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 Wills Wants 
 to Be a 
 Real Soldier 



Nightclub confession also touches on Harry's split with Chelsy

Mar 29, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - It may seem like England's Prince William has it all, but the News of the World is reporting that the 26-year-old is jealous of his brother's chance to serve in Afghanistan. An undercover reporter says he got the prince to open up at a party, reports the AFP, but a... More »

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Afghanistan • Prince William • Prince Harry • reporter • British Army • Chelsy Davy

 North Korea 
 Seizes US 
 Reporters 

Guards cross Chinese border to detain pair reporting on refugee crisis

Mar 19, 09 6:16 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korean soldiers reportedly crossed the Chinese border to arrest two American journalists filming in the border zone, the BBC reports. The women were detained Tuesday along with their guide after ignoring warnings to stop filming, according to Korean media. North Korea—which regularly accuses journalists reporting on its refugee... More »

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China • North Korea • reporter • journalist • border

In Case Pen Is No Mightier, Russian Journos Want Guns

Novaya Gazeta's work has earned it a grim legacy of dead reporters

Jan 26, 09 4:15 PM CST
(Newser) - The murders of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and reporter Anastasia Baburova last week are only the latest to strike the Novaya Gazeta newspaper, and show just how costly freedom of the press still is in Russia, Der Spiegel reports. Investigative reporters are likely to make so many enemies—from members... More »

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Russia • Vladimir Putin • murder • corruption • journalism • reporter • Anna Politkovskaya • freedom of press • Anastasia Baburova • Stanislav Markelov

As Presidential 'Bubble' Closes, Obama Pokes Back

President-elect ditches the reporter pool to take daughters to a water park

Dec 28, 08 6:29 PM CST
(Newser) - There's a growing gaggle of press and Secret Service standing between Barack Obama and the outside world—not to mention the corner hotdog stand—and the president-elect is showing signs that the presidential "bubble" is wearing on him, Politico reports. Obama ditched the pool of reporters assigned to follow... More »

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Barack Obama • media • security • reporter • bubble • President Obama • President-elect Obama

 Oops, 
 McCain Camp 
 Sells Phone 
 With Info 

Fox reporter gets campaign digits at GOP garage sale

Dec 12, 08 12:43 PM CST
(Newser) - At a McCain campaign garage sale to recoup money spent on the trail, some investigative reporters picked up BlackBerrys—and got a journalistic treat, MyFox Washington reports. One device was full of campaign phone numbers and emails. The Smartphone had belonged to a Democratic organizer for McCain and offered a... More »

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John McCain • email • BlackBerry • campaign funds • reporter • campaign trail

Reporter's Preteen Daughter Gets Pirates to Talk  

Crew being treated well: pirates, captain

Nov 29, 08 6:40 PM CST
(Newser) - After a BBC reporter failed to get Somali pirates on the phone, her 12-year-old daughter begged for a chance to call them. "Mummy, mummy," she said from the back seat of their car. "I want to phone the pirates." At the end of her rope, the... More »

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Somalia • Saudi Arabia • piracy • reporter • pirates • Sirius Star

 Obama Splits Press
 Into Cubs and Sox

But president-elect offends one reporter in the process

Nov 25, 08 2:45 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama shows no signs of forgetting his Chicago roots since winning the election: He divided the news media into “Cubs” and “Sox” sections for his news conferences yesterday and today, the Chicago Tribune reports. Assignments seemed to be random, much to the chagrin of Steve Thomma, a... More »

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Barack Obama • Chicago White Sox • Chicago Cubs • Chicago • reporter • baseball • President Obama

Dowd Dumped From Straight Talk Express

Times scribe banned after Palin diss; stranded in Pittsburgh

Oct 2, 08 10:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Straight talk not only got New York Times columnist Maureen Dowd banned from the McCain-Palin campaign planes, reports the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, it got her marooned in Pittsburgh. After writing a scathing satire of Sarah Palin's candidacy—harsh but hardly unprecedented for the gleefully snarky writer—a stunned Dowd was left... More »

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John McCain • reporter • Maureen Dowd • Election 2008 • media coverage • Sarah Palin • Straight Talk Express

OPINION

 Five Problems With 
 Environmental Reporting 

Columbia Journalism Review assesses field's common trouble spots

Jun 29, 08 5:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - If you’re flummoxed by ever-shifting information on climate change and the environment, just think what the folks who report it must be going through. Deadline pressures and conflicting scientific papers have reporters struggling to provide editors with sellable stories, the Columbia Journalism Review reports, and the results don’t... More »

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environment • media criticism • Columbia University • global warming • journalism • reporter • Wired

Ex-Army Doc to Get $5.8M in Anthrax Case

Feds settle with Hatfill, once named 'person of interest' in attacks

Jun 27, 08 7:44 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Justice Department will pay nearly $6 million to an ex-Army scientist for naming him in an anthrax probe 7 years ago, the AP reports. The feds settled out of court today for calling Steven Hatfill a "person of interest" in the still-unsolved case, but continued to "deny... More »

