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Comprehensive, Inclusive Immigration Reform: The Most Important Gift of All

Steve Ralls | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Associated Press, Mike Honda, Immigration Equality, Patrick Leahy, Jerrold Nadler, Immigration Policy, Gay Issues, Uniting American Families Act, Comprehensive Immigration Reform, Politics News

Steve and Joe, despite the life they have built together, face separation before year's end because of the country's blatantly discriminatory LGBT immigration policies.

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Ray Shaw, Chairman Of American City Business Journals, Dies Of Bee Sting

AP | Posted 08.20.2009 | Media

Read More: Associated Press, Ray Shaw, Ray Shaw Dies, Ray Shaw Dead, American City Business Journals, Media News

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Ray Shaw, a former Associated Press newsman and chairman of American City Business Journals, has died of complications from an...

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AP's Bad Health Care Numbers Spread To Other News Orgs

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.17.2009 | Media

Read More: Associated Press, Health Care Reform, ABC News, Media News

Yesterday, we wrote about how even though the CBO places the initial health care reform price tag at just over a trillion dollars over ten years, the ...

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AP Pimps Poorly Sourced Price Tag On Health Care [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.16.2009 | Media

Read More: Health Care Reform, Associated Press, Ap Health Care Cost, Ap Health Care, Ap Health Care Costs, Media News

If you haven't heard about it already, the Associated Press is running report after report on the health care reform package, in which they've decided...

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CSM, WSJ Respond to Criticism of Claim of Plurality for Honduran Coup

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Polls, Honduras Coup, Associated Press, New York Times, Honduras, Washington Post, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Foreign Policy, Voice of America, Media News

The discrepancy between the different press reports last week is now explained. But questions remain. Did these outlets rely on La Prensa as their sole source, and if so, why?

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U.S. Press Falsely Claims Honduran Plurality for Coup

Robert Naiman | Posted 08.12.2009 | World

Read More: Honduras Coup, Associated Press, Honduras, New York Times, Washington Post, Obama Administration, Christian Science Monitor, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Foreign Policy, World News

The opinion of the Honduran population, even if difficult to discern in the repression following the coup, is without question a key fact in understanding the situation.

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Harlem Memorializes Michael Jackson at Apollo Theater

Lauri Lyons | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Harlem, Michael Jackson, We Are the World, Al Sharpton, Baptize, Dr. 90210, Off the Wall, Mourners, African-Americans, Janet Jackson, Usher, Race, Bleach, Britain, President, Prescriptions, Joe Jackson, England, 125th Street, Tanning Salon, Thriller, Army, B.E. T, Collagen, Transformer, American Idol, Pharmaceuticals, Hallelujah, Bad, Heaven, The Wiz, California, Hate, Guilt, Tunisia, Broadway, Surrealism, Suntan, Los Angeles, The Staples Center, Barack Obama, Sunbathing, Elvis Presley, Las Vegas, Anti-Depressants, Gender, Skin, Dancing, Pharmaceutical Companies, 50, Art, John Lennon, Bible, Motown 25, The Beatles, Genetics, Singing, Paul Mc Cartney, Justin Timberlake, Jackson 5, Rain, Apollo Theater, LaToya Jackson, Australia, Cartoons, Britney Spears, Prescription Drugs, Reality Shows, Jamie Foxx, Black Fedora, Spike Lee, Drugs, King of Pop, Musicals, Jacksons, Tummy Tuck, Child Molestation, Fans, Russia, Americans, Cosmetic Surgery, Performers, Gary, Encino, Mtv, Quincy Jones, Amateur Night, Mardi Gras, Tabloids, Associated Press, Suicide, Trials, Music Videos, Billie Jean, Moonwalk, Hollywood, Tanning Booth, Nose Job, Berry Gordy, Dermatologist, Plastic Surgery, Diana Ross, Impersonators, Beat It, Moscow, Jordan Chandler, Chris Brown, Suntan Lotion, Katherine Jackson, Memorial, Botox, Indiana, Mowtown, Rx, New York, Paris Jackson, Lisa Marie Presley, Deborah Rowe, Aeg Live, Martin Bashir, Brooke Sheilds, Lauri Lyons, White-Glove, Judith Hill, Marlon Jackson, Manhattan, Cnn, Jermaine Jackson, Youtube, New Orleans, New York News

The Apollo Theater's memorial tribute to Michael Jackson might as well have been Mardi Gras in Harlem.

