News Story of the Week (1/7/06)

Comments on “Electronic eye grows wider in Britain” by Mary Jordan and “Report rebuts Bush on spying” by Carol D. Leonning, both from the Washington PostTwo of the top stories from the Post this Saturday deal with spy tacticts utilized by the U.S. and Britain and provide an interesting contrast in terms of how these […]

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Comments on “U.S. Military Covertly Pays to Run Stories in Iraqi Press” by Mark Mazzetti and Borzou Daragahi for the Los Angeles Times November 30, 2005. This story uncovers how the U.S. Military has been paying Iraqi newspapers to run stories written by the U.S. Military, which favor their efforts in Iraqi. The stories make […]

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Comments on “For most vulnerable, a promise abandoned” by Robin Fields, Evelyn Larrubia, and Jack Leonard for the Los Angeles Times November 16, 2005. This story is about the Public Guardian’s Office for Los Angeles County whose function is to take care of the elderly who can no longer take care of themselves. This is […]

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Comments on “Mayor is Criticised for Jet Use” by Patrick McGreevy for the Los Angeles Times on November 8, 2005. This story was both interesting and informational to read and discussed the Mayor Villaraigosa’s recent trip in Ameriquest’s private jet. The background provided in this story is what makes it excellent and all the more […]

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Comments on anonymous sources considering the articles “Pakistan said re-thinking US F-16 deal” by Carol Giacomo for Reuters, October 25, 2005 and “Assad says accused Syrians may face trial” by Anthony Shadid for the Washington Post, October 26, 2005. Both of these articles use anonymous sources. However, they differ on the extent to which their […]

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Comments on, “A year later, Goss’ CIA is still in turmoil” by Dafna Linzer for the Washington Post on October 19, 2005. This article is about accountability. The news item in this story is a closed-door meeting that is to take place on Wednesday between Goss, who is the head of the CIA, and the […]

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Comments on “Tax Panel Says Popular Breaks Should Be Cut”, by David E. Rosenbaum in the New York Times, October 12, 2005. In regards to recent events, the United States is spending a lot of money, all the while running an enormous budget deficit. While this may be common knowledge, the plans currently going through […]

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Comments on “The President’s ‘Pit Bull’” by Richard A Serrano and Scott Gold in the Los Angeles Times on October 4, 2005 On Monday, when the announcement of Harriet Miers as the nominee to the Supreme Court, there was little information available about her from the news outlets. With the few amount of writings she […]

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Comments on “How Many More Mike Browns Are Out There?” by MARK THOMPSON, KAREN TUMULTY, MIKE ALLEN of Time Magazine Sept. 25, 2005 This story is a good example of investigating vs. reporting the news. Time had already broken the story on Mike Brown’s resume. There were results from that round of investigation and they […]