WAR'S TOLL ON THE PRESS

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January 20, 2005

ABLE DANGER AND THE USS COLE
By Rory O'Connor, MediaChannel.org / NavySEALs.com
Is Kirk Lippold, commander of the ill-fated USS Cole, the latest career military officer to be victimized by the political miasma now surrounding the controversial Able Danger intelligence program? Although Lippold lacked "the specific intelligence" to prevent the October, 2000 al-Qaeda attack on the Cole, his superiors did not.
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WAR'S TOLL ON THE PRESS
Jill Carroll is one of at least 31 journalists known to have been abducted in Iraq since the beginning of the war in 2003. At least 60 have been killed, as have another 23 members of journalists' support teams. In terms of expenditure on the safety of journalists, Iraq is probably the most expensive conflict in history, and the casualty toll is reflective of the danger.
By Nick Madigan, Baltimore Sun
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FULL TEXT OF THE BIN LADEN TAPE
The following is the full text of a new audiotape from al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden. Parts of the tape were aired on Al-Jazeera television, which published the entire version on its Web site. The text was translated from the Arabic by The Associated Press.
Associated Press
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RELEASE OF 6 FEMALE PRISONERS IN IRAQ COULD HELP CARROLL, BUT U.S. SAYS NO
Militants holding 28-year-old Jill Carroll have demanded for the U.S. to release all Iraqi female detainees or else they would kill recent kidnapped freelance reporter, Jill Carroll. But the U.S. military does not expect to release Iraqi female detainees in the near future, a Pentagon spokesman said
By E&P Staff and The Associated Press
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2959
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HOW NATIONAL SECURITY INFORMATION GETS LEAKED TO THE MEDIA
The U.S. Department of Justice is conducting a criminal investigation to find out who told the news media about a secret surveillance operation run by the U.S. government inside the United States . It is the third federal investigation in the past three years of so-called leaks -- unauthorized disclosures to the news media.
By Andrew J. Baroch, VOA News
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2965
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LIBERAL MEDIA COWARDICE
Now we are seeing what were once considered the more intelligent and in some cases more principled media such as NPR, Salon and Mother Jones distance themselves from meaningful controversy -- —pulling the few wimpy punches they have. (Bullshit controversy, however, is still in fashion.)
By Joe Bageant, SF Indy Media
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2964
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BOND JUST PLAIN WRONG WHEN HE BLAMES MEDIA FOR BUSH'S FAILURES
Sen. Kit Bond deserves to be cut a little slack when it comes to his comments on the war on terror. The Mexico, Mo., Republican and Missouri's senior member of the U.S. Senate stands apart from many of his fellow senators. He's no John McCain or Jack Murtha, but just the same, Bond would make a poor foil for a Michael Moore film.
By Tony Messenger, Columbia Daily Tribune
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2962
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U.S. INVESTMENT GROUP SUES JAPANESE NEWSPAPERS OVER ORGANIZED CRIME ALLEGATIONS
A New York-based investment group sued a Japanese media company Thursday, saying it had been wrongfully accused of being associated with members of Japanese organized crime.
Associated Press
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2958
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JOURNALIST'S KILLER SENTENCED TO DEATH
A Philippine court sentenced a man to death for fatally shooting a photojournalist in 2004, officials said Friday.
Associated Press
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2966
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LONDON CLERIC AL-MASRI IS VICTIM OF MEDIA `EXAGGERATION,' COURT TOLD
Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri is a victim of media abuse and exaggeration and has had his sermons ``over-simplified'' in a bid to prove he encouraged his followers to kill Jews and other non-Muslims, a London court was told.
Bloomberg
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2961
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FARMERS' ANGER AT MEDIA SCARE MONGERING OVER BIRD FLU
Poultry farmers in Cyprus yesterday accused the local media of unnecessary scare mongering in their coverage of bird flu, blaming the coverage for contributing towards the radical drop in chicken consumption.
Cyprus Mail
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2963
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NET LOSS
How The Internet Hurts Iranian Reformers.
By Joseph Braude, The New Republic
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2969
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POLITICAL DISSIDENTS TURN TO CYBERSPACE
The Internet has offered a voice to dissidents in countries lacking civil liberties where journalists, political dissidents, and frustrated citizens are otherwise unable to express their opinions, or seek support for reforms they want implemented.
By Meredith Mackenzie, UPI
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2954
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THE GOVERNMENT THAT CAN'T FIND OSAMA IS BACK ON THE 'NET PORN PATROL
For a government that - as proven by Osama's latest threats - can't penetrate Al-Queda, and can't penetrate international methamphetamine smuggling rings that are tearing your town apart with their poison - well, this government seems to care quite a bit about another kind of well, "penetration."
By Russell Shaw, Huffington Post
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2960
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NEWSPAPER MAKES 'RIGHT' CHOICE ON IRAQ
Very few newspapers have ever come out for withdrawal from Iraq in their editorials. But this week a full and unconditional endorsement of Rep. John Murtha's withdrawal plan emerged from an unexpected source: a notably conservative daily controlled by Richard Mellon Scaife.
By Greg Mitchell, Editor & Publisher
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http://mediachannel.org/blog/node/2956
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