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May, 2005

May 6, 2005
Making what bleeds, lead and much more.


May 13, 2005
Last year, it was revealed that a number of prominent newspapers were exaggerating their circulation numbers to boost advertising revenue.


May 20, 2005
Globalization. Can individual nations control the information flow in a wired world? Or, should a global community govern the net?


May 27, 2005
When is it okay to show graphic war photos?


June, 2005

June 3, 2005
the brave new world of open source programming: why it pays to give it away. Also, regional broadcasting worked in the Arab world, but failed in Africa. Can Latin America pull it off?


June 10, 2005
The Los Angeles Times re-imagines the editorial so now you too can be the voice of the paper. Plus, what zombie movies tell us about our inner selves.


June 17, 2005
Political documentaries do some heavy lifting this election cycle and much more.


June 24, 2005
Two journalistic sinners who took different paths to reportorial redemption. Plus, observing the twists and turns in the political dance of Rupert Murdoch and Hillary Clinton.

July, 2005

July 1, 2005
Two journalistic sinners who took different paths to reportorial redemption.


July 07, 2005
a wrangle over confidential sources ends with one reporter in jail. Was it worth it? Plus, OTM critiques three major newspapers' takes on the issue of class.


July 15, 2005
signs of Achill: the Cleveland Plain Dealer decides not to print a story because of the Valerie Plame case.


July 22, 2005
The language of the Supreme Court and more!


July 29, 2005
Why the Bush administration has given the "war on terror" a new name. Plus, media dispatches from Africa, Haiti and Ukraine.

August 2005

August 5, 2005
We dust off a 60-year old case of wartime censorship. Also a quick history of American media since the revolution.


August 12, 2005
The FCC wanted advice on broadcast indecency, so it put a Christian crusader on the payroll. Plus, The Daily Show's endless search for chumps


August 19, 2004
The press grapples with politics and the mom. Also the pullout from Gaza, as seen from both sides of the divide.


August 26, 2005
New efforts by Google to take over the world! Plus, famous authors who auction their characters’ names, for charity. And, a fresh take on the old museum audio guide


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