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Oregon Senator Raises Hackles With Lott Praise

Smith calls seeming pro-segregation remarks 'misconstrued'

Dec 19, 07 7:03 PM CST
(Newser) - Oregon Sen. Gordon Smith is in the doghouse after defending Trent Lott’s infamous 2002 speech waxing nostalgic on Strom Thurmond’s 1948 presidential run. A key Democratic target in 2008, Smith said yesterday that Lott was “misconstrued” as segregationist when suggesting that, had there been a Thurmond administration,... More »

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Trent Lott • Gordon Smith • segregation • blogger • Strom Thurmond

Japan Blogs, But Politely

Also profusely, briefly, anonymously, and nonconfrontationally

Dec 7, 07 11:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Japan's enormous blog culture is very different from its counterpart in the English-speaking world, reports the Washington Post. Japanese blogs have more and shorter posts, and they consist mostly of anonymous musings on life and personal experiences. The relentless criticism and self-aggrandizement of American and European bloggers shock many of... More »

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Japan • blog • blogger

Rove Joins Newsweek to 'Stir the Pot'

Conservative Karl
and liberal rival to pen 'provocative' columns

Nov 16, 07 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Only a few months after leaving the White House, former President Bush operative Karl Rove has found a new gig as a Newsweek columnist.  Rove's addition to Newsweek comes just days after the magazine hired popular liberal political blogger Markos Moulitsas of the internet's Daily Kos who, like Rove,... More »

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blogosphere • Karl Rove • Newsweek • White House • Markos Moulitsas • blogger

Fans Livid Over Blocked Baseball Vids

MLB switches DRM provider; purchased content now defunct

Nov 7, 07 11:49 PM CST
(Newser) - Now that Major League Baseball has switched its DRM provider, fans who purchased videos and other baseball content in '06 can no longer access their downloads. A representative for the league explained that they had made one-time purchases, although a blogger says based on a phone interview with MLB officials... More »

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MLB • downloads • blogger • baseball content • baseball

Perez Hilton Calls Own
Work ‘Noble’

Admits he skewers Britney because he feels 'cheated'

Oct 21, 07 6:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mario Lavandeira, aka Perez Hilton, is every celebrity’s worst nightmare, but the blogger thinks his work—satirically applying lipstick, dollar signs, and other doodles to Hollywood’s most photographed—is “noble.” With his own VH1 reality show, a ban from the Chateau Marmont, and a yearly take... More »

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blogosphere • Britney Spears • VH1 • blogger • Perez Hilton • Chateau Marmont

Online Jihad Seeks Western Converts

Turning Iraq footage into hip-hop videos is one recruiting tool

Oct 15, 07 4:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Jihadists have long used the internet to spread their message, but now a growing number of Western-based extremists are tapping into a Western audience by giving the message a pop-culture twist, the Times reports. They act as middlemen, translating newsletters and relaying videos from militant Islamic leaders; they also turn... More »

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Internet • Islamic extremism • blogger • Islamic Jihad

Eateries Give Food Bloggers
a Free Pass

Owners pry good
reviews by serving
up gratis meals

Oct 6, 07 5:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Eateries are ensuring good reviews by schmoozing food bloggers with free meals, the Wall Street Journal reports. While established critics pay their way and dine unnoticed, some even in disguise, bloggers are getting used to the royal treatment. "I think if I was picking up the tab I wouldn't... More »

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food • restaurant criticism • restaurant • blogger

Senate Shield Law Would Cover Bloggers

Controversial new measure defines 'journalist' broadly

Oct 5, 07 9:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Senate bill that passed the Judiciary Committee yesterday would give bloggers the “reporter’s privilege” of protecting their sources. The federal shield law defines journalism broadly enough to include bloggers who write about public affairs. Critics, including US attorney Patrick Fitzgerald, say the bill would undermine national security,... More »

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Congress • online media • Senate • House of Representatives • journalism • blog • blogger

Hunt's On for Burma's
Hero Bloggers

Cyber dissidents on the lam

Oct 1, 07 9:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - Burmese bloggers whose accounts and photos of the Saffron Revolution and the brutal crackdown by the military dictatorship riveted the world last week are now  being hunted by authorities, reports the Times of London. With the Internet shut down and the streets swarming with troops, the bloggers have gone underground. More »

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blog • blogger • Myanmar • Burma • Buddhist monks • Saffron Revolution • Ko Latt • Arca • Sun • Superman • eyes

