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Posted 03.16.2012

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At HuffPost, we're kicking off an exciting new project and we'd love you to participate! It's called "The Moment I Knew," and is a user-submitted vide...

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Zach Carter

WATCH: House Republicans Order 'Gasland' Documentary Director Josh Fox Detained At Public Hearing

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 02.01.2012

Read More: Josh Fox, First Amendment, Fracking, House GOP, Gasland, Journalist, Politics, Video, Hearing, Environment, Gop, Documentary, Republicans, Brad Miller, Arrest, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- In a stunning break with First Amendment policy, House Republicans directed Capitol Hill police to detain a highly regarded documentary ...

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No Reason for Shahira Amin to Apologize for Interviewing Shalit

Hani Hazaimeh | Posted 12.20.2011

Read More: Shahira Amin, Victims, Madrid, Bombings, Israelis, Terrorits, Palestinians, Journalist, Shalit, Shahira, Gilad, World News
Hani Hazaimeh

As a journalist, I immediately put myself in her shoes and wondered whether I would take this opportunity if I had been offered? Of course I would!

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Student Journalists Guarded Jose Antonio Vargas' Secret

Mountain View, CA Patch | Posted 08.23.2011

Read More: Jose Vargas, Secret, Student Journalists, Oracle, Journalist, Jose Antonio Vargas, Immigrant, Undocumented Immigrant, Students, Journalism, Media News

When Jose Antonio Vargas told the Oracle editorial staff his immigration status, silence fell upon the room....

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GEN Launched To Foster Mutualization and Cooperation Among World's Editors

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 06.18.2011

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Magda Abu-Fadil

A new worldwide organization is bringing together editors from different platforms, engineers and developers in news media in a bid to foster more sustainable professional journalism.

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Unemployment 'Math': Statistical Lies

Iris Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

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Iris Mack

Parents need to demand that their children learn math. Math literate citizens can will use analytical reasoning to see through the lies of government and the ridiculous insults from the mainstream media.

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Journalist Expelled From Russia After Reporting On WikiLeaks

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Luke Harding Expelled, Wikileaks, The Guardian, Journalist, Journalist Expelled, Luke Harding, Moscow, Russia, Vladimir Putin, Julian Assange, World News

In what is believed to be the first removal of a British journalist from Russia since the end of the Cold War, the Guardian's Moscow correspondent Luk...

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Racial Component of Conflict in Sudan: "To Them, a Black Person ... is an 'Abid,' which is a Slave;" Human Rights Groups in Sudan Free Slaves

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Human Rights, Charles Jacobs, The American Anti-Slavery Group, Darfur, Slavery, Comprehensive Peace Agreement, Journalist, Racism, Sudan, Christian Solidarity International, Islamization, South Sudan, Simon Deng, Heather Robinson, World News
Heather Robinson

Fighting in Southern Sudan's disputed Abyei region claimed the lives of more than 30 people over the weekend, but voting that will allow the country's...

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Bringing Journalists Together Across Enemy Lines

Ruth Eglash | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Jordan, Internet, Training, Icfj, Israel, Journalist, Technology, Cross-Culture, Media News
Ruth Eglash

It's not by chance that we, a Jordanian journalist and an Israeli journalist, are posting this story together. Rather, thanks to the advances of moder...

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Mexico Newspaper Cuts Drug War Coverage After Photojournalist's Slaying

AP | OLIVIA TORRES | Posted 05.25.2011

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CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Mexico's government said Monday that no sector of society should negotiate with criminals, making an indirect criticism ...

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Escaped Slave, Human Rights Leader to March on Washington for South Sudan Independence

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sudan, Omar Al-Bashir, President Obama, Human Rights, Slavery, South Sudan, Simon Deng, Darfur, Journalist, Heather Robinson, World News
Heather Robinson

Human rights leader Simon Deng, a former Sudanese national swimming champion and escaped slave, has launched his 250-mile freedom walk from the United...

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Demand Full Media Disclosure: What's Your Tax Bracket?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Couric, Taxes, Conflict of Interest, Newspapers, Wealthy, Full Disclosure, Msm, Nbc, Journalist, Media, Rich, Brian Williams, Journalism, Bush Tax Cuts, Old Media, Mainstream Media, Television, Chris Weigant, Disclosure, Tax, Katie Couric, Ethics, Williams, Tax Cuts, Journalistic Ethics, Gatekeeper, News, Tax Brackets, Ethical Standards, Media News
Chris Weigant

Anyone in the media talking about raising income tax rates on the top two income brackets should disclose their possible conflict of interest. "Full disclosure, I fall into the top tax bracket myself, so I would personally be affected by changing this rate."

