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 4 Acquitted in Russian 
 Journalist's Murder 

Politkovskaya's killer remains at large after shambolic trial

Feb 19, 09 8:28 AM CST
(Newser) - Four men were acquitted today on charges related to the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a prominent Russian journalist shot dead in 2006. Two Chechen brothers and a former Moscow policeman were found not guilty of offering operational support to her killer, and a Russian spy was cleared in a related... More »

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Russia • murder • Chechnya • journalists killed • journalist • Anna Politkovskaya • Novaya Gazeta • Ramzan Kadurov

 ABC's 
 Donaldson 
 to Retire Next Week 

Bellowing newscaster is 'sweetheart underneath'

Feb 16, 09 11:33 AM CST
(Newser) - Sam Donaldson is calling it quits after a 41-year career distinguished by a booming voice and tough demeanor, Howard Kurtz reports in the Washington Post. “I guess it’ll be on my tombstone,” Donaldson muses. “He yelled at Ronald Reagan.” Donaldson became famous for shouting... More »

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ABC • retirement • journalist • ABC News • television news • network news

Editor Fingers Killers From Beyond Grave

Slain Sri Lankan journo blames gov't in posthumous editorial

Jan 13, 09 6:32 AM CST
(Newser) - Days after the murder of Sri Lanka's best-known independent journalist, his newspaper has published a 2,500 word editorial from "beyond the grave" that accuses the government of orchestrating his death. Lasantha Wickrematunge was shot dead on Thursday after 15 years of dogged reporting on the country's civil war.... More »

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murder • Sri Lanka • journalism • journalists killed • journalist • South Asia

Texting, Research Laws
 to Hit Calif. in New Year 

Student journalists, bottled water also targeted by lawmakers

Dec 29, 08 3:40 PM CST
(Newser) - A texting-while-driving ban isn’t the only new law Californians will wake up to on Jan. 1. The San Francisco Chronicle lists some other new regulations:
  • Drivers can now mount a GPS system in the lower corners of their windshields.
  • It will become a crime to publish the
... More »

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recycling • bottled water • journalist • text message • GPS • scientific research • driver distraction

 Perino Back—With Shiner 

Press secretary takes a hit during shoe melee

Dec 16, 08 1:19 PM CST
(Newser) - White House Press Secretary Dana Perino took a hit for her boss during the Iraq shoe fiasco, Gawker reports. The unsung victim came home with collateral damage—a black eye she's dubbed her "shoe-venir." Perino was hit by a microphone pole sent flying by Bush's lead agent as... More »

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Iraq • shoes • journalist • Dana Perino • George W. Bush • press secretary • black eye

Shoe-Throwing Journo Beaten, Brother Alleges

Iraqi military denies claim and says
man is healthy

Dec 16, 08 1:00 PM CST
(Newser) - The journalist who threw his shoes at President Bush during a news conference 2 days ago has been beaten in custody, his brother told the BBC. The brother alleges that Muntadar al-Zaidi, 28, has a broken arm, broken ribs and internal bleeding, but the Iraqi military says the journalist is... More »

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Iraq • prison • shoes • journalist • Arab • George W. Bush • insult • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Time Journo
Named Biden Spokesman

DC bureau chief is second media member to join Obama team

Dec 16, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Joe Biden’s new communications director will be top political journalist Jay Carney, who’s worked at Time magazine for two decades, Politico reports. The magazine’s Washington bureau chief, a frequent TV analyst, had already decided to follow a new path after the election, a Democratic source said, adding,... More »

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Joe Biden • journalism • journalist • President Obama

ANALYSIS

Shoe-Throw Is Arab World's Heartiest Insult

Journo's sole assault on Bush would likely have meant death under Saddam

Dec 15, 08 1:05 PM CST
(Newser) - Throwing a shoe at someone is hardly a positive gesture anywhere, but in Arab and Islamic countries, footwear is viewed as ritually unclean: Even mentioning your shoes while insulting someone carries vile significance, the BBC reports. Accidentally displaying an exposed sole is also considered insulting, so yesterday’s loafer-launching aimed... More »

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Iraq • Islam • Condoleezza Rice • shoes • Muslim • journalist • Arab • George W. Bush • insult • Muntadar al-Zaidi

Freed Reporter Held in Cave Underground

But Canadian journalist says Afghan captors did not harm her

Nov 9, 08 8:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Canadian officials secured the release yesterday of a reporter who was kept in an underground cave in Afghanistan for a month, CNN reports. Melissa Fung said her abductors bound her hands and feet, but that she was never mistreated. Afghan authorities arrested three people in the case and are looking... More »

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Afghanistan • Canada • Hezbollah • kidnapping • Kabul • journalist • Stephen Harper • caves

LA Times Staffers Sue Zell
for Trashing Tribune

Boss not shooting straight: lawsuit

Sep 17, 08 10:15 AM CDT
(Newser) - A group of current and former Los Angeles Times journalists is suing the Tribune Company for recklessly mismanaging the chain of newspapers, the Wall Street Journal reports. The suit claims billionaire boss Sam Zell has trashed the company in a hunt for quick profits, destroying the value of their pension... More »

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newspaper • Sam Zell • Tribune Company • lawsuit • journalist • Los Angeles Times

Journalist
Shot Dead by
Russian Cops

Activist shot as he
sat in cop car
after arrest: officials

Sep 1, 08 6:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Russian journalist known for his opposition views was fatally shot in the head after his arrest at an airport yesterday, reports the New York Tiimes. He was shot as he sat in a police car on his way to interrogation, according to officials. Authorities labeled the death of Magomed... More »

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Russia • censorship • journalism • journalist • North Caucasus

COMMENTARY

 What Journos Really
 Do at the DNC

Hint: Most aren't covering anything

Aug 28, 08 12:29 PM CDT
(Newser) - A whopping 15,000 journalists arrived in Denver to cover the Democratic National Convention. The Columbia Journalism Review sent Justin Peters to find out what they're doing:  
  • 7,500 mostly mill about: "Only a small number of reporters actually have a reason to be here."
... More »

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Denver • list • journalist • Colorado • media coverage • DNC • Pepsi Center

 ABC Producer Busted
 Filming DNC Bigwigs

Sheriff's deputy gets rough with newsman probing role of VIP donors

Aug 28, 08 5:37 AM CDT
(Newser) - An ABC News producer was busted in Denver while filming senators and big donors leaving a hotel meeting near the Democratic National Convention. He was manhandled into traffic by a sheriff's deputy, handcuffed and hauled away on charges of interference, trespass, and failure to obey a lawful order, reports ABC... More »

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Denver • Democratic National Convention • arrest • journalist • ABC News • television news

OPINION

 Journos Should Skip RNC, DNC

Conventions merely 'infomercials' for parties, junkets for reporters

Aug 14, 08 5:07 PM CDT
(Newser) - The press should quit covering the Democratic and Republican National Conventions, argues Jack Shafer in Slate. Little more than a four-day “infomercial” for the host party,  each would be better covered by “sportscasters like Bob Costas,” who “know how to make a game with a... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Democratic National Convention • journalist • campaign press corps • Republican National Convention

McCain Slams Door on Media Straight Talk

Traveling press corps fumes as local reporters gain access

Aug 4, 08 2:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain has taken to emphasizing short sit-downs with local reporters over interaction with the journalists assigned to his campaign, a move that's irking regulars accustomed to plenty of access, Howard Kurtz reports for the Washington Post. McCain strategists say too much media access was preventing their campaign from carving... More »

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John McCain • journalist • Election 2008 • Straight Talk Express • reporters

Victim in Novak Hit-and-Run 'Doing Fine'

'I'm a pretty tough guy,' 86-year-old homeless pedestrian says

Jul 25, 08 2:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - The pedestrian struck by Robert Novak's Corvette this week says that other than a dislocated shoulder, he’s “doing fine,” the Washington Post reports. In fact, Don Liljenquist seems more star-struck than car-struck: "Bob Novak is the one that hit me?" the homeless 86-year-old said in a... More »

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car accident • police • CIA leak investigation • Washington • homeless • accident • journalist • hit-and-run • Robert Novak • automobile • Don Liljenquist

Julia Allison Is More Famous Than You

How the Internet's It Girl became a celebrity for being a celebrity

Jul 20, 08 9:35 AM CDT
(Newser) - Julia Allison is famous, although her only discernible talent is self-promotion. Wired traces just how the online celebrity—nominally a journalist, but known mainly for documenting her every waking moment—climbed her way to the top of the buzz heap: by making an impression, keeping her fans interested, then branching... More »

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Internet • New York City • celebrity • journalist • Julia Allison

China Falls Behind on Olympic Promises

Despite vows, not much change on air quality, political freedom

Jul 8, 08 2:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - With exactly a month to go before the Olympics, China has not delivered on promises to improve Beijing’s air quality or allow foreign journalists open access, the BBC reports. The government vowed to bring Beijing’s air up to WHO standards when bidding for the Games, but a BBC... More »

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pollution • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • smog • journalist • air pollution • political freedoms • repression

movie review

 Gonzo Gets It 

'Mesmerizing' documentary tells story of Hunter S. Thompson

Jul 4, 08 8:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - There’s a “fascinating history lesson” in the documentary Gonzo: The Life and Work of Hunter S. Thompson, “a lively collage of interviews and found materials,” writes A. O. Scott in the New York Times. The film cements the journalist's “place in the great American parade... More »

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Johnny Depp • movie review • documentary • Hunter S. Thompson • journalist

CBS' Logan Stars in Iraq Love Triangle

Beaus allegedly brawled, she's labeled other woman in divorce

Jun 26, 08 11:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - “60 Minutes” reporter Lara Logan apparently found Baghdad to be a little more heated than most. The New York Post reports that the former swimsuit model has been called a homewrecker for seducing a married civilian contractor in Iraq, while at the same time carrying on a tryst with... More »

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Iraq • celebrity • journalist • love triangle • Lara Logan

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