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News Corp. may dump Google for Microsoft
Web seminar Nov. 25 covers new digital tools for journalists
Paparazzi feeling effects of the crisis
Nearly half of U.S. consumers would pay for online news, study says
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Computational journalism: using code to uncover corruption
Latin American journalists can apply for workshop on investigating business
Prosecutors target journalism students working to reverse murder conviction
Murdoch threatens to take content off Google News
Ibero-American reporters can apply for “New Journalism” prizes
AP extends mobile news network to Latin America
December deadline for international journalism fellowships at Harvard and Stanford
Online project tracks worldwide blogger repression
Argentina press study relates coverage with government ads
News crisis creates more layoff anxiety for many, new jobs for few
AP reporter has witnessed more than 300 prison executions
"Guide to Covering Flu" available online
Argentine police find missing journalist's body
Lessons from reporting Canada's hostage taking
New CPJ database tracks journalist killings
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Bloomberg to buy BusinessWeek
Obama singles out Fox News in media offensive
University of Miami revamps Spanish-language Master's degree program
Online journalism practices and tools featured at ONA conference
To ensure coverage, companies and sports teams hire their own reporters
Online News Assn. conference to be webcast Oct. 2-3
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Nieman Reports explores role of social media in journalism
AP decision to publish photo of dying solider stirs controversy
Argentine government refuses to authorize merger between TV stations owned by Clarín
Lula says he disagrees with actions taken by Chávez against the press
Survey finds 40 percent of sports reporters gamble on sports
Three Spanish-language sites are finalists for 2009 Online Journalism Awards
Argentine president sends controversial media bill to Congress
Knight Center offers online digital tools course in Spanish
Reporters without Borders denounces violence against the media in Honduras, blames current government
MSNBC buys hyperlocal news site EveryBlock
Politicians, business owners, and activists demand freedom of expression in Mexico
Huffington Post and Facebook debut “social news” service

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Media groups in Ecuador criticize communications bill
Producing more multimedia stories for a news site: El Salvador's "ElFaro" (The Lighthouse)
News Corp. may dump Google for Microsoft
Web seminar Nov. 25 covers new digital tools for journalists
Mexican police reporter vanishes after reporting arrest of crime boss
Ahead of protests, Nicaragua's opposition media report new threats and harassment
Cuban blogger Yoani Sánchez grabs Washington's attention
Guatemala's president creates radio program to correct "wrong information"
Argentina eliminates jail time for defamation
CPJ honors five top journalists and seeks new support for expanded work
IAPA lauds Argentine court ruling that returns journalist's killer to prison
Opposition TV president says Chávez wants him in jail
Former Bush spokeswoman picked to oversee U.S. foreign broadcasts
Bolivian broadcast of alleged rape causes uproar
Ecuador’s main dailies make collective call for press freedom
AP covers its own 90 job cuts; layoffs reduce Puerto Rico bureau

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