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Vance Bourjaily Dead: American Novelist Dies At 87

New York Times | BRUCE WEBER | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mr. Bourjaily (pronounced bor-ZHAY-lee) never achieved the top rank of recognition that was predicted for him after publication of his first novel, "T...

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Philippines Singing Contest Host Killed On Stage

AP | Posted 05.25.2011

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MANILA, Philippines — A brazen gunman shot and killed a radio journalist as he hosted a singing contest before shocked spectators in the souther...

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Swiss Journalist Says UBS Responsible for Fall of Swiss Banking Secrecy

Iris Mack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Europe, U.S. Government, Switzerland, swissinfo.ch, Data, Tax, United Kingdom, Swiss Banks, Lukas Hassig, Client, Journalist, Zurich, Fall of Swiss Banking Secrecy, Swiss Banking Secrecy, Ubs, Business News
Iris Mack

Over the past five months I've spent quite a bit of time in the United Kingdom, Switzerland and Austria. During my time in Zurich, Switzerland I had ...

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Independent Journalist, Under Attack, Gets Mixed Signals from the U.S.

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Israel, Islam, Journalist, Bangladesh, Human Rights, Muslim-Jewish Relations, Reporter, Independent Journalist, World News
Heather Robinson

Since 2003, Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, a pioneering Bangladeshi journalist who has exposed the rise of radical Islam in his country and promoted go...

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The Peculiar Limits of Black Society in New York

Michael Henry Adams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Michael Henry Adams

Is there really such a thing as 'black society'? Many people certainly used to think so! Imagine, today we have one African American president and ...

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"Sink or Swim"

Jerry Zezima | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Florida, Laundry, Toilet, Humor, Bedroom, Beer, Sink, Plumbing, Pipes, Journalist, Finland, Bathtub, Ireplace, Sewer, Healthy Living News
Jerry Zezima

As Harry spun the contraption's long cable through the pipe next to the washer, he spun tales of his many plumbing and heating adventures.

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Friday Talking Points [112] -- Public Option's Last Stand

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

Before we begin here, I'd like to humbly propose a new law. No American television station should be allowed to have an exclusive contract for any Ol...

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Independent Bangladeshi Journalist's House Broken Into -- Police Do Nothing

Heather Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury, Journalist, Independent Journalist, Bangladesh, Human Rights, The Weekly Blitz, Journalism, Free Speech, New York News
Heather Robinson

While he does not necessarily believe the government perpetrated a recent break-in, Salah Uddin Shoaib Choudhury believes the government may be complicit.

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Female Journalist Sentenced To 60 Lashes For Sex Show On Saudi Arabia TV

AP | DONNA ABU-NASR | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Women's Rights, Islam, Lashes, Punishment, Journalist, Bold Red Line, Journalism, Religion, Lash, Mazen Abdul Jawad, Womens Rights, Taboo, Lbc, Abdul Jawad, Prison, Saudi Arabia, Sex, Lashing, Tv, Sex Toys, Jiddah, World News

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — A Saudi court on Saturday sentenced a female journalist to 60 lashes after she had been charged with involvement in a TV ...

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Farewell Deborah "Debbie" Howell

Jane Podesta | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: St. Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, Journalist, Deborah Howell, Washington Post, Media News
Jane Podesta

There are tributes rolling in for Deborah Howell, calling her a legendary journalist, a salty newsroom pro who overcame barriers to make it in a world dominated by men. I knew her as a protective editor who hired me twice.

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Wikileaks To Allow Anonymous Document Leaks Direct To Journalists

tech.yahoo.com | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Wikileaks Journalism, Wikileaks Documents, Wikileaks.org, Journalist, Information Leaks, Wikileaks, Document Leaks, Journalism, Technology News

Wikileaks.org, the online clearinghouse for leaked documents, is working on a plan to make the Web leakier by enabling newspapers, human rights organi...

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Shoe Thrower's Release: Iraqi Journalist Muntadhar Al-Zeidi To Be Freed Monday Monday

AP | JASON KEYSER | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Muntadhar Al-Zeidi, George Bush, Iraqi Journalist, Journalist, Shoe Thrower, TV Reporter, Prison, Iraq, Shoe, Bush, World News

BAGHDAD — The family of the Iraqi journalist who threw his shoes at former President George W. Bush is preparing a festive welcome for the TV re...

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Friday Talking Points [89] -- Fighting Crazy

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Chris Weigant

The media is not completely responsible for the state of the debate over healthcare reform. The Democrats have done such a poor job of presenting their case that they really bear the lion's share of blame.

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