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Economic stimulus package reported from elite perspective

Media scholars have long argued that mainstream journalism reports public affairs from within parameters established by elite power.When major legislation or government policy is up for debate, the argument goes, reporters focus more on the impact such legislation will...

Young readers will turn to newspapers, study says

Young adults who get much of their news from the Internet and social networking sites like Facebook.com plan to dump some of these sources within the next five years and turn to newspapers and other...

A "moral obligation" to act against Bush

The following is the transcript of an e-mail interview with David Swanson, author of the book Daybreak: Undoing the Imperial Presidency and Forming a More Perfect Union and the co-founder of AfterDowningStreet.org. 1. What is...

Activists demand that Bush be arrested

Over the past four or five years, peace activists in the Washington, DC, area have called on Congress to impeach President George W. Bush.Now they want Bush arrested.An estimated 100 to 150 people held up "...

Washington street scenes during inauguration

The streets of downtown Washington were filled with excitement yesterday as Barack Obama was inaugurated as the nation's first African American president.From T-shirt peddlers to party goers, the city's streets had an energy that is...

Is journalism dead?

Enrollment at journalism schools across the country was up 2 percent in 2007 despite the fact that the newspaper industry is expected to shed close to 4,000 jobs this year, according to an article that appeared in Minneapolis...

Rally scheduled for Jan. 12

The Network to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions has scheduled a rally and press conference in front of the Baltimore City Hall on Holiday Street between 4:30 and 5 p.m. Monday, Jan. 12.The rally is designed to raise...

Organizers seek end to Baltimore evictions

The Network to Stop Foreclosures and Evictions is calling on the Baltimore City Council to pass legislation that would make the city a "foreclosure and evictions free zone."The grassroots organization submitted a draft resolution to...

Demonstrators try to stop Baltimore foreclosures

About a dozen demonstrators marched outside the Baltimore City Sheriff's office today to call on the department to stop enforcing court-ordered foreclosures for the duration of the current economic crisis, organizers said.The protesters also delivered...

Letter to Sheriff Anderson: Stop evictions

The following is the text of the letter sent to Baltimore Sheriff John W. Anderson from the Network to Stop Foreclosures & Evictions, 2011 N. Charles St., Baltimore, Maryland 21218, Phone: 410-218-4835 Community Letter to Baltimore...

Economic stimulus package reported from elite perspective

Young readers will turn to newspapers, study says

A "moral obligation" to act against Bush

Activists demand that Bush be arrested

Washington street scenes during inauguration

Is journalism dead?

Rally scheduled for Jan. 12

Organizers seek end to Baltimore evictions

Demonstrators try to stop Baltimore foreclosures

Letter to Sheriff Anderson: Stop evictions

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