, however -- where the animals are something of a rarity -- the same can't be said. For the past few weeks, a raccoon has...

MEDIA REFORM: Dan Rather Slams Corporate News

The following are EXCERPTS from Dan Rather's prepared remarks at the National Conference for Media Reform hosted by Free Press. He's not really saying anything new. The important thing is that his remarks are...

Reporting on The National: setting new Gulf press standards « Peter J. Coope...

Let us just flick through today’s edition and look at what The National is getting right. I see proper news standards being applied to stories with reporters following up in depth and quoting original sources rather than lifting press releases off AME Info.

I'll Give You $5.5 Million for the Future of News

The Knight Foundation has announced its selection of 16 winning projects as part of the Knight News Challenge, an annual contest that funds projects "to transform community news using digital technology". Not...

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