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Daily Fail? Not Exactly.

The world’s most popular online newspaper is not the New York Times, USA Today, or the Wall Street Journal. You may not have ever visited it on purpose. If you’re American, you may not have even heard of it. It’s … Continue reading

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Losing 87% Of Your Audience Is A Great Success?

Rupert Murdoch seems to think so. Spectacular misunderstanding of why the Web works, namely hyperlinks that don’t run up against a paywall.

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Also Sprach Zarathustra

Image via weheartit.com A letter to the editor of the Irish Independent, published August 16, 2010. Full text reproduced below for posterity. with regards to the comments made by Senator Liam Twomey regarding Brian Lenihan’s illness, and his ability to … Continue reading

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It's a Pretty Good Headline Alright

  Monkeys hate flying squirrels, report monkey-annoyance experts Japanese macaques will completely flip out when presented with flying squirrels, a new study in monkey-antagonism has found. The research could pave the way for advanced methods of enraging monkeys. There is … Continue reading

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Weekend reading

A Review of the Droid X, Wr item Written on the D rod Droid X “I am an Old and the Droid X makes me uneasy. Somehow I hVe have switched it to another typing mode in which it thrums … Continue reading

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The Daily Mail-o-matic

COULD RIP-OFF BRITAIN GIVE YOUR CHILDREN CANCER? HAVE FERAL CHILDREN HAD SEX WITH THE QUEEN? HAS CHANNEL 4 SCROUNGED OFF YOU? Several minutes of fun …

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[Quote] – John Swinton

There is no such thing, at this date of the world’s history, in America as an independent press. You know it and I know it. There is not one of you (journalists) who dares to write your honest opinions, and … Continue reading

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