Tuesday, April 07, 2009

Media Savvy: After 18-Year Ban, Media See Return of US War Dead‏



After receiving permission from family members, the military opened Dover Air Force Base in Delaware to the media Sunday night for the return of the body of Air Force Staff Sgt. Phillip Myers of Hopewell, Virginia. Post includes video.


By Robert Gavin and Robert Weisman, Boston Globe
The New York Times Co. has threatened to shut The Boston Globe unless the newspaper's unions swiftly agree to $20 million in concessions.

By Nick Squires, Telegraph
A furious Silvio Berlusconi has threatened to take action against journalists for reporting his latest gaffes, involving the Queen and Germany's Chancellor.

By Andy Borowitz
CNBC financial pundit Jim Cramer declared the global depression "over" on his Mad Money program on Thursday, causing widespread panic around the world and sparking the largest stock sell-off in history. Post includes video.


The Listening Post looks at how new media came into its own at the G20 summit and the proliferation of web censorship in totalitarian regimes.
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