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Tips :: Journalistic Ethics, a review is needed
Piranha Daily News | 17 hours ago
As photojournalists, news photographers are held with equal if not higher regard for documenting the truth without manipulation. In the past few years we have seen a massive crackdown on ethics of editing as Digital has made manipulation much easier read more
Tibetans face worst injustice since Mao era, envoy says; 'The who…
Blogging Canadians | October 9th 2008 by Canadaka
region is like a giant prison'From: "James Morton" <jmorton@smhilaw.com>Date: Thu, 9 Oct 2008 23:01:20 +0000Content-Type: text/plainMIME-Version: 1.0David BlairOttawa Citizen, Oct. 9, 2008LONDON - Tibetans are read more
31 CHARGED IN VICE BLITZ
A blog for Finsbury Park N4 | October 9th 2008 by Finsbury
[from Hackney Gazette] 31 CHARGED IN VICE BLITZ hg.editorial@archant.co.uk 09 October 2008 Thirty-one men including a doctor are due in court today (Thursday) charged with kerb-crawling following a mass police crackdown on prostitution. The men, who read more
Denmark to Extradite Neo-Nazi Music Producers to Germany
Kirklees Unity Exposing the Far Right | October 9th 2008 by KirkleesUnity
Denmark says it will extradite two men arrested as part of a major international crackdown on right-wing music. The men reportedly produced as many as 100,000 illegal copies under the record label Celtic Moon.Danish authorities have determined that t read more
Six menacing towers fit for a supervilain
FireKill(er): Like... Totally Evil | October 8th 2008 by FireKill(er)
While we're on the subject of secret lairs, I just found a great blog post featuring six menacing towers fit for a supervillain. When I become your lord and master, I'm going to have to look into the state of these towers after my worldwide 'hostile read more
Mexico mayor's slaying seen as gang threat
Moldova.ORG | October 8th 2008
The drug gang slaying of a prominent mayor has sent shudders of fear through Mexico's political elite, observers say. While the vast majority of the more than 3,000 people killed this year in the wake of Mexican President Felipe Calderon's crackdown read more
Liveblogging The Obama/McCain Debate II, Part Three
God, Politics, and Rock 'n' Roll | October 7th 2008 by Tara van Brederode
Next Question: Should health care should be treated as a commodity?Obama: Talks about premiums. Presents a plan to lower premium costs and preserve choice--popular talking points. Attacks McCain for wanting to tax health care premiums and wanting to read more
Pattaya Crackdown Begins; Afternoon Bars Closed
The Farang Speaks 2 Much | October 7th 2008
Responding to waves of negative publicity created by the release of a new Belgian TV drama on Pattaya, City Hall today made good on last week’s promises to crack down on scantily clad girls and bars soliciting customers from the street by closi read more
Weekly Body Count: Baghdad*: 31 Tijuana: 49
Soob | October 5th 2008 by Jay
The narco-civil war continues to rage in Mexico. Via CNN:Police have found nine more bodies dumped around the Mexican border city of Tijuana, where nearly 50 people have been killed in a week of violence related to the drug trade.Violence has soared read more
News from wired
hackers.ath.cx | October 5th 2008
Supremes Mull Whether Bad Databases Make for Illegal Searches Air Force's New 'Killer Zombie' Drone The Project That Tracks Big Projects Instant Suburb of Prefabs Hits New York Review: 'Clone Wars' TV Series Packs Action, Kid read more
Is the world more or less secure today?