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Department of Justice • September 11 • reporter • settlement • anthrax • invasion of privacy • Steven Hatfill

OPINION

Reporters
Can't Let
Trauma
Stop Them

Tough stories are
worth it in the end

May 17, 08 1:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - One North Carolina reporter is still haunted by the horror of rapes and murders she witnessed every day. But her empathy also made her a better reporter, and that’s worth it, Melissa Manware writes in Quill. When readers, particularly former victims, responded to stories, it made “the... More »

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newspaper • crime • murder • rape • reporter • reporting • trauma • opinion

 Obama Apologizes for
 Calling Reporter 'Sweetie' 

'I've been called worse,' says TV reporter

May 15, 08 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama has apologized to a reporter for an off-the-cuff term of endearment, reports the Detroit News. While the candidate was stumping in Detroit, the TV journalist called out a question, and he responded: "Hold on one second, sweetie.” He later left her a phone message, calling... More »

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Barack Obama • Detroit • reporter • apology • Election 2008

R. Kelly Deputies Rebuff Reporter Over Doughnuts

Jury selection continues in child pornography trial

May 14, 08 3:13 PM CDT
(Newser) - It seems Chicago cops are dead serious about keeping the media on a short leash during the R. Kelly child-pornography trial: Today, deputies rejected doughnuts from radio reporter Brendan Greeley, worried it could be interpreted as a sign of favoritism. Greeley was told he was “being a distraction” and... More »

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celebrity trials • reporter • journalist • donut • child pornography • R. Kelly

Firefighting Is US' Sexiest Job

Personal trainer, CEO and cowboy also turn-ons, site finds

Feb 14, 08 3:22 PM CST
(Newser) - Americans may ogle the celebrities gracing the covers of gossip mags, but firefighter remains the sexiest job title on the books, the Boston Globe reports. Personal trainer comes in a close second, according to Salary.com's Valentine's Day survey. It's the site's first such survey in three years, and though... More »

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nurses • CEO • sex • firefighters • reporter • doctor • flight attendants • lawyer • veterinarian • interior designers • event planners • job • teacher

Romney Tussles With Reporter

In SC, journalist challenges candidate about lobbyist

Jan 17, 08 4:10 PM CST
(Newser) - Mitt Romney had a dust-up with a reporter in South Carolina today, CBS News reports, when the reporter essentially accused the candidate of lying. As Romney was saying he was not beholden to lobbyists and didn’t have one “running his campaign,” the reporter interjected, “That’s... More »

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Mitt Romney • Staples • reporter • press conference • Associated Press • South Carolina primary • Glen Johnson

'07 a Deadly Year for Journalists

Number of reporters killed nears record

Dec 18, 07 5:20 AM CST
(Newser) - This year has been the deadliest for journalists in more than a decade, reports AP.  A media watchdog group said yesterday that 64 journalists in 17 countries have died while covering the news. Most of the deaths—31—occurred in Iraq, which leads the list for the fifth year.... More »

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correspondent • reporter • journalists killed • Iraq violence

Rather Sues
CBS for $70M

Anchor alleges fraud
in Guard report aftermath, says contract violated

Sep 19, 07 5:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Dan Rather has filed a $70 million lawsuit against CBS and its corporate parent, claiming bias and fraud in the investigation of the broadcast that brought him down—and then violated his subsequent contract with “60 Minutes.” The filing says Rather was made “a scapegoat” in order... More »

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television • Viacom • CBS • White House • Dan Rather • National Guard • lawsuit • reporter • 60 Minutes • George W. Bush

Couric in Iraq: Lousy Ratings, Good Journalism

Despite anchor's road trip, 'Evening News' ties record ratings low

Sep 12, 07 6:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - Katie Couric's trip to Iraq and Syria was a failure as a ratings gimmick but pretty good journalism, say critics. The "CBS Evening News" tied a record low of 5.5 million viewers last week, which the network blames on US Open coverage. And Harvard journalism prof Marvin Kalb... More »

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Iraq • television • Syria • Katie Couric • CBS • journalism • reporter • Evening News • Sean McManus • news anchor

CBS Has No Plans to Boot Couric Off News

Show regains hard edge, if not viewers, with makeover

Sep 5, 07 10:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - In signing Katie Couric to anchor "CBS Evening News" last year, the network probably didn’t expect ratings to hit historic lows. But CBS is sticking with the underperforming star, according to a network executive, who said it was “the second inning at the latest” in the long... More »

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television • Katie Couric • CBS • news • reporter • news anchor

Glenn Beck:
He's Just a
Regular Guy

For provocative CNN anchor, it's personal, not political

Sep 2, 07 4:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Glenn Beck is always preparing to get fired for his comments, but that doesn’t curb this right-wing CNN anchor's wildest impulses. Beck has fueled a chorus of liberal calls for his ouster since he joined the network last year, but he’s less a partisan blowhard than Limbaugh and... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • reporter • CNN • Mormonism • Glenn Beck • Sean Hannity

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