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US: Reporters Have No Rights
FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
Hats off to Reuters for standing up for the right to cover Iraq:
REUTERS: US rejects media concerns about Iraq detentions
BAGHDAD, Aug 25 (Reuters) “The U.S. military rejected on Thursday concerns aired by Reuters and other media organisations in Iraq about its detention of journalists, saying it would not consider the special nature of their work in reporting conflict.
International media rights groups have joined Reuters in seeking an urgent explanation for the arrest of a cameraman working for the news agency, who has been held incommunicado for more than two weeks and is now in Baghdad’s Abu Ghraib prison.
Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshiyar Zebari and cabinet spokesman Laith Kubba said the government would look into the matter.
Reporters working for media including U.S. television network CBS and Agence France-Presse have been held for months. Other news organisations have also complained about arrests…”
Jon to JON: THIS IS CNN?
Remember when The Daily Show’s Jon Stewart went on CNN to challenge Cross Fire’s inanities. At the time, the then new CNN president Jon Klein said he agreed with his take. Now Stewart has unleashed a new blast on the world’a most trusted network with a montage of its more recent greatest hits. (From Media Bistro)
Larry King to Pamela Anderson: “Is that a signature on your arm or is that a…” Pam: “No, it’s a tattoo, it’s barbed wire.”
Anchor: “So, it’s out of bounds to make fun of how people look, but what about animals?”
On American Morning: “It’s the first time that the Guiness Book of World Records has measured someone’s eyebrow hair.”
Red-headed anchor, lasciviously: “Rock star body parts!”
Wolf Blitzer, earnestly: “James Bond: He always takes his martinis shaken, not stirred.”
Female voice over misty screen: “What is the stuff dreams are made of? We may never know exactly…”
“Selling soft ice cream from a truck is one tough business.”
Aaron Brown: “Scrabble.”
Jack Cafferty: “New Delhi’s government offices are overrun by
monkeys…”
Larry King, proving he doesn’t read performer bios: “Why barbed wire?” Pam: “Well…the movie was called ‘Barb Wire’…”Jon: “This…is CNN?”
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http://www.mediabistro.com/fishbowlny/the_talking_heads/
IMPORTANTE
Los Angeles, California (August 25, 2005)
La Opinión, the largest daily Spanish-language newspaper in the US announced today the launch of its ‘Newspaper in Education’ Program to benefit thousands of students. The program will begin in September 2005 and is a cooperative effort between the newspaper, corporate sponsors and school districts within the Southern California area.”
It is very important for parents to model reading and for families to read together. Making a Spanish language newspaper available free, will encourage literacy in both English and Spanish. Many families have members with various levels of reading proficiency in both languages. Reading a newspaper together promotes a child’s sense of belonging to a family, culture and community that values reading.
August 31st, 2005 at 7:54 pmIt is very important for parents to model reading and for families to read together. Making a Spanish language newspaper available free, will encourage literacy in both English and Spanish. Many families have members with various levels of reading proficiency in both languages. Reading a newspaper together promotes a child’s sense of belonging to a family, culture and community that values reading.
August 31st, 2005 at 7:55 pm