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Ashley Dupre Talks Naked Photos, Tiger Woods

Posted 12.15.2009 | New York


Ashley Dupre, the prostitute-turned-advice columnist, visited the set of "Good Day New York" today to discuss her new column. Speaking with "Good Day...

Proposed FCC Rules Will Put Glenn Beck on the Gold Standard

N. E. Marsden | Posted 12.15.2009 | Media


N. E. Marsden

Beck insists that his reporting is not biased. Does he tell viewers that coins may not be the best way to buy gold? That too much gold can sink a portfolio? That gold may be the next bubble?

Jason Linkins

WaPo's Public Enemy Correction Inspires Hilarious Twitter Meme [UPDATE]

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.13.2009 | Media


The Post published an article reporting rap legends Public Enemy referred to 9/11 as "a joke," when in reality they were referring to emergency number 9-1-1. Happily, something is being done about it!

Quarantined Conferences: Claustrophobic Technophiles or Attentive Audiences?

Mark Drapeau | Posted 12.10.2009 | Technology


Mark Drapeau

A bond of silence was at the core of the Audience Conference, and it goes against everything that technology and Web 2.0 events normally stand for: openness, transparency, and participation.

Jason Linkins

End Of An Era As Editor & Publisher Ceases Publication

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 12.10.2009 | Media


Sad news today, as the slow demise of the traditional news business has now resulted in the closing of the institution that most comprehensively presided over the industry for 125 years.

Climategate and the Life-Cycle of Nontroversy

Matt Osborne | Posted 12.04.2009 | Green


Matt Osborne

Nontroversy feeds on empty, twisted brains. In this case, a general unfamiliarity with the language of scientific banter allows the "climategate" nontroversy to overwhelm the consensus on global warming.

Inspiring Young People to Write

Joel Arquillos | Posted 12.01.2009 | Impact


Joel Arquillos

When a student like Cesar Guajardo takes the initiative to write about something he feels very passionate about, 826LA is there to help him develop his ability to express his ideas clearly and confidently.

Jason Linkins

Washington Times Depends On $40M Subsidy From Unification Church, Says Ex-Editor

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.25.2009 | Media


The Washington Times is going through its own version of a 2012 disaster. Firings! Recriminations! All of this is happening as the family of owner Sun Myung Moon stages its own bizarre version of King Lear.

MediaNews Says It WIll Follow Rupert Murdoch's Model, Take Content Off Of Google

Posted 11.24.2009 | Denver


Dean Singleton, CEO of MediaNews Group Inc., publisher of the Denver Post and Boulder Daily Camera, says that he will block some of his content from G...

Part Exposé, Part Cover-Up: 1968's My Lai Massacre Photos Have Big Lessons For Citizen Journalists

David Quigg | Posted 11.24.2009 | Media


David Quigg

Citizen journalists must not give in to the urge to un-take a photo, to click delete and banish the evidence for the parts of a story that shame them, their cause, their friends, their country, their species.

Twelve Reporters Slaughtered: The Worst Day In The History Of Journalism

Virginia M. Moncrieff | Posted 11.24.2009 | World


Virginia M. Moncrieff

Twelve journalists in the southern Philippines have been slaughtered, in what will surely be remembered as the worst single day in the history of journalism.

Why We Dream And How To Rewrite Nightmares

Anne Hill | Posted 11.23.2009 | Living


Anne Hill

Brain wave patterns during lucid dreaming show a typical REM sleep pattern associated with dreaming, mixed in with patterns associated with waking awareness.

Lou Dobbs: 2012 Presidential Run Not 'Crazy'

Posted 11.23.2009 | Media


On WTOP this morning, former CNN anchor Lou Dobbs continued to fuel speculation that he will run for president in 2012. Glenn Thrush reports: When ...

Emily Miller: Jack Abramoff Scandal Still Hurts

The Washington Post | Posted 11.23.2009 | Media


She claims to be well past the events that turned her into a pawn in the Jack Abramoff lobbying scandal, but as she talks about each twist and turn, t...

Lighting Out For The South

Tracy L. Barnett | Posted 11.28.2009 | World


Tracy L. Barnett

Over course of the next year, I will be traveling through Latin America, reporting on the important and innovative work of world-changers at the grassroots

Palin/Beck In 2012? Hell, Yes!

Steve Marmel | Posted 11.20.2009 | Comedy


Steve Marmel

There's a loud group of people out there who think screaming equals majority, obstruction equals fighting for something, and blind hatred equals patriotism.

Jason Linkins

New Newsweek's Palin Photo Controversy: Did Photographer Breach Contract?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 11.19.2009 | Media


So, have you heard about this Sarah Palin sexy-lady photo from Runner's World magazine that's festooning the new issue of Newsweek and causing Palin t...

New Google Book Settlement Aims Only to Placate Governments

Pamela Samuelson | Posted 11.17.2009 | Media


Pamela Samuelson

What stands out after an initial review of the Google Book Search agreement is that changes were made to placate the governments of France, Germany, as well as the U.S. Department of Justice.

Justicia Poetica: Dobbs Rises and Then Falls Thanks to Immigrants

Roberto Lovato | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Roberto Lovato

As I watched the sad eyes of Lou Dobbs last night while he bade an abrupt farewell to his long career at CNN, I shed the tears that he apparently couldn't. I was inspired by the power of the movement to oust him.

Making Sense of the Hyperlocal Landscape

Rachel Sterne | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Rachel Sterne

New media guru Jeff Jarvis calls it the 'Holy Grail.' Michael Gluckstadt's Fast Company feature questioned its '$100 Billion Potential.' So what does ...

Standing on One's Principles: An Interview With Ron Reagan

Mike Ragogna | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Mike Ragogna

Ron Reagan is the son of a president and, weekdays on Air America, he's a voice of reason for many listeners who are trying to navigate the complexities of national and global concerns.

Lou Dobbs QUITS CNN (Video)

AP/Huffington Post | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal ...

Met Home Gets the Hatchet

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media


Charlotte Safavi

Only yesterday Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced the closure of the magazine fondly known as Met Home to the urban, sophisticated home decor cognoscenti.

The Chronicle of Darth Vega: May the Force Be with Him

Sara-Ellen Amster, Ph.D. | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Sara-Ellen Amster, Ph.D.

The San Fransisco Chronicle's novel approach today -- by turning its pages glossy like a magazine -- is gutsy and goes against expectations, but risks making all involved look like anachronistic fools.

Media Literacy 101: The Doritos Challenge

Susan Moeller | Posted 11.10.2009 | Media


Susan Moeller

Today's digital-media-enabled contests, perhaps even the most familiar reality-TV, American Idol-type kind, are popular because they promise a rags-to-riches success for at least one contestant.