By Nieman Watchdog
The Free Press media reform group, holding its annual convention in Minneapolis this weekend, has corporate control of news organizations as a main target.
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By Stephen Brook, Guardian.co.uk
The World Association of Newspapers and World Editors Forum today condemned the UN Human Rights Council for its "repeated efforts to undermine freedom of expression". |
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By Courtney Tenz, Deutche Welle
Media "cannot prevent conflict, but we can mitigate its consequences." |
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By Wan Press
A new study on the media habits of young people in three countries found that television continues to be the most important source of news and information for the young, despite the rise of the internet - and newspapers can win their attention as well. |
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By Timothy Karr, Huffington Post
Future policymakers should learn from our failings and from success in other countries so we can deliver the vast benefits of an open connection to every American. |
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By Diane Mermigas, MediaPost
The real star of this historic primary race has been how digital media with critical mass has changed the ways in which the electorate receives and synthesizes candidates, headlines and sound bites |
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By BBC
Pundits and editorial writers focus on the startling fact that a black man is now set to become Democratic nominee for the White House - and wonder at Hillary Clinton's public bid to be his running-mate |
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By Brian Mann, New West
Scott McClellen's scarier revelations involve the people on the other side of his podium: the reporters and editors who cover Washington and who helped to carry the White House message. |
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