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Singer death column sparks Twitter rage

(AP) -- Britain's press watchdog said Monday it had received a record 21,000 complaints about a newspaper column on the death of Boyzone singer Stephen Gately after critics used Twitter to brand the article ...

Technology / Internet

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Murdoch scandal follows classic media baron script

(AP) -- If the phone hacking scandal gripping Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. empire has a familiar ring, it might be because you've heard the story before. Scrappy outsider turns modest newspaper business into international ...

Technology / Internet

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Mathematicians use computer to solve minimum Sudoku solution problem

(PhysOrg.com) -- Over the past several years, Sudoku, as most people know, has become wildly popular. Where once mainstream newspapers carried only crossword puzzles, they now also carry a Sudoku puzzle as ...

Technology / Computer Sciences

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British Library puts 19th C newspapers online

(AP) -- The newspaper coverage was troubling: London's huge international showcase was beset by planning problems, local opposition and labor woes - and the transport was a mess.

Technology / Internet

created Nov 29, 2011 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

National differences in reporting of climate scepticism

An Oxford University study of climate change coverage in six countries suggests that newspapers in the UK and the US have given far more column space to the voices of climate sceptics than the press in Brazil, ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 10, 2011 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (3) | comments 3

Facebook finetunes news feeds from friends

Facebook on Tuesday began rolling out the latest in a rapid-fire series of enhancements to the leading social network as nascent rival Google+ opened its membership to the world.

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How e-mail helped Yeltsin outfox 1991 coup plot

Boris Yeltsin never suspected how a precursor to the Internet helped him foil the August 1991 coup and bring down the USSR until he bumped into a blinking computer and noticed something called e-mail.

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created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Compared to bloggers, journalists go deeper to cover sports

When sports stories become linked with other social and business issues, professional journalists tend to offer deeper and broader coverage than sports bloggers, according to Penn State researchers.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

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World Cup Twitter ban for All Blacks

All Blacks players have been banned from communicating directly with fans via Twitter during this year's World Cup, amid fears the microblogging website will prove a distraction during the tournament.

Technology / Internet

created Jun 17, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

Cell phone data threatens users' privacy: expert

The recent discovery that Apple’s iPhone tracks its users’ locations and automatically stores that data in unencrypted form is a “serious threat to the privacy of American citizens,” argues ...

Technology / Software

created May 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 2

Surgeon resigns leadership post over editorial

(AP) -- A University of Michigan surgeon has resigned a leadership post with the American College of Surgeons after writing an editorial in the organization's newspaper that critics say demeaned women.

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created Apr 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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