Monthly Archives: October 2012

At Newsweek, Ending Print and a Blend of Two Styles

Posted on October 23, 2012 by klorius

By CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY and DAVID CARR http://mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/18/newsweek-will-cease-print-publication-at-end-of-year/ From the start, it was an unwieldy melding of two newsrooms: a legacy print magazine, Newsweek, combined with an irreverent digital news site, The Daily Beast. It had high-profile ownership, first in Sidney Harman and then inBarry Diller, … Continue reading →

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Earthquake predictions and a triumph of scientific illiteracy in an Italian court

Posted on October 23, 2012 by klorius

http://www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2012/1022/Earthquake-predictions-and-a-triumph-of-scientific-illiteracy-in-an-Italian-court Rarely since a Catholic inquisition in Rome condemned Galileo Galilei to spend the remainder of his days under house arrest for the heresy of teaching that the Earth revolves around the sun, has an Italian court been so wrong about science. Today, a … Continue reading →

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