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2 hrs ago | Canada.com

Veteran newspaper editor Neil Reynolds dead at age 72

The Ottawa Citizen, where he served as editor between 1996 and 2000, reported on its website that Reynolds died in Ottawa on Sunday of cancer.

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4 hrs ago | Global Voices Online

Turkey: Syrian Refugees Targeted after Reyhanl Blasts

On May 11th, ReyhanlA [en] small Turkish town on Turkey-Syria border, was under terrorist attacks .

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9 hrs ago | The Washington Post

Algerian newspaper editor accuses government of censorship

Hicham Aboud, editor of the My Journal and Djaridati newspapers, said that happened after he rejected an order from the Communication Ministry on Saturday night to remove an article from the papers that claimed hospitalized President Abdelaziz Bouteflika had slipped into a coma.

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Related Topix: Algeria, Africa, World News, Abdelaziz Bouteflika

13 hrs ago | Newsday

Syria launches airstrikes, tanks in all-out assault on rebels

This citizen journalism image shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria.

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Related Topix: Syria, World News, Middle East, Jordan, Activism, Israel

17 hrs ago | EDGE

Musto and Feingold Respond to Recent Village Voice Firings

On Friday, May 17, a shot was heard around the world of journalism when the financially troubled Village Voice dismissed three of its long time columnists.

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Related Topix: Michael Musto, Startups, Facebook

17 hrs ago | Patch.com

Plainfield Teens Earn Accolades at State Journalism Competition

Submitted by Plainfield School District 202 : Four students from Plainfield East and South high schools and Plainfield High School - Central Campus earned top honors at the 2013 Illinois High School Association's state journalism competition.

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Related Topix: Education Etc., Illinois, Eastern Illinois University

21 hrs ago | The Cyprus Weekly

Charm offensive

The first tourists from Hong Kong to Cyprus are expected to arrive next year, Cyprus Tourism Organisation chairman Alecos Orountiotis said here Friday.

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Sat May 18, 2013

The Big Picture

Why There Is So Much Pro-War Reporting

Self-censorship is commonplace in the news media today a . About one-quarter of the local and national journalists say they have purposely avoided newsworthy stories, while nearly as many acknowledge they have softened the tone of stories to benefit the interests of their news organizations.

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The Miami Herald

Activists: Rebel groups clash in northern Syria

This citizen journalism image provided by Edlib News Network, ENN, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows black smoke rising from what rebels say is a helicopter that was shot down at Abu Dhour military airbase which is besieged by the rebels, in the northern province city of Idlib, Syria, Friday May 17, ... (more)

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The Straits Times

Malaysia's Home Minister says remarks in Utusan were "not racist, just practical"

Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi speaking to journalists at Air Hangat Lounge of Mahsuri International Exhibition Centre during LIMA 2013 in Langkawi, Kedah.

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Related Topix: Southeast Asia, Malaysia, World News,

Jerusalem Post

PA continues crackdown on Palestinian journalists in W.Bank

In past week Palestinian Authority security forces interrogated, detained two journalists, despite promises to honor freedom of media; interrogators forced reporter to provide them with email and Facebook passwords.

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Related Topix: World News, Palestinian Territories, Middle East, Israel, China,

CBC News

Public raising funds to buy alleged Rob Ford crack video

Allegations that Toronto Mayor Rob Ford has been caught in a video smoking crack cocaine has prompted several online crowdsourcing campaigns aimed at raising $200,000 to buy the footage.

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Related Topix: Canada, North America, World News, North America Travel, Travel, Canada Travel,

Media Matters for America

Really Fox News? Benghazi Is Your Example Of Stellar Fox Journalism?

Appearing on Fox & Friends , Roger Ailes' biographer Zev Chafets joined host Steve Doocy in toasting Fox News' coverage of the so-called Benghazi scandal.

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Related Topix: Publishing, Media, News Corporation, Television, FOX News Network, FOX and Friends, Entertainment, US News, US Politics, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

Fri May 17, 2013

Russia Taday

Obama's media shield law makes prosecuting journalists even easier

United States President Barack Obama is encouraging Congress to take up a media shield law that was abandoned at the start of his administration, but critics of the bill say it might make it even easier for journalists to be subpoenaed by the government.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, Associated Press

Hollywood Reporter

THR Adds Three to International Team

Based in Luxembourg, Boyd van Hoeij will begin immediately from Cannes. Formerly the Paris- and Luxembourg-based critic of Variety , Van Hoeij also was the film editor of Dutch magazine Winq and a regular contributor to indieWIRE.

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New York Post

Bloomberg appoints ex-Ibm Ceo as privacy adviser

Bloomberg LP, the financial news and information service, on Friday said it has appointed Samuel Palmisano, the former CEO of IBM, as an independent adviser on its privacy and data standards.

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Related Topix: Bloomberg LP, Media, IT Services, IBM

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Local newspapers 'hurt' by Leveson probe

Nearly half of all local newspaper editors believe the Leveson Inquiry has negatively affected their titles' relationship with readers, according to a survey of NS member editors for this year's press freedom-themed Local Newspaper Week.

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The Miami Herald

Few convictions for Mexico’s special prosecutor for crimes against journalists

The adjectives pile up as top editors, writers and free press advocates level their aim at the division of the Attorney General’s Office in Mexico responsible for prosecuting crimes against journalists.

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Related Topix: Mexico, North America, World News,

The Guardian

The need for critical science journalism

'When a scientist is asked to write an editorial about a new scientific paper, she is expected to not only mention the novelty and significance of the paper.' Photograph: Radu Razvan/Alamy The bulk of contemporary science journalism falls under the category of "infotainment". This expression describes science writing that informs a non-specialist ... (more)

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Related Topix: Science / Technology, Robots

Thu May 16, 2013

Hometown Life

Highland woman inducted into journalism hall of fame

Nancy McCauley Branstetter said she has been been lucky enough to interview five U.S. Presidents during her media career at her April 21 induction into the Michigan Journalism Hall of Fame.

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Related Topix: Public Relations, Michigan, Detroit, MI

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