I suspect actually producing “news” is just the necessary means of acquiring readership to justify advertising rates. It is all about them generating revenue from advertising and marketing.
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A trip to Asia. A cry from the heart.
Our journey to witness the Asian miracle started in the city state of Singapore, a region that within our middle-age guide’s lifetime had transformed itself from huts without electricity to one of the great cities and economic centers of the world.
Netanyahu’s Iran Thing
NEW YORK TIMES COLUMN: Let’s begin with Benjamin Netanyahu’s Iran logic. He portrays a rampaging Islamic Republic that “now dominates four Arab capitals, Baghdad, Damascus, Beirut and Sana,” a nation “gobbling” other countries on a “march of conquest, subjugation and terror.”
LNP’s total abnegation of responsibility
When the Lancaster public was informed of the local transaction of the century, that Lancaster General Health was on the cusp of completing a merger into the University of Pennsylvania Health System, the news was generated not by LNP but from an Associated Press report entitled “LG Health Nears Deal To Join Penn Medicine.”
KEISLING: The moral and ethical decline of the Philadelphia Inquirer
Though lots have been made of Kathleen Kane’s inexperience, it was AG Kane’s ignorance of the ethical cesspool at the Inquirer and Daily News that proved catastrophic for her, as it has for the public.
The Militarization of Russia
On February 23, Russia celebrated “Defender Of The Fatherland” day. This holiday was established in Soviet time to commemorate the date of the founding of the Red Army in 1918. During the Soviet era the day was called “Red Amy Day.”
Former congressman Sestak to kick off U.S. Senate campaign this week
Sestak, 63, a Democrat from Delaware County, will try to unseat Sen. Pat Toomey, 53, a Lehigh Valley Republican who narrowly defeated him in 2010. He is the only challenger to announce to date…
Iraq’s Attack Against ISIS Catches U.S. ‘By Surprise’
The U.S.-led coalition forces that have conducted seven months of airstrikes on Iraq’s behalf did not participate in the attack, defense officials told The Daily Beast, and the American military has no plans to chip in.
Capitolwire: Lawmakers, small business owners urge Wolf to ‘be careful’ regarding potential PIT hike.
“We’re here just trying to remind the governor … be careful when you raise that personal income tax, because small business owners pay that tax,” said Rep. Stephen Bloom, R-Cumberland, during a Monday morning event in the state Capitol to unveil a package of bills aimed at simplifying the state’s current tax code.
The New York Times Editors Can Be Silly Concerning Drugs
It is the Editors of the New York Times that have often been ignorant when it comes to drug policy and pain treatment. The below paragraph from “Painkiller Abuses and Ignorance” is but another example:
Smothered by a Boom in Banking
Bankers, they say, act in predictable ways. They tend to lend money to projects with assets that can be pledged as collateral, such as those in real estate or construction. This is understandable — bankers want to be able to seize assets if a borrower gets into trouble on a loan, and they prefer those assets to be tangible.
As rift widens over Netanyahu visit, concerns mount
“People are upset about it,” said Rob Eshman, publisher and editor in chief of the Jewish Journal, a Los Angeles-based publication and website. “They’re obviously concerned about Iran and want a good deal and think it’s really unfortunate that Prime Minister Netanyahu is doing this — creating a conflict outside the existing conflict.”
Anna Arutunyan: Real democracy has never existed in Russia
“(Putin) is infallible. He is a priest, a god, a victim and a Christ-like figure all in one. He is a product of Russia’s history, Russia’s corruption, Russia’s culture and the country’s oligarchs.” – Anna Arutunyan, Russian journalist and author
Disclosure on First Anniversary of Maidan
A year has passed since the beginning of the protests on Kiev’s Independence Square (Maidan) against the Moscow-backed president, Viktor Yanukovich. The date was commemorated in Kiev by the meeting on the protest site.