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Entries from August 2006

Reporters have feelings too

August 21st, 2006 · Comments Off

The Baltimore Sun’s Nick Madigan writes this week about how one of the bigger trends in politics in recent times (though I can’t say that this is totally a recent issue) is for politicians or those seeking office to go after the reporters that are questioning them.
Awww, c’mon. It worked for Zell Miller, didn’t it? […]

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Headline of the day: AP

August 21st, 2006 · Comments Off

Actual AP hed of the day:
Hugh Laurie plays U.S. doctor on ‘House’
Wow. Just wow.
[update] Okay, okay, spoke too soon.
From E! Online:
Madonna Not Nailed Over Crucifixion
Enjoy!

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Journalist gets unWired

August 15th, 2006 · Comments Off

Last week, Wired News posted an item stating that a few articles had been removed from its online stores after the publication determined that a writer that had been publishing stories using sources that weren’t who they claimed, or using at least one quote that was said at a previous time, by someone now deceased. […]

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