Winning Hearts, Minds and Arabic Blogs
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The Washington Times reports on the U.S.
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David Outsmarts Mining Goliath
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A satirical ad the New South Wales Mining Council wants banned from the web
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Coal Company Not So Happy with Environment Report
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A New Zealand government-owned coal mining company, Solid Energy, has lost a bid to suppress the publication of a spoof corporate social responsibility repo
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One Propaganda Window Closes (After Several Doors Open)
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News searches on USA.gov, a website run by the federal General Services Administration, no longer return stories from Voice of America (VOA), Radio Free Europe, or other government-funded media.
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Fighting Terror with Comments on Arabic Blogs
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"We just a few weeks ago, for the first time, engaged in Arabic on blogs," Karen Hughes, the U.S. Undersecretary for Public Diplomacy, told reporter Tara Copp. "We have what's called here a 'digital outreach team' ...
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Shell and Edelman "Bring the Gasoline Experience Home"
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Leaked Documents Spur Investigation into Lilly Drug Marketing
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A U.S. federal court judge has extended an injunction banning groups in the U.S. from adding a weblink to leaked internal documents on Eli Lilly's schizophrenia and bipolar disorder drug, Zyprexa.
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Judge Gags Weblinks to Leaked Eli Lilly Documents
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Federal district Judge Jack B.
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Google Books vs. Open Culture
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Concerned at the implications of Google's attempt to build an online digital library, a splinter group called the Open Content Alliance has launched a not-for-profit effort to scan the collections of major libraries and make them available online. "You are talking about the fruits of our civilization and culture.
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NewsTrust.net: A New Outlet for Citizen Journalists
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Late last month, NewsTrust went live. This non-profit online news rating service aims to help people identify quality journalism - or "news you can trust." The project is led by Fabrice Florin, a former journalist and a digital media pioneer at Apple and Macromedia. The concept is simple -- NewsTrust members submit articles, then read and rate them based on key journalistic principles such as fairness, balance, evidence, context and importance.
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