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Cable News Networks Ban Actual News

William Klein | Posted 11.13.2008 | Media

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William Klein

Just off their mostly news-free coverage of the 2008 presidential campaign, the major news networks have directed their correspondents to refrain from traditional news and stick to glitz.

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Charlie Beckett Adds His Voice to the New Media Debate

Eric Kuhn | Posted 09.16.2008 | Media

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Eric Kuhn

I am suggesting that new media can be an adrenaline boost, a shot in the arm to journalists, and can be a way to create a more "powerful" media.

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Palin Winning Over Twenty-Something Catholics

Diane Tucker | Posted 09.08.2008 | Home

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Diane Tucker

Catholics have backed the popular-vote-winning candidate in the last nine presidential elections. They make up nearly a quarter of all registered U.S. voters and may well determine who wins the White House in 2008.

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Musings on Mauritanian Media

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 08.10.2008 | Media

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Magda Abu-Fadil

State-run Mauritanian radio and TV with programs in Arabic, French and several local languages have seen some improvements given their meager resources.

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HuffPostcard from London: Bush, Brown, Nannygate, and The Youthful Government in Waiting

Arianna Huffington | Posted 06.18.2008 | Politics

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Arianna Huffington

I didn't plan my trip to London to overlap with President Bush's, but that's how it worked out. My reception has been decidedly less chilly than the one afforded Bush. Read More TIME Wants You to Ask Me a Question Time Magazine has asked me to take part in its 10 Questions feature. It would be fun to see how many of the questions Time picks are from HuffPosters. Read More John McCain: The Second Coming of Bob Dole If McCain continues to embrace the GOP message, he's going to meet the same fate as Bob Dole. On the bright side, I'm sure those Viagra commercials paid pretty well. Read More London Calling: the 24/7 Guardian, the BBC Empire, and Blogging with a British Accent

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BBC Afghan Reporter Abducted, Shot Dead

BBC News | Posted 06.08.2008 | Media

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An Afghan journalist working for the BBC in the country's southern Helmand province has been found shot dead. Abdul Samad Rohani had been abducted on...

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