November 6, 2008 (IDG News Service) Researchers from Nokia Corp. and the University of California, Berkeley, will go live with a new project next week that aims to cull GPS data from...
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Today, Barney bit a reporter outside the briefing room. The whole incident was caught on tape by another reporter, April D. Ryan.read more | digg story
I just heard from a real estate reporter (and friend) at the L.A. Times that her job has been eliminated along with 74 others, including the former editor of the real estate section, with whom I had worked and had one of the best working relationships in my career(s), writing or otherwise. Click here for the coverage of the layoffs from the Times.Although I know that it's a tough time for traditi
Tim Johnson, Beijing bureau chief for the McLatchy newspaper group (and a standout among the local blogging journalists), has posted about the imminent expiration of the relaxed rules for foreign correspondents that were implemented for the Olympic period. This has been a matter of concern for the Foreign Correspondents Club of China (FCCC), which has publicly called for the new rules to be made p
One of the international news channel franch24 recently on air a video covering taliban fighters. Video describing the life of a talibans and how are they operating in the region. Video also covers the attack of talibans on invaded forces and local army of afghanishtan. If anyone want to see the real version of video & publication on the channel he/she can search it on France24
Earlier today a KSN&C reader left a comment indicating that among the victims of the Herald-Leader's most recent cuts were Raviya Ismail and Art Jester - both of H-L's education reporters.Raviya confirmed that she and Jester were among nine laid off in the news room.This is the most tangible example that the Herald-leader is joining a host of other papers in making the kinds of cuts that direc
It’s probably just a few more hours before we lose electric power, and have trees flying around. I don’t know long it will be before we have electricity back up, so I just thought of dropping a line here.
If you don’t have anything better to do, follow the eye of the storm closely and you [...]
I see one after another of the mainstream media outlets which have made important contributions to the factual underpinnings of the counter-terrorism effort dropping off that beat. Editors in the print media are shifting terrorism experts on their staffs towards investigations of political candidates. At least three such reporters at three major papers are now chasing Sarah Palin stories (I haven'
Somalia has become one of the world’s forgotten hotspots. Today, the anarchy and violence there are so bad that some have stated it is more dangerous than even Iraq & Afghanistan. Besides the world’s indifference (and media reluctance to cover ANOTHER Islamic war) the reason we are not getting news from the region is because the press [...]
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Edwards Flees From Reporters 2nd Time in 10 DaysSee, Johnny RunIt may be too late for John Edwards to try out for the 1000 meters at the Beijing Olympics, but he's certainly getting in some practice running from reporters.Using a side area, usually reserved for the kitchen staff, John Edwards, fled from reporters, "at least some of whom wanted to question him about recent reports in the National E
Once an institution for professional political journalism, The Washington Post has recently succumb to using overtly political objective reporting. A column written by Washington Post reporters Dana Milbank and Jonathan Weisman misquoted Barack Obama in an unflattering way. Milbank and Weisman, in an unprofessional attack on Obama, took a statement by the senator in which he was trying t
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A group of Canadian journalists called on Ontario’s minister of safety and correctional services Monday to order the Ontario Provincial Police to stop impersonating reporters.
It was recently revealed that an OPP constable pretended to be a journalist at a Mohawk rally held in conjunction with the aboriginal day of protest in 2007.
That [...]
An unidentified ninja threatened three reporters and a cameraman
early Tuesday morning after media personnel began asking the ninja
questions.
The