Tag: Media
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rupert murdoch joins associated press board
from thinkprogress: Today, the Associated Press announced at its annual meeting that Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive officer of News Corp., is joining its board of directors. Three other media moguls are also joining the board, including Sam Zell, who recently “took control of Tribune Co. after leading a buyout that resulted in the…
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randi rhodes quits dead air america for clear channel
rhodes joins up nova m after leaving air americafrom raw story: Air America Radio host Randi Rhodes has left the network after it suspended her over comments she made at a station fundraiser last week… Nova M Radio Network announced that it has added The Randi Rhodes Show to its syndication lineup effective Monday, April…
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extinquished torch, internet2, absolut raza & swatkids
olympic torch put out three timesfrom ap: Security officials extinguished the Olympic torch three times Monday as protests against China’s human rights record turned a relay through Paris into a chaotic series of stops and starts. Despite massive security, at least two activists got within almost an arm’s length of the flame before they were…
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randi’s whores, cannibal ted, swastika john & kill aaron
randi rhodes suspended for calling hillary a ‘whore’from raw story: Air America has allegedly suspended talk radio host Randi Rhodes after she made scathing statements off-air about Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) and former Democratic vice presidential nominee Geraldine Ferraro. ted turner: overpopulation will lead to cannibalismfrom ajc: Failure to address global warming will have us…
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Oldest recorded voice heard for 1st time in 150yrs
from bbc: An “ethereal” 10 second clip of a woman singing a French folk song has been played for the first time in 150 years. The recording of “Au Clair de la Lune”, recorded in 1860, is thought to be the oldest known recorded human voice… The new “phonautograph”, created by etching soot-covered paper, has…
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Comcast Cameras to Start Watching You?
If you have some tinfoil handy, now might be a good time to fashion a hat. At the Digital Living Room conference today, Gerard Kunkel, Comcast’s senior VP of user experience, told me the cable company is experimenting with different camera technologies built into devices so it can know who’s in your living room.
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wargames, drills, exercises, simulations & desensitization
israel to hold its largest-ever wargamesfrom jerusalem post: In the face of a possible escalation with Syria and Iran’s efforts to obtain a nuclear weapon, parts of the country will shut down next month in what security officials say will be the largest emergency exercise in Israel’s history. The drill, which is being organized by…
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scotus to rule against 1st & 2nd amendments
supreme court to debate landmark gun casefrom dpa: The US Supreme Court on Tuesday will consider whether people in the United States have a constitutional right to own firearms in a landmark case that could have far-reaching implications for gun control legislation across the country. The case itself surrounds a 1976 law in the District…
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poll: americans have lost faith in mainstream media
from press tv: A new opinion poll suggests that over 54 percent of Americans do not trust mainstream media and consider news websites more reliable. Some 41 percent said they trust the ‘Internet news and information websites’ more than the press. The new Harris Interactive survey reflects the findings of a Harvard University study (1.12mb…
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israel: mccain, livini, risen, cia & mossad
hawkish mccain to visit israelfrom press tv: US Republican presidential candidate John McCain is expected to visit Israel next week as part of a trip by US senators, report says. According to a Ma’ariv report Sunday, during his visit MaCain will meet Zionist prime minister Ehud Olmert, foreign minister Tzipi Livni and war minister Ehud…
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9/11: free press, celebrity club & wtc93/okc connections
ap chief: 9/11 attacks harm 1st amendmentfrom ap: The shadow of the Sept. 11 terror attacks is eclipsing press freedom and other constitutional safeguards in the United States, Associated Press President and CEO Tom Curley said Thursday. “What has become clear in the aftermath of 9/11 is how much expediency trumps safeguards,” Curley said in…
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military, astrology, hillary & the health care lottery
china announces largest military budget everfrom mcclatchy: China announced its largest ever defense budget Tuesday, a day after the Pentagon warned that China’s burgeoning military is fine-tuning its abilities for cyber-warfare and in disabling the satellites of potential enemies. China’s defense budget will rise to $59 billion this year, an increase of 17.6 percent over…
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special prison for 9/11 truth, sonar wars, minot & bjork
i hope we have a special prison for 9/11 truthers from kurt nimmo: In response to the arrest of a 9/11 demonstrator during a Bill Clinton appearance in Corpus Christi, corporate media shill and former Republican Congress critter Joe Scarborough and his co-hosts demanded 9/11 truthers be tasered and taken to detention camps. “Where’s the…
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9/11: contradiction, confrontation & documentation
alleged hijacker booked post-9/11 flightsfrom paul joseph watson: Astounding newly released FBI documents (3.98mb PDF) obtained via the Freedom Of Information Act show that alleged 9/11 hijacker Hamza Al-Ghamdi had booked future flights to San Francisco and Riyadh, suggesting that he was unaware of his eventual fate aboard United Airlines Flight 175, the plane that…
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billboard liberation front touts at&t & nsa collaboration
from threat level: The Billboard Liberation Front has struck again – this time rewriting a billboard in San Francisco’s Mission District that was hosting AT&T’s latest ad campaign touting the breadth of its network coverage. The billboard now reads: “AT&T works in more places, like NSA Headquarters.” Formerly the sign bragged of service in Chilondoscow.…