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Kids may seem an unlikely group to include in the medical marijuana debate, but some children with autism are reaping life-changing benefits from the drug. Mieko Hester-Perez, a mother in California, told the Early Show's Hattie Kauffman that marijuana saved her son's life. Hester-Perez's 10-year-old son, Joey, was unintere (Read More)
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Los Angeles Times staffers have been warned: the Twitterverse isn't safe. Editor Russ Stanton and assistant managing editor Henry Fuhrmann have issued new guidelines governing the use of social media like Twitter and Facebook. They include:• Integrity is our most important commodity: Avoid writing or posting anything that w (Read More)
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FORT WORTH, Texas — An Army psychiatrist accused of killing 13 people during an attack on his Texas post will likely plead not guilty to the charges against him and may use an insanity defense at his military trial, his attorney said Monday.John Galligan, the civilian attorney for Maj. Nidal Hasan, said he is considering an (Read More)
New York Times:
In the largest robbery in Taiwan’s history, gunmen stole more than $2 million in cash from a gold dealer on Monday in a violent crime lasting only 30 seconds, the news media said.
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BBC:
There's a fascinating story in this morning's edition of the Financial Times, which could signal a big shift in the balance of power between parts of the web and other parts of the media. The piece says that Microsoft has been in talks with the media giant News Corporation over a plan which could see the firm behind papers (Read More)
: "big shift" would imply that news media organizations will continue to be relevant.
News of isolationism is more of an interesting note in the long decline of these guys. Kind of like announcement of which borders are getting attention in a country closed off to the world.
Wall Street Journal:
Tech Today gathers all the biggest technology news of the morning’s Wall Street Journal into one place for your reading pleasure.Volunteers Log Off as Wikipedia Ages: Wikipedia.org is losing unprecedented numbers of the millions of online volunteers who write, edit and police the world’s fifth-most-popular Web site.Microsof (Read More)
online.wsj.com:
In the furthest reaches of India's rural heartland, the cellphone is bringing something that television, radio and even newspapers couldn't deliver: Instant access to music, information, entertainment, news and even worship. (Read More)
BBC:
What kind of technology does the modern multimedia reporter need to master - and where is the boundary these days between the professionals and amateurs? Two questions I've been debating over the last couple of weeks with journalism students at the Cardiff School of Journalism, and with colleagues from other broadcasting or (Read More)
www.msnbc.msn.com:
Relatives of victims of a blast at a Chinese coal mine scuffled demanded answers from the owners as state media put the toll from the latest in a series of mine disasters at 104.
China - Coal mining - Mining accident - Asia - Technology. (Read More)
Wall Street Journal:
HONG KONG (MarketWatch) -- Indian shares extended gains Monday, with market heavyweight Reliance Industries Ltd. rising after news it's bidding to acquire a controlling interest in bankrupt LyondellBassell Industries. The 30-stock Sensex climbed 0.6% to 17,120.63 in early morning trading, while the 50-share S&P/CNX Nifty a (Read More)
MSNBC:
Avoid getting ripped off when you travel. Keep your wits—and your valuables—about you, and use common sense to outsmart the con artists.
Confidence trick - Fraud - Facebook - Social network - Offerpal Media. (Read More)
New York Times:
A sibling publication of the St. Petersburg Times, which has long covered Scientology, will be sold to a California media company whose top managers are Scientologists.
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New York Times:
Internet-based local news organizations are drawing big-name journalists, including veterans of the established news outlets they are competing with.
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New York Times:
To propel themselves through the recession, media executives are turning to a phrase meant to soothe a troubled populace: the British during World War II.
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Wall Street Journal:
EarthLink email customers experienced outages over much of the weekend, according to numerous online complaints.Starting Friday, Twitter users began to post updates about service outages. Alex Mendez tweeted “33:40 minutes on the cellphone dealing with TW / earthlink. UGH,” and Diane Fischler wrote, “Not getting email messa (Read More)