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...? The article Violent protest in Egypt prompt worry about election discusses the violent protests that are occurring between the anti-military groupsand the security forces of Egypt. The protests are occurring within eight days of the election. So far there have been over 1,000 people injured and twelve deaths. Egypt is currently in a state of political emergency. The lives of thousands of civilians are being put at risk due to the turmoil that is occurring in Egypt. The military has vowed that the elections will not be postponed. The rage is building up and on November 28, 2011 Egypt will not be a safe place for voters if the disobedience continues. The armed forces and police of a country are supposed to be respected since... The article...
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...Computer struck a deal with Disney to offer some of its TV shows on iTunes, the former's online music store, so that people can download them to their iPods. The popularity of YouTube has created a "clip culture". It offers a "lean forward" experience as people sit in front of their computer screens for short periods averaging 15 minutes. This is in contrast with the "lean back" experience derived from watching half-hour television shows. Like in citizen journalism, YouTube clips are provided by rank amateurs.
YouTube's recent purchase by Google ushers in a new corner in media technology. Although Google is known for purchasing small technology firms sometimes to annoy its rival,...
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...Journalism and the Worsening Case of Privacy Invasion: A Call for Responsible Journalism Being a journalist is a tough profession. Journalists spend most of their time searching for information that they can use as a material for their responsibility of providing news to the people. They obtain their news from the lives of people coming from different walks of life, and they give back to people this news through the use of the various mass media.
Because of their responsibility to providing news, in most places and countries, journalists are given the freedom of expressing and communicating their opinions. This so called "freedom of the press" is derived from the "Universal Declaration of Human Rights" or what is now known... as the...
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.... They range from investigative reports to reactionary opinions. According to New York Times, Moss is a Pulitzer winning journalist that has been specializing in investigative and informative pieces. In this sense, his pieces would be mostly objective and vent oriented. Mr. Moss has a high level of credibility since he specializes in food industry. His Pulitzer price was based on the E.Coli virus report about Stephanie’s situation.
Note 1
Since 1994, the government banned grocers and meat companies from beef that carries the virulent strain of E.Coli (Moss 1). The scientific name of the virus relates to 0157:H7. It came into public focus in 1994 because of an outbreak which resulted into the deaths of...
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...Media Bias Lecturer: The New York Times publication on October 21, gives a clear picture of biased reporting that has marred media industry. The title of the publication was “Top Corporations Aid U.S. Chamber of Commerce Campaign”. The writers Lipton et al (2010) point to the fact that the U.S. Chamber of Commerce spent $2 million on advertising for the conservatives during the election campaign. The advertising money was spent to help rewrite historical gains on financial regulations. Some of the contributors to the Chamber of Commerce were Dow Chemical which gave $1.7 million this according to the writers was to help fight the proposed rules that would tighten the security requirements...
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... Eastern Religions News Item Taoism, Hinduism, Shinto, Confucianism, and Buddhism are the greatest Eastern Religions in the world. Ideally, Eastern religions emanate from the Eastern world, which entails India, Japan, China, and other countries in Asia. These religions adopt distinct cults and traditions, which include animistic, Indian, and East Asian religious traditions. As such, they are different from Western religions like Christianity. The followers of Eastern religions are unique in that they integrate religion and philosophical ideals as they practice religion across the globe. Indeed, we can trace a huge following in Eastern religion all over the globe. These religions practice monism and value all sentient beings since... Eastern...
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...affects the economy and lifestyle of the people of Morocco. Tourism is the second largest contributor to the economy and provides employment to approximately 500,000 people. The lack of funds generated from the tourists would create a negative impact on the growth of Morocco and lead to the increase in the unemployment rate. The government in order to earn high revenues from the tourism sector would levy tax on the flights which are out of the country. This event related to tourism is affecting the economic condition of Morocco (Morocco World News, “Morocco Saw More Tourists, Less Money In 2013”).
The other event which has affected Morocco is its take on terrorism. In keeping with recent...
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...country. This reflects the effects of international trade between countries involved. It is evident that, the US economy is more advanced than the Indian economy so the claims that India is being biased against the innovation of the drug companies are unsupportive (Das).
When establishing international laws to govern international trade, they have to apply various regions where the country conducts its trade. In addition, the international laws have to be binding to other nations where international trade operations have been extended. For example, Trade Related Intellectual Property Rights implemented in India operates within Europe, North America and Japan (Das).
The international laws have essential...
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...Reflection-Middle East News
In a captivating tone, Simon Tisdall gives an account of the war-torn Middle East region in the wake of 2015. The article is an expression of hope and faith of possible new dawn. There is no doubt that the globe continue to explore all possible measures to end the war in Middle East, however instead of an amicable resolutions an increased radicalization has been observed.
To bring this to perspective, Tisdall provides an account of hope since President Obama took over power promising a decade of truce. He cite his historical speech in Cairo in June 2009 as a remarkable hope that would have seen peace and stability.
Sadly, these hopes have continue to...
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...Annotated News Item History of the December 6, Annotated News Item Selected News Item Blair, D. November 2). Iran Starts Removing Thousands of Centrifuges in Line with
Nuclear Deal. The Telegraph. Retrieved from
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/iran/11970271/Iran-starts-removing-thousands-of-centrifuges-in-line-with-nuclear-deal.html
Footnotes
1. Irrespective of the immense economic growth, the Shah of Iran, Mohammad Reza Shah was perceived by the Iranian people to be pro West. The popular resentment against the Shah of Iran gradually intensified over time as people in Iran largely grew averse to...
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