WaPo: This is merely “play[ing] into a view of Bush popular among his detractors…” This required a few passes to be sure my eyes weren’t playing tricks. You keep telling yourself to stop being amazed by hypocrisy and bias, but again and again someone like Philip Kennicott, a staff writer for the Washington Post, comes up with nonsense like this : And didn’t we see George W. Bush depicted as the Joker not so long ago? Yes, in an image by Drew Friedman published online by Vanity Fair on July 29, 2008.

Rupert Murdoch The Murdoch Empire faces tough times. It has responded with an attempt to develop a business model which has the features of creative destruction, and may change all ideas of freedom of information According to the BBC [August 8th 2009] News Corp is set to start charging online customers for news content across all its websites. The media giant is looking for additional revenue streams after announcing big losses.

Posted by Erica G from Kabul Since the new UN estimates on civilians killed so far in 2009 were released on Friday, I’ve been getting questions on whether these numbers are helpful, or even accurate, in describing the conflict: What’s the value of the obsession with body counting?In one sense, these numbers offer a measure of accountability for the human costs of the conflict.

200moremontrealstencil’s photostream (CC) Today Hiroshima’s mayor called upon international leaders to abolish nuclear weapons , as Japan commemorates the 64th anniversary of the world’s first atomic bomb attack today.  The debate over nuclear disarmament has unfortunately taken a back seat lately, as discussions tend towards other global concerns.  Yet as we reflect on the atrocities wrought by the attack which killed an estimated 140,000 people, the bombing of Nagasaki that occurred three days later, and nuclear threats, real or suspected , that have continued to this day, the time has come to make a priority of banning all nuclear weapons.

There are two parameters that help define PR, reach and influence and getting your corporate message out efficiently without filters is also vital in the age of digital media, where cynicism of the old methods is pervasive. So why does Social Media need to be taken seriously? It’s more believeable and trustworthy than the filtered mainstream media that has many vested interests Its fast and effecient as it can be sent from smartphones before it even hits the traditional media channels (remember the Iranian Elections) It has leverage.

Wal-Mart has begun making knock-off Girl Scout cookies . A write for Huffington Post suggest aspartame is about to be banned . Fast food outlets are adding booze to their menu . Sunny D is using in-aisle flavor strips to market its smoothies. Second Rate Snacks review A&W Root Beer Float . Kellogg’s is celebrating the Pop Tart’s 45th anniversary with pop art. Grub Street asks if a food truck backlash has begun. Critics are targeting caffeinated alcoholic beverages .

Illinois Republican Rep. Aaron Schock , 28, is the youngest member of Congress and a product of the GOP’s Young Guns program , which works to get young Republican talent into office. Serving in Abraham Lincoln’s district, he’s an honest hard-worker who began his IRA at age 14 . And, if you ask NPR, he also “has the best abs .” But NPR is not the first and certainly won’t be the last to cover Schock, or prominently feature his abdominals.

There’s something to be said for having low expectations: you’ll rarely find yourself disappointed. Or as baffled as “Confused 20-Something,” who’s two years out of college and quit her job at an educational nonprofit when she was accepted at an alternative certification program to become a middle school  teacher only to find, now, she can’t get a job. Confused recently  wrote in to Salon.com’s Cary Tennis for advice. Her problem?  Throughout the training, I had nagging, persistent feelings that this wasn’t what I was meant to be doing.

Yesterday was a pretty big day. The lives of two amazing journalists were saved, their families spared more emotional agony. It all started, as the New York Times reported it , after being arrested on March 17 near the North Korean border with China while reporting on human trafficking for … Taylor Marsh found this 2 hours ago on www.huffingtonpost.com Find more top political news, videos, and blogs on BeltwayBlips: White House , Huffington Post , Bill Clinton

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