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Gunmen have kidnapped three journalists in eastern Nigeria and demanded a ransom for their release, according to police in Lagos.

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ISLAMABAD : The journalists across the country observed black day on Saturday to protest the resolution passed in the Punjab Assembly against the media. The journalists’ bodies organized protest gatherings at various cities and towns and took out prote ….

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Journalists across the country observed ‘Black Day’

When ten alleged Russian spies were arrested in the United States it made front pages around the world. Like most international stories, how those headlines read in the various countries involved, was a story in itself.

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The Listening Post – Media and the murky world of espionage

by Dow Jones Newswires | Posted Friday at 1:04 p.m.. The Texas Rangers may be off the auction block, at least for now, after the baseball team withdrew its request to allow rival bidders to challenge a $575 million offer from a group of …

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Journalists have urged Zambia’s authorities to overturn the conviction of a newspaper editor in a case linked to a pornography trial for a photo of childbirth, media watchdog IPI said Friday.

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Journalists urge u-turn on convicted Zambian editor

Dow Jones Newswires? Al Lewis breaks down a Harris Poll that show a large portion of Americans expect the economy to worsen this year.

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Poll Shows Stormy Waters Ahead

Dow Jones Newswires Kathleen Madigan on the trends for the Dow Jones Economic Sentiment Indicator.

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Dow Jones ESI Rises to 40.3

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Police Attack Journalists and Citizens at Toronto G20

Michael Reid, editor at Dow Jones Newswires, weighs in on whether European deficit cuts will be successful.

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Spending vs. Saving: Which Strategy Will Win?

Steve Paikin, veteran Canadian journalist, describes arrest and beating of Guardian newspaper journalist

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Paikin on police attack against peaceful protest

TRNN’s Jesse Freeston, one of the members of media attacked or arrested at G20

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This is an English listening lesson from Dow Jones Newswires about a new diabetes drug.

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English Listening Lesson: New Diabetes Drug

Darren Wolter, Marketwire’s SVP of Sales, said new competitors in the corporate disclosure marketplace would highlight the value of commercial newswires. He made the comments at the National Investor Relations Institute annual conference, where several DIY disclosure services debuted.

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Marketwire’s Darin Wolter welcomes competition, new focus on value of newswires in disclosure

Dow Jones Newswires’ Al Lewis on why the man from Margaritaville isn’t concerned about the Gulf oil spill.

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Jimmy Buffett Isn’t Worried About BP Ruining His Paradise

By Donna Kardos Dow Jones Newswires Yesalavich NEW YORK (Dow Jones) – U.S. stocks rose broadly Wednesday by the energy sector driven, as investors saw the recent decline in companies such as Halliburton, Baker Hughes, Exxon Mobil, …

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Israel’s military is using video confiscated from people on the Gaza-bound aid flotilla to justify opening fire during its deadly raid on the ships, drawing sharp criticism Thursday from foreign correspondents who say some of the footage was shot by journalists.

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Even before he could be proclaimed, presidential front-runner Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III received on Friday an appeal from an international media group to make a public commitment to end the culture of impunity in the Philippines.

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IFJ seeks Noynoy’s commitment to protect journalists

Leal: The true nature of Facebook privacy. By: Chris Leal. Facebook, the social networking site created by Mark Zuckerberg out of his Harvard dorm room — in case anybody was unaware of what Facebook was — has recently been in the …

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Son of Tech employees to help raise funds for UMC. By: Tristin Walker. Texas Tech faculty members, Jason and Stephani Biggs, are the proud parents of Alexander Biggs, a Children’s Miracle Network miracle kid, who has been on an amazing …

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Son of Tech employees to help raise funds for UMC « – College …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The global recovery had enough momentum before Europe’s debt crisis struck to be able to weather it without being derailed, Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner said on Thursday. via news .yahoo.com

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