No. Korea threatens another nuclear test
North Korea sent a strong signal Saturday it is planning to carry out another nuclear test in the near future. Rodong Shinmun, the country's major newspaper and, like all other news media in ...
View ArticleNewspaper founder remembered as ‘impassioned soul
The desire to provide a balanced view of happenings in Redford Township drove Myra Chandler-Haas's passion for the Redford Observer.As founder of the newspaper, Chandler-Haas wanted to make sure ...
View ArticleShameless Flameout Washington Post Once Again Publishes George Will’s...
, the ';decline'; since the record-smashing 2006 disproves climate change. In Will’s logic, unless ever year is worse than the previous year in all respects, humans are not suffering ...
View ArticleOpenness crises and mischief – what makes being a journalist worth it
'So what's it like always being right?" asked an exasperated PR man on the phone to me some years ago. The subject of the call has been forgotten, but the phrase lingered in the mind. ...
View ArticleJane Czyzselska Its important to make your voice heard
In 1994, when Diva magazine was first published, lesbian visibility seemed to be reaching a record high. There was the first pre-watershed kiss between women on Brookside, the indie hit film Go Fish ...
View ArticleNews Internationals Mike Darcey strikes a deal for a digital future
excitedly tweeted "Goal!" when the rights victory was announced on Wednesday.The deal marks a statement of Darcey's intent to move on from 18 months of destabilising phone-hacking ...
View ArticleOpen door The readers editor on why that cheeky Mandy Rice-Davies quote needs...
Mandy Rice-Davies earned her place in the modern books of quotations when asked in court whether she knew that Lord Astor had denied having sex with her. She replied: "He would, wouldn't ...
View ArticleBoris has met Rupert Murdoch in private twice in six months
Boris Johnson and Rupert Murdoch have had at least two private meetings in the last six months, it was claimed today. They dined privately at the media mogul's home in Mayfair this week, with ...
View ArticleIranian journalists arrested in raids on newspapers
Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, whose media adviser, Ali Akbar Javanfekr, was given a six-month prison term in September. Photograph: Vahid ...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor Women in combat
CORPUS CHRISTI -- Steven D. Putnam Women in combat The Pentagon is now going to "allow" women to serve in combat jobs. Apparently this is Obama's payoff to the radical feminists ...
View ArticleFor Yiddish a Fresh Presence Online
Boris Sandler, left, editor of the newspaper Forverts, with his associate editor, Itzik Gottesman, are preparing to unveil a revamped Yiddish Web site on Feb. ...
View ArticleNewspaper says estate sold for $117.5 million
The Woodside estate features a pool and a 1,117-square-foot pool house, while planning records show a 780-square-foot detached library and a 715-square-foot "retreat" building were also ...
View ArticleFrench Newspaper Reprints Controversial Cartoons
Paris, Feb. 1 2006 (VOA News) -- A French newspaper has published Danish cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed that have stirred outrage in the Muslim world. France-Soir newspaper says it is simply ...
View ArticlePaul Ryan On Meet The Press We Dont Want A Dependency Culture
Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) addressed the entitlements issue on Sunday, vouching for a system that provides safety without a severe reliance on government. "We don't want a dependency ...
View ArticleState of emergency in 3 Egyptian cities
Egyptian President Morsi declared a state of emergency in three cities after seven people were killed Sunday during a funeral for protesters killed Saturday. The state of emergency, which Morsi said ...
View ArticleLetter to the Editor Assault on public adjusters unfair
For every story of an unscrupulous public adjuster there are likely many more stories of unfair dealings on the part of insurance carriers. This is the unfortunate reality that Jason Wolf ignores ...
View ArticleNorth Africa Clarity On North Africa - the Washington Post Editorial
"LET ME underscore the importance of the United States continuing to lead in the Middle East, North Africa and around the world," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Wednesday in ...
View ArticleNurse hoax blamed for Chavez photo
Spain's leading newspaper El Pais says it fell for a scam involving a fake Cuban nurse when it published a phony photograph supposedly showing Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez in his hospital ...
View ArticleChina media Anti-corruption drive
Newspapers in China continue a high-profile anti-corruption campaign as officials quash speculation in the Hong Kong press over former regional leader Bo Xilai's corruption trial. ...
View ArticleNewspapers raided and journalists arrested in Iran
Four newspapers in Iran have been raided by government security officials and a number of journalists taken into custody. The semi-official Mehr news agency says the journalists are suspected of ...
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