The Reaction | October 5th 2008
By Carol GeeIs the World More or Less Secure Today? There are many kinds of security. Uppermost in may people's minds these days is financial security around the globe. And probably the best place to find out about that question is the Financial Ti read more
New crackdown on ageing, unroadworthy motorbikes
Vietnam Business Finance News | October 5th 2008 by Huge
Thai police arrest top anti-gov't protest leader (AP)
My life, my adventure, | October 5th 2008 by Floralyn Popa
AP - Thai police arrested a key protest leader and one-time Bangkok mayor Sunday on charges of insurrection in a continuing crackdown against an anti-government movement that spearheaded the ouster of a prime minister last month. read more
THE REAL REASON FOR CHINA'S CRACKDOWN ON TIBET: YAK MILK
THE BIG FEED | October 5th 2008 by THE BIG FEED
Now we know why China has such an interest in such an otherwise insignificant place (Tibet):A pioneering Chinese company is to market pasteurised Tibetan yak milk in Beijing, Shanghai and Guangzhou, in the hope that it will become a new superfood in read more
News from wired
hackers.ath.cx | October 4th 2008
The Project That Tracks Big Projects Instant Suburb of Prefabs Hits New York Review: 'Clone Wars' TV Series Packs Action, Kiddy Humor Q&A: Nintendo's Cammie Dunaway Talks DSi, Club Nintendo How to Hack Your Apple TV With Boxee Sci-Fi & read more
Palestinian Authority fears Hamas takeover attempt in West Bank
Israel News | October 4th 2008 by Ami Isseroff
Palestinian Authority fears Hamas takeover attempt in West Bank Palestinian Authority security forces in the West Bank have taken measures to prevent killings of leaders of the Palestinian Authority and its political power base, Fata read more
Michael Moore movie suffers legal crackdown over file sharing
Circle of 13 | October 4th 2008 by Peacedream
Any time Hollywood invites movie viewers to share a free movie, the situation could end up dicey for both sides. Michael Moore had good intentions when he offered his latest movie, Slacker Uprising, free of charge on the Internet, but his initial read more
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The Jewish Internet Defense Force | October 4th 2008
Limited Theatrical Release Of The Third Jihad Boker tov, Boulder!: American Jews don't really give a damn Israpundit » Blog Archive » Joe Biden’s 14 Errors/Lies Little Green Footballs - Geert Wilders: 'No Racist Organizations Allow read more
Five Jamaicans said to be a part of a criminal gang in the United…
Gangland | October 3rd 2008 by Bleeding Deacon
Five Jamaicans said to be a part of a criminal gang in the United States have been arrested. The five were held during a special summer crackdown of criminal gangs in the US. The Jamaicans are among 1,500 members of criminal gangs who were arrested d read more
Poland's last communist leader pleads not guilty
Circle of 13 | October 2nd 2008 by Peacedream
Poland's last communist leader denied Thursday that he led an organized criminal group intent on depriving people of freedom when he imposed martial law in a 1981 crackdown on the pro-democracy Solidarity movement. Gen. Wojciech Jaruzelski, 85, di read more
Huntsman Declares War on ORVs, ATVs
Schreiner's Media Landscape | October 2nd 2008 by Ken Schreiner
Utah’s governor has bucked his own party’s (can you guess which one?) lots of times especially on the environment. But he’s reached new heights of common sense with his demand for a crackdown on ATV and ORV abuse in Utah’s pub read more
Retrospective Review: Crackdown
Dimorphic 360 | October 2nd 2008 by Dimorphic
By Dimorphic Real Time Worlds are best known for their development of the original 2D Grand Theft Auto games, but their first venture into the world of the high definition Xbox 360 is vastly different to previous projects in terms of not just gamepla read more
Police seized millions of images, after smashing a major internet…
Costa del Crime | October 1st 2008 by Bleeding Deacon
Police seized millions of images, after smashing a major internet file swapping ring. Those arrested included pilots, taxi drivers, and people from a complete cross section of society. Ages of those taken into custody range from the very old to young read more
GANDHI AND INDIA'S JANUS-FACED LEADERS
INDIA RETOLD | October 1st 2008 by Vinod Sharma
Today is Gandhi Jayanti. Today is the day for yet another TV screening of Richard Attenbourough's epic 1982 film "Gandhi", to remind us about what and who Mahatma Gandhi was. I wonder, though, whether anyone watches the film any more. There is cynici read more
Birmingham’s curfew crackdown starts today
The Terminal | October 1st 2008 by Andre Natta
Birmingham’s revised city-wide curfew goes into effect today. The changes in punishment were recommended by Mayor Larry Langford, in order to address recent crimes involving teenagers. Under the new law, all minors 17 years old and younger mus read more
Police arrest 121 in child porn raids
Daily US News | October 1st 2008 by John Andrewes
Spanish police say they have arrested 121 people in what they describe is the biggest crackdown on child pornography ever in the country. Source:Police arrest 121 in child porn raids SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Police arrest 121 in child porn raids read more
Spanish police arrest 121 in child porn raids
P2P Tech Time | October 1st 2008 by cool blaze
Spanish police arrested 121 people in the country's biggest-ever crackdown on child pornography, seizing discs containing millions of video and photo files shared by a network that distributed them in 75 countries, authorities said Wednesday.Two of t read more
Discreet` crackdown on LTTE to prevent TN emerging as hub
Blogosphere of Sri Lanka | October 1st 2008 by Niro
As the Sri Lankan army continue its offensive deep into LTTE strongholds in the island nation's north, Tamil Nadu police have effectively... read more
Truckers Team Up With Troopers to Nab Agressive Drivers
Truckers Blog & Truck Forum | October 1st 2008 by Kevin Watts
*Truckers Team Up With Troopers to Nab Agressive Drivers* *9/30/08* kgw, OR ---Quote--- A crackdown on agressive drivers Tuesday evening.... read more
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