Blogger Says He Has More Names Up His Sleeve

After Craig resignation, gay-rights activist continues campaign

Sep 4, 07 3:43 PM CDT
(Newser) - The blogger who first reported on Larry Craig’s gay cruising says he has outed 33 elected officials and staffers over the past few years and plans to name “a few more” Congress members in the coming months. And he’s issued a standing threat to expose closeted gays... More »

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Congress • gay rights • homosexuality • Mike Rogers • Larry Craig • blogger

Hackers Target Bloggers
in Cyber-Faceoff

Viral gang sends users infected downloads in major web sweep affecting thousands

Aug 30, 07 3:54 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hackers are attacking Google’s Blogger site and planting links to downloads potentially laden with viruses, the BBC reports. Some blogs have been updated with innocent-looking links promising news or digital greeting cards. But clicking on the links could give away users' private data or invite harmful spam messages. Google... More »

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Google • hacker • blog • virus • storm worm • blogger

Rudy's Foreign Policy Opus Riles Pundits

In 17-page manifesto the candidate tackles  Iraq, Palestine

Aug 17, 07 1:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bloggers are having a heyday parsing the rambling 17-page essay Rudy Giuliani has published in Foreign Affairs, laying out his big-picture foreign policy views. "Lengthy, pompous and ultimately very confused," writes Salon, and Slate is no kinder: "The breadth and depth of his cluelessness are vaster... More »

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Rudy Giuliani • security • New York • mayor • foreign policy • blogger • Election 2008 • presidential election

Bloggers of the World, Unite?

Proposal to unionize provokes (surprise!) mixed reactions from online community

Aug 6, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some liberal bloggers are attempting to rally their keyboard-hammering brethren and form the first bloggers' union, an organization whose exact configuration is unclear. Some envision the group as a traditional labor faction that would fight for health benefits and recognition within the media, the AP reports, while others want a... More »

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media • blogosphere • labor • journalism • union • National Writers Union • blogger

Candidates Face Liberal Bloggers

Aug 4, 07 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Political campaigning took another step into the blogosphere today as Democratic presidential hopefuls vied for the support of the netroots community at the Yearly Kos convention in Chicago. Seven of the eight candidates answered sometimes-testy questions from what the AP called "powerful and polarizing liberal bloggers." More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John Edwards • Internet • Chicago • presidential campaign • presidential debate • netroots • YearlyKos • blogger • presidential election

YearlyKos
Gets Ready
for Its Closeup

With big day tomorrow, Bloggers ponder their clout with Dems

Aug 3, 07 3:39 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bloggers contemplating the off-again, on-again appearance of Hillary Clinton at tomorrow's YearlyKos convention can't quite get over how much more respect—would fear be an exaggeration?—they're inspiring in Democrats this year, compared to the last go-round. Joe Gandelman at the Moderate Voice asks whether it means the Democratic center... More »

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media • Internet • online media • Bill O'Reilly • Chris Dodd • netroots • Daily Kos • YearlyKos • blogger • Election 2008 • Iraq war

Best of the Blogosphere: 10 to Read

PC World finds the funniest, most informative, and most esoteric sites

Jul 7, 07 6:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - PC World chooses the best blogs in 10 categories:
  1. Technology News:  Slashdot (slashdot.org)
  2. Specialty Tech Site: John Battele's Searchblog (battellemedia.com)
  3. Company Watcher: Microsoft Watch (microsoft-watch.com)
  4. Corporate Blog: The Official Google Blog (googleblog.blogspot.com)
  5. Politics and Business: Policybeta (blog.cdt.org)
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technology • media • blogosphere • blogging • list • blog • blogger

News Anchor Shreds Script, Hailed as Hero

MSNBC journalist's refusal to read Hilton story wins cyber fan

Jun 30, 07 12:52 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bloggers, who normally revel in afflicting TV news anchors, have made one a star. MSNBC newsreader Mika Brzezinski won legions of fans in the blogosphere when she refused, despite prodding from her co-hosts, to read a news item about Paris Hilton Wednesday morning, and then shredded the script. “I... More »

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MSNBC • Paris Hilton • news • Mika Brzezinski • reporter • blog • blogger • news anchor

Why Can't
the Media
Cheer Up? 

First Lady talks to Larry King about the war, and a dour media

Mar 6, 07 11:04 AM CST
(Newser) - Her mission was to talk about women and heart disease. But Laura Bush couldn't help telling Larry King how she really felt about the media portrayal of her husband's war in Iraq. "Many parts of Iraq are stable now," the First Lady told King. "But, of course,... More »

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Iraq • media • radio • Laura Bush • Larry King • blogger • Iraq war

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