Editorial

Washington Post Continues Attack on Social Security

Eric Kingson | Posted 01.11.2012

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Eric Kingson

The Washington Post is within its rights to use its editorial page to advocate for cuts to Social Security. But its recent editorial is a dangerous misuse of its Constitutionally-privileged power.

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Should Obese Children Be Taken From Parents?

David Katz, M.D. | Posted 09.13.2011

Read More: Healthy Living, Healthy, State, Severe Obesity, Childhood Obesity, Katz, Murtagh, Healthy Living Body, Ludwig, Health, Dr. David Katz, Jama, Editorial, News, Conditions, Children Obesity Parents, Healthy Living News
David Katz, M.D.

Adults are criminally liable if they give cigarettes, or alcohol, or illicit drugs to a child. But our society does not view giving a child a donut, or fries, or soda as abusive -- even if it occurs day after day.

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Now Trending... Curation

Mike Jones | Posted 06.12.2011

Read More: Seo, Myspace, Curation, Social Media, Mashable, Youtube, MySpace Redesign, Twilight, Editorial, Sxsw, Tumblr, Technology News
Mike Jones

The explosion of information has created a need to group data in meaningful ways. Curation encourages users to form niche communities around their passions by sharing content that centers on their core specialty.

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The BP Oil Spill's Longterm Impact Is Showing

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, Bp, Louisiana Oil Spill, William Sargent, New Orleans Times Picayne, Bob Graham, Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico, Gulf Oil Spill, Jay Dardenne, Tourism, William Riley, Louisiana, Boston Globe, Oil Spill, Editorials, Oil Spill Gulf of Mexico 2010, Oil, New York Times, Hurricane Katrina, Editorial, BP Oil Spill, Gulf of Mexico, Home News
Danny Groner

The effects of last year's oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico are still coming to surface. A new report this weekend shows that tourism in Louisiana rema...

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A Happy New Year for America?

Danny Groner | Posted 05.25.2011

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Danny Groner

As we look ahead to the promise of 2011, some newspapers' editorials are looking beyond their local community's needs and imparting messages that exte...

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Blogger Series: London Fashion (VIDEO)

Constantin Bjerke | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: UK, Creativity, Walmart, Twitter, Vogue, Foie Gras, Print, Talent, Creatvity, Sasha Wilkins, Liberty London Girl, Media, London, Journalism, British, Couture, Mademoiselle Robot, Blogger, Anonymity, Blog, Online, Voice, Ffg, Designers, Editorial, Fashion, Runway, Alias, Laetitia Wajnapel, Magazines, Writer, Style News
Constantin Bjerke

Fashion Foie Gras For most of us a high-flying full-time career is more than enough, but not Emily Johnston - the (super)-woman behind the globally su...

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Angelina Jolie, Afghanistan, The New Arts Page

Kimberly Brooks | Posted 05.25.2011

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Kimberly Brooks

We launched the Huffington Post art page only five weeks ago. Every time I see the tag line below the masthead saying "News and Opinion," I feel the phrase warrants some refinement and clarification.

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Wasilla Editor Loses Job in Wake of Palin-McGinniss Dust-up

AlaskaDispatch.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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AlaskaDispatch.com

When Joe McGinniss rented a house next to the Palins' home, the local paper ran an editorial reminding McGinniss that "Alaska has a law that allows the use of deadly force in protection of life and property." The editor responsible is now out.

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SXSWi: Will Publishers Miss The Chance To Connect With Digital Audience

Los Angeles Times | Peter Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

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Last year I was invited to join a discussion at the South by Southwest Interactive Festival about the future of book publishing. An offshoot of the mo...

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Washington Post Looking for "America's Next Great Pundit" -- Could It Be You?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Blogosphere, Op-Ed Page, Newspapers, Washpost, Bloggers, Writing, Msm, Pundit Contest, Newspaper, Opinion, Froomkin, Media, Journalism, Prize, Blogs, Mainstream Media, Politics, Contest, Wapo, Chris Weigant, Blog, Essay, Newspaper Industry, Post, Washington Post, America's Next Great Pundit, Editorial, Op-Ed, Huffington Post, Pundit, Dan Froomkin, Media News
Chris Weigant

Newspapers seem to be clinging to blandness as a viable business model in an exciting new world of opinions available to their potential customers -- to their detriment. And then they wonder why they're failing.

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American Voting System Still Broken

Jacob Soboroff | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New York Times, Election Reform, Election 2008, Editorial, 2008 Election, Why Tuesday, Politics News
Jacob Soboroff

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, goes the expression. Well, according to the New York Times, the American voting system is broken. So let's fix it. Fo...

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