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Remembering My Battle Against Fundamentalists

Jim Luce | Posted 08.06.2009 | New York

Read More: Jerry Falwell, Last Temptation of Christ, American Psychological Association, The Road Less Traveled and Beyond, U.P.I., Pat Robertson, Christian Fundamentalism, Religious Addiction, Jewish Fundamentalism, The Journal of Religion and Health, Fundamentalists Anonymous, Daiwa Bank, Mainline Churches, There Is a Way Out, God’s Will, Today Show, Marty Scorsese, Religious Right, Los Angeles Times, Fundamentalist, Washington Post, Philadelphia Inquirer, Moral Majority, Islamic Fundamentalism, Christian Science Monitor, Steve Allen, Phil Donahue Show, Hollywood Under Siege, Madonna, Culture Wars, PTL Club, USA Today, Toronto Star, Henry Luce III, San Francisco Chronicle, London Observer, Daniel Berrigan, Luce Publications, Norman Lear, Hank Luce, Gunther Hirshberg, Henry Luce Foundation, Village Voice, Ari Goldman, Universal Studio, U.S. Congress, A. James Rudin, M. Scott Peck, New York Law Journal, Josh Baran, Salman Rushdie, Newsweek, Frank Zappa, Presbyterian, Bill Geist, Ram Dass, Associated Press, A.C.L.U., Psychology Today, Terry Sweeney, Cnn, Like a Prayer, Wall Street, Satanic Verses, Jimmy Swaggart, American Jewish Committee, Oprah Winfrey Show, New York Observer, People for the American Way., New York Times, Episcopalian, New York News

Our biggest accomplishment was standing up for those torn down by the TV evangelists.

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Sanford Shakeup? Nothing Could be Finer Than a Job in Carolina

Rick Horowitz | Posted 08.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: Associated Press, Mark Sanford, Positions Available, Help Wanted, Mark Sanford and Media, The State Newspaper, South Carolina, Politics News

The state of South Carolina has some special positions it needs filled.

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Sanford: I Was A Nonstop F*cking Machine

Andy Borowitz | Posted 07.01.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Borowitz Report, Mark Sanford, Andy Borowitz, Penis, Associated Press, Lieutenant Governor, Bernard Madoff, Bernie Madoff, Tan Lines, Comedy News

"I crossed lines with women," Governor Sanford said. "And when I say lines, I mean tan lines."

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Fox News Reporter Tries, Fails To Get Revenge On Gibbs (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 07.27.2009 | Media

Read More: Dunk Tank, Fox News, Video, White-House-Luau, Associated Press, Robert Gibbs, White House Press Corps, Robert Gibbs Dunk Tank, Media News

It's Friday afternoon, so here's the marvelous story of White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs, getting tanked. That is, soaked in DUNK tank. As yo...

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AP Eyes Higher Fees For Internet Heavyweights

AP | MICHAEL LIEDTKE | Posted 07.18.2009 | Media

Read More: Associated Press, Tom Curley, Ap, Ap Tom Curley, AP Fees, Media News

The Associated Press hopes to negotiate more lucrative licensing deals with major Web sites while mining new revenue from advertisers and readers as t...

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A.P. In Deal To Deliver Nonprofits' Investigative Journalism

New York Times | Richard Perez-Pena | Posted 07.14.2009 | Media

Read More: Associated Press, Nonprofit Journalism, Ap, Investigative Journalism, Propublica, Media News

Four nonprofit groups devoted to investigative journalism will have their work distributed by The Associated Press, The A.P. will announce on Saturday...

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Recession Rolodex: 7 Contacts to Have on Speed Dial

Nicole Williams | Posted 07.04.2009 | Business

Read More: Recession Fears, Recession, Associated Press, Hiring, Firing, Social Networking, Networking, Business News

Your Rolodex is your secret weapon because it contains the contacts you can call upon for help if you do end up getting the boot.

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Nation's Top Newspaper Execs Meeting Today To Discuss Charging For Online Content: Report

The Atlantic | James Warren | Posted 06.28.2009 | Media

Read More: Newspapers, Associated Press, Newspaper Association of America, Newspapers Online Fees, Advance Publications, Newspaper Executives Meeting, Gannett, E W Scripps, Secret Newspaper Executives Meeting, Freedome Communications, Newspaper Industry, Models to Monetize Content, Lee Enterprises, Hearst Newspapers, Mcclatchy, New York Times, Philadelphia Media Holdings, Media News

Here's a story the newspaper industry's upper echelon apparently kept from its anxious newsrooms: A discreet Thursday meeting in Chicago about their f...

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The Reality of Reality

B. Jeffrey Madoff | Posted 06.26.2009 | Media

Read More: Candid Camera, Reality TV, Twitter, Associated Press, Cable Tv, Harvard, Facebook, Star Search, Internet, Queen for a Day, Advertising, Viagra, Ted Mack's Amateur Hour, Frank Sinatra, Neilsen Media Research, American Idol, Myspace, Media News

Twitter can certainly create the hype, but whether the talented producers behind it can actually deliver a program anyone will want to watch remains to be seen.

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Air Force Boots Their 25 Million Dollar Aviator (He's Gay) VIDEO

Aubrey Sarvis | Posted 06.19.2009 | Politics

The Air Force is about to discharge this guy, a virtual poster boy for recruiting, because he is gay? Someone has to be kidding. This is sheer madness.

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Associated Press Quitely Offering Buyouts

Editor & Publisher | Joe Strupp | Posted 06.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Ap Buyouts, Associated Press Buyouts, Associated Press, Media News

The Associated Press is quietly offering buyouts that include $500 for each year of service and increased pension benefits to several hundred veteran ...

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AP CEO Tom Curley Threatens Google: "They Will Not Get Our Copy Going Forward"

Forbes | Susan Lee | Posted 06.01.2009 | Media

Read More: Associated Press, AP Google, Tom Curley, Ap, Ap Tom Curley, Media News

The AP and Google have been debating content and compensation issues for months. In an interview with Forbes on Wednesday, [Associated Press Chief Exe...

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The Debate Over Online News: It's the Consumer, Stupid

Arianna Huffington | Posted 05.10.2009 | Media

Read More: Associated Press Fair Use, Internet, Tom Curley, Timesselect, Ap, Newspaper Association of America, AP Fair Use, Eric Schmidt, Jeff Jarvis, Associated Press, New York Times, Ap Tom Curley, Online News, Online Newspapers, Media News

For me, the key question is whether those of us working in the media embrace and adapt to the radical changes brought about by the Internet or pretend that we can somehow hop into a journalistic Way Back Machine and return to a past that no longer exists.

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News Executives Losing Fight Against Law and Technology

Art Brodsky | Posted 05.09.2009 | Media

Read More: Rupert Murdoch, Associated Press, Internet, Newspapers, Copyright, Shepard Fairey, Media News

Not content with trying to destroy the concept of fair use for images, the Associated Press is now threatening a war on the words of the Internet.

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AP's Real Enemies Are Its Customers: New York Times

New York Times | Saul Hansell | Posted 05.08.2009 | Media

Read More: New York Times, Ap Web Piracy, Associated Press, Ap, Web Piracy, Media News

If The Associated Press could completely win its war on search engines and news aggregators, it's hard to see that the news association or the newspap...

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Associated Press Fights Web News Piracy: "We Can No Longer Stand By And Watch Others Walk Off With Our Work"

AP | ELLIOT SPAGAT | Posted 05.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Associated Press, Web News, Ap, Piracy, Online News, Media News

SAN DIEGO — The Associated Press and the newspaper industry plan an aggressive effort to track down copyright violators on the Internet and try ...

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AP's Ron Fournier Concerned By Obama's Teleprompter "Crutch"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: Associated Press, Teleprompter, Ap, Ron Fournier, Politics News

You know, chances are, the Associated Press's Ron Fournier doesn't want to be thought of as weird or an ignorant guy, but he's not helping his cause a...

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U.S. Prefers to Leave Iraq Through Jordan and Kuwait, Rather than Turkey

Harut Sassounian | Posted 04.05.2009 | World

Read More: Wag the Dog, Jordan, Turkey, Turkish Parliament, War, Associated Press, Ankara, Iraq, Today's Zaman, Armenian Genocide, Marine Corps, U.S. Troops, Kuwait, Nato, Gaza, Human Rights, Israel, Afghanistan, Terry Moores, Pres. Obama, Torture, World News

Turkish officials have been salivating at the opportunity of presenting the United States with a series of demands in return for allowing U.S. troops to leave through Turkey.

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