Saturday, November 15, 2008

Lee Abrams: Still Not Impressed by the L.A. Times


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Thursday, November 13, 2008

Helen Thomas Returns to White House Press Room

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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Pranksters Spoof the N.Y. Times


Sorry, folks, the paper isn’t free. And the Iraq war isn’t over, at least not yet.

In an elaborate hoax, pranksters distributed thousands of free copies of a spoof edition of The New York Times on Wednesday morning at busy subway stations around the city, including Grand Central Terminal, Washington and Union Squares, the 14th and 23rd Street stations along Eighth Avenue, and Pacific Street in Brooklyn, among others. [Click for MORE]



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Friday, November 7, 2008

Kim Jong Il: Digital Trickery?

It seems that the angle of the shadow cast by the "Dear Leader" is different from his comrades'

It was intended to be the photograph that settled the matter once and for all — three months after vanishing from public view, and after reports that he had undergone brain surgery following a stroke, the North Korean leader, Kim Jong Il, was alive and well.

But a close look reveals something shady around the ankles of the world’s last Cold War dictator. [Click for MORE]

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Rejected Obama Front Pages

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Scripps Layoffs in California, Florida, Texas, Indiana


Waiting only two days after their election coverage wrapped up, E.W. Scripps is laying off employees at their newspaper properties in California, Florida, Texas, and Indiana.

Scripps is due to report their third quarter earnings on Friday, and it is rumored that as many as 400 jobs may be cut across the chain.


In Ventura, Calif., 45 people learned today that their jobs were being cut, 17 from the paper's newsroom (about 20 percent of the editorial department). [Click for MORE] Sphere: Related Content

Wednesday, November 5, 2008