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	<description>A hard look at the news, media, and the people who are talking about them.</description>
	<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Can An Indian Company Change Internet Defamation Law?</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/19/can-an-indian-company-change-internet-defamation-law/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:35:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Free Speech]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Global Business Environment]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Internet News]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


The Wall Street Journal has reported that an Indian company is suing a blogger for defamation. A Wired blog is predicting a win for that company.
In case you aren’t familiar with the case. Here’s a quick run-down:

“Toxic Writer”, an anonymous blogger, made some comments about the company
The company, Gremach Infrastructure Equipments &#038; Projects Ltd., is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Star News: Oh, The Irony!</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/18/star-news-oh-the-irony/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/18/star-news-oh-the-irony/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 18:21:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bloggers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Internet News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[New Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Newspapers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[TV Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dennis ryerson]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[indianapolis star]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[reporting]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


Dennis Ryerson, editor of The Indianapolis Star, wrote a blazing editorial defending traditional media for not getting the story on John Edwards&#8217; affair before the tabloids did.
Rather than just tell you what he said, I&#8217;d rather let you read it for yourself. It&#8217;s a rather funny read, only it&#8217;s not so funny. It&#8217;s tragic. Ryerson [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Cox Deconsolidates, Offers Newspapers Up For Sale</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/15/cox-deconsolidates-offers-newspapers-up-for-sale/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/15/cox-deconsolidates-offers-newspapers-up-for-sale/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 15 Aug 2008 16:37:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Corporate Power]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Newspapers]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


One criticism of news media in recent years has been that most of it is owned by just a handful of media kingpins. But Cox News, one of the largest media organizations in the country, is out to dispel that rumor. They&#8217;re selling off newspapers.
You can read the official announcement, in the form of a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wacko News: Are The PETA People Nuts?</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/14/wacko-news-are-the-peta-people-nuts/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/14/wacko-news-are-the-peta-people-nuts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Aug 2008 16:07:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Health News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Science News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[U.S. Politics In The News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Weird Strange and Funny News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[chicken]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[health]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[immigration]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[peta]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[


The construction of a fence along the southern border of the U.S. is controversial enough, but the PETA people - you know, those whacked out animal rights enthusiasts - want to use the fence as an opportunity to advertise. PETA stands for People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals. In other words, they are radically [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paris Hilton Sucks Film Producer Dry</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/13/paris-hilton-sucks-film-producer-dry/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/13/paris-hilton-sucks-film-producer-dry/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Aug 2008 15:06:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Entertainment News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Film and Movie News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Pop Culture News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[films]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[movie contracts]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[paris hilton]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The Smoking Gun reports that Paris Hilton is an overpaid media whore. Well, they didn&#8217;t exactly use those words, but they might as well have. The issue is that Hilton, an over-sexed, over-hyped billionaire heiress who can make it through life on her name alone (she doesn&#8217;t even need that body she&#8217;s got!), pulled in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Media Hype: War Is Kind, The Scarlet Letter Is Not</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/12/media-hype-war-is-kind-the-scarlet-letter-is-not/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/12/media-hype-war-is-kind-the-scarlet-letter-is-not/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:39:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[News and Media Stupidity]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[People in the News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Presidential Politics News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Republicans]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[adultery]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[dick cheney]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Iraq War News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[john edwards]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Am I the only one that can see through the smoke? Sen. John Edwards has come under a lot of media scrutiny lately for having an affair with one of his staffers. Of course, he isn&#8217;t the first politician to succumb to such temptation. But he is claiming to have notified his church and his [...]]]></description>
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		<title>New Mixx Social Community For Literature Lovers</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/11/new-mixx-social-community-for-literature-lovers/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/11/new-mixx-social-community-for-literature-lovers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:31:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Literary Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[literature]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[litmixx]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[mixx]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you enjoy reading good literature then you&#8217;ll appreciate a new community for literary lovers over at Mixx, the popular social bookmarking website.
Mixx is a major competitor to sites like Digg, StumbleUpon, and Delicious, but unlike the other three social media sites, new users have taken to Mixx quickly and aggressively. The site has seen [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Barack Obama Accuses Media Of Writing Friction Fiction</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/08/barack-obama-accuses-media-of-writing-friction-fiction/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/08/barack-obama-accuses-media-of-writing-friction-fiction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 16:27:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Journalism]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[Political Party News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Presidential Politics News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[democrats]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;ve been reading the news much in the last couple of days then you&#8217;ve likely heard that the Democratic Party is having a little &#8220;friction&#8221; regarding the Clintons&#8217; role in the upcoming party convention. Hey, what&#8217;s the news without a little friction, right?
Well, according to presidential hopeful Barack Obama, that friction is just plain [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Stumblers Can Now Have More Friends</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/07/stumblers-can-now-have-more-friends/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/07/stumblers-can-now-have-more-friends/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Aug 2008 15:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Bloggers]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Social Media]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[delicious]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[friends]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[If you use the popular social media website StumbleUpon then you will be allowed to have more than 200 friends. StumbleUpon made the announcement on its own blog yesterday.
I&#8217;ve always thought this restriction by StumbleUpon was a bit arbitrary. Evidently, so did other users because they complained and StumbleUpon changed. I&#8217;m looking forward to seeing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Paris Hilton News: Is McCain Ready To Lead?</title>
		<link>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/06/paris-hilton-news-is-mccain-ready-to-lead/</link>
		<comments>http://newsandmediablog.com/2008/08/06/paris-hilton-news-is-mccain-ready-to-lead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Aug 2008 14:35:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Allen</dc:creator>
		
		<category><![CDATA[Humor]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[People in the News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[Presidential Politics News]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[john mccain]]></category>

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		<category><![CDATA[president]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This message approved by Paris Hilton:
See Paris Hilton Responds to McCain Ad (censored) and more funny videos on FunnyOrDie.com
See more funny videos at Funny or Die


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