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USA TODAYIntent on clearing their names, Gordon and his sponsor teamed up again. They brought one of those Internet doubters — Travis Okulski from the car blog Jalopnik — down to Charlotte under the ruse that he would be test driving a new Corvette. After a long …Jeff Gordon Takes Reporter for Wild Revenge RideMashableWATCH: […]
Business StandardErin Andrews is set to join ‘Dancing with the Stars’ as a new host, replacing Brooke Burke-Charvet. The 35-year-old journalist, who competed on season 10 of the ABC’s dancing competition, will take over as Tom Bergeron’s co-host for season 18, People …Erin Andrews to co-host“Dancing With the Stars”XinhuaErin Andrews to replace Brooke Burke-Charvet as […]
BBC NewsThree journalists from al-Jazeera have denied all charges at the start of a trial in Cairo that has raised concerns about freedom of speech in Egypt. Egyptian-Canadian bureau chief Mohamed Fahmy, Australian reporter Peter Greste, Egyptian producer Baher …Egypt Puts Jazeera Journalists on Trial as Freedom Concerns RiseBusinessweekMohamed Fahmy, Canadian journalist in Egypt, hears […]
BloombergNine security officers and a journalist were among the fatalities since yesterday as security forces moved to clear out the main protest camp in Kiev. Thousands gathered on central Independence Square, where burning barricades surround protesters who …Kiev Protesters Set Square Ablaze to Thwart PoliceNew York TimesUkraine crisis: Renewed Kiev assault on protestersBBC NewsEmbattled Ukraine: […]
SC MagazineAttackers in the Target breach used phishing emails containing malware to steal system credentials from Fazio Mechanical Services, according to a report by technology journalist Brian Krebs. The emails containing malware were sent out to Fazio Mechanical …Data Security Dos & Don’ts From The Target BreachInformationWeekTarget breach may have started with email phishingCBS NewsTarget […]
ABC OnlineThe parents of Australian journalist Peter Greste, set to face trial in Egypt for aiding members of a terrorist organisation, say he seems to be holding up well despite his “shameful” treatment by an otherwise “great nation”. Greste, who has been held in an …Journalist Peter Greste’s detention in Egypt harrowing, say parentsThe AustralianEgypt […]
Houston ChronicleLONDON (AP) — A former tabloid journalist told Britain’s phone hacking trial on Monday that he intercepted voicemails with the knowledge of senior executives — not just at the now-defunct News of the World, whose employees are standing trial, but at the …Jude Law ‘Unaware Family Member Spoke To Press’ As Phone-Hacking Trial …EntertainmentwiseJude […]
CelebuzzThis time the object of his pranking was actor Bradley Cooper. The American Hustle star received what appeared to be some very inappropriate and unwanted attention on the red carpet. The 25-year-old Ukrainian journalist somehow made his way onto the …Bradley Cooper, 39, and Suki Waterhouse, 22, hold hands as they stroll about at …Daily […]
Sydney Morning Herald… his Twitter page that the country had lost “one of its finest ambassadors”. The journalist’s family said in a statement on Saturday: “The Dumor, Gbeho and allied families with deep sorrow announce the passing of our beloved Komla Dumor today in London.BBC presenter Komla Dumor found dead in his London homeDaily MailBBC […]
USA TODAYThe wife of an Indian minister was found dead in a New Delhi hotel room, days after she engaged in a Twitter dispute with a Pakastani journalist she accused of stalking her husband. A police spokesman, Rajan Bhagat, said the cause of Sunanda Pushkar’s …Tharoor-Sunanda story: Making and unmaking of a power coupleHindustan TimesDrug […]
Sydney Morning HeraldNew Delhi: An Indian minister found his wife dead in a five-star hotel room yesterday shortly after she used Twitter to expose his alleged affair with a Pakistani journalist. Sunanda Pushkar Tharoor, the wife of Shashi Tharoor, the human resources minister, …Shashi Tharoor: Minister’s wife Sunanda Pushkar ‘found dead’BBC NewsSunanda’s death shifts media […]
Telegraph.co.ukFrance’s first lady Valérie Trierweiler has been hospitalised suffering from stress after she learned of President François Hollande’s alleged affair with an actress, it was reported on Sunday. The 48-year-old journalist was admitted to a Paris hospital shortly …France’s Hollande Has Tight Window to Step up Reform PaceVoice of AmericaFrench first lady hospitalized after affair […]
Fox NewsDonald Forst, a veteran newsman who led New York Newsday and the Village Voice as they won Pulitzer Prizes and also worked at more than a dozen other newspapers, died Saturday at age 81. He died at St. Peter’s Hospital in Albany of complications of …Donald Forst dead, former New York Newsday and Village […]
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: By the time a journalist asked prime minister Manmohan Singh about the possibility of his coming out of retirement if Congressmen felt that a likely UPA 3 could not survive without him, the questions had begun to skid on sarcasm. The query …Need more efforts to create jobs, curb inflation: India […]
BBC NewsPolice in Ukraine have arrested three suspects over the severe beating of an anti-government activist and journalist, Tetyana Chornovol. In a TV interview from her hospital bed she said the assailants had broken her nose and she could barely open one of her …Attack on reporter restores passion to Ukraine demonstrationsReutersUkrainian civic activist and […]
CNN(CNN) — Tetiana Chornovol, a prominent Ukrainian civic activist and journalist beaten on Christmas, said she has a long list of enemies, and that she was sure she would die during the attack. She spoke from a hospital bed Thursday, one day after a group of …Protests in Ukraine at beating of journalist and opposition […]
Mirror.co.ukRussia has formally dropped criminal charges against activists arrested on a Greenpeace ship protesting against oil drilling in the Arctic. The environmental protesters and a former Mirror video journalist were seized by authorities and thrown in jail for two …Russia formally drops criminal charges against Arctic 30 Greenpeace activistsThe IndependentAmnesty by Russians Includes Greenpeace CaseNew […]
BBC NewsTens of thousands of mourners are expected in Johannesburg for a memorial service for Nelson Mandela. US President Barack Obama and the UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will be among those paying tribute. The service will be held at the 90,000 …Journalist recalls covering Mandela’s campaignUSA TODAYWorld leaders, thousands of South Africans to honor […]
Ozzie Newsome, the 57-year-old Cleveland Browns Hall Of Fame Tight End, and as Baltimore Ravens General Manager, the man who was the architect of the team’s two Super Bowl wins, was taken to a local Chicago hospital as what the Ravens called a precautionary action. Here’s the Baltimore Ravens statement: “Ozzie Newsome did not feel […]
Ryan Davis. The video game journalist died while away on his honeymoon with his new wife. But guess what folks? No one knows why Ryan Davis died. Ryan Davis was just 34 years old and build a great following via his website Giant Bomb. He seemed to have it all, so what caused his death […]
Edward Snowden has a new girl in his life: Sarah Harrison. According to WikiLeaks Founder Julian Assange, Sarah Harrison is a UK native and member of the WikiLeaks Legal Defense Team. According to accounts, she’s the mastermind behind Snowden’s departure from Hong Kong and for all practical purposes, his travel planner. CORRECTION. According to Lana […]
UPDATE: Edward Snowden Reportedly To Fly To Oslo, Norway After Moscow. Edward Snowden, the NSA Whisleblower boyfriend of Lindsey Mills, is as of this writing at Moscow Sheremetyevo International Aiport, having arrived on Aeroflot flight SU213, and from Hong Kong. Mr. Snowden was successfully transported out of Hong Kong when the U.S Department Of Justice […]
Is CNN making more personnel changes or did marketing just forget to include it’s weekend anchor, and all-around fill-in-guy Don Lemon? And what about Ali Velshi, who is CNN’s business go-to-guy? Well, Ali’s leaving CNN for Al Jazeera America, or a business opportunity that he “could not pass up.” He left April 4th on “friendly […]
Kobe Bryant’s second major injury this year, a probable torn achillies against the Golden State Warriors at home at Staples Center, has so upset his fans and basketball observers, that they took to Twitter to publish well-wishes under the hashtag #PrayForKobe. It’s an outpouring of support not seen since this injury caused by Atlanta Hawks’ […]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS1WaPkcP_k The Masters is entering its second round as this blog post is being assembled and the buzz of the tournament is Tiger Woods, and for two reasons: 1) he’s the World’s Best Golfer once again, and 2) he’s got a new girlfriend, and not just any girl, but Olympic skier Lindsey Vonn. Will Tiger […]
Christopher Jordan Dorner is the fired / retired Los Angeles Police Officer and former Navy Lieutenant. He’s 33 years old and for a set of reasons he details below, has elected to wage war against the entire Los Angeles Police Department. This space sends its sympathies to the slain officers and civilians. As this is […]
On December 28th 2011, Sanjiv Handa, a friend of mine, passed away of a heart attack. It’s now one year later (time flies) and Sanjiv was the person who kept Oakland on its political and procedural toes, and as I expected, no one would replace him. Last year, I wrote this: Sanjiv Handa, RP? Still […]
This is really annoying: The Nieman Journalism Lab created a series of articles on the “future of journalism” where they looked to people they openly said were the “smartest people we know” then put up a giant photo montage that shows a large group of white people – you have to focus to spot the […]
The Associated Press’ Borys Krawczeniuk, a writer with the Times Tribune of Scranton, Penn, called an obvious white supremacist group called the European American Action Coalition, a “white rights group” and for reasons not explained, and caused this blogger to look into his history for any signs of participation in such hate groups. On top […]
The Gold Dust Lounge, the famous San Francisco bar on Powell Street that was the focus on a sad battle between the Bovis Brothers and the Handlery Hotel Family, is closing and today’s it’s last day. It’s moving to a new location on Jefferson in Fisherman’s Wharf, where I think it’s going to make a […]
Oakland probably has the most sexually diverse election race ever. What if I told you that in the District Three Race for Oakland City Council, two of the leading candidates were Gay, and in another race, there’s an assertion that the candidate kind of goes both ways, and in yet another race, the candidate openly […]
The Cannes Film Festival is just a day away and what’s the Paris Match headline photo? This one you see of Nicole Kidman in Paperboy. The so-called “retro” movie starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Effron with Matthew McConaughey and John Cusack, and plagued by a hard-to-find website (Will studios get their Internet Marketing act together!), […]
Julie Buehler is a one-woman army of awesomeness poised to take the sports media World by storm. I met Julie just before the 2012 NFL Draft, and the video above was made on the first day we met in person, at NFL Play 60. As you can hear, she’s more than informed about the Indianapolis […]
Pro Football Talk’s Mike Florio Wants Colt’s Jim Irsay Off Twitter Twitter has certainly changed the way people converse, creating access to previously distant celebrities and notaries. And more importantly, the media has had to adjust accordingly, deciding how the social medium is navigated. Some see Twitter as a threat, others as a tool. For […]
Melinda Beck, a journalist with welcomed me as a psychological expert and contributor to her article, The speed at which the technology industry is infiltrating our lives is taking a toll on our psychological well-being, and some of us are particularly at risk. This article skillfully discusses the development, associated symptoms and treatment of […]