SHOULD WOUNDED KNEE BE PRESERVED AS A MERMORIAL?
The battleground site Wounded Knee is up for sale. Should it be developed as a landmark or left in peace out of respect for the Sioux people who died there?
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A VIEW OF THE GLOBAL MEDIA FROM KAZAKHSTAN
By DANNY SCHECTER ASTANA,, Kazakhstan – Most people wouldn’t bother going half way around the world for their 15 seconds of fame. OK, so maybe there was little fame to be found but, it was still worthwhile to spend two days flying back and forth to attend the two-day annual Eurasian Media Forum in Kazakhstan, [...]
COUNTRY LEGEND GEORGE JONES DEAD
George Jones, the country music star known for his heartbreak lyrics, has died in a Nashville Hospital after being admitted with a high fever. He was 8u1.
DRUGS FOUND ON JUSTIN BIEBER’S BUS
He’s not Willie Nelson but cops have found drugs on Justin Bieber’s tour bus in Sweden. But police say they don’t know who on the bus is the owner of the drugs. Cops say a small amount of drugs was confiscated.
DOOR SLAMMED ON REPORTERS SEEKING MANNING DOCUMENTS
Public and press access to the military justice system has suffered a serious blow as the military’s highest appeals court narrowly ruled that it has no power to consider media challenges to military judges’ rulings on access to courts martial. The decision came on a bid by journalists to gain access to legal filings and court [...]
JENNA JAMESON BUSTED FOR BATTERY
Police say former porn star Jenna Jameson is accused of battery over the weekend, according to CBS Los Angeles.
SURVEY: SEXIST MEDIA COVERAGE HURTS WOMEN CANDIDATES
Name It. Change It., a joint project of the Women’s Media Center and She Should Run, released two new surveys on Monday demonstrating that sexist media coverage results in a drastic decrease of voter confidence in women candidates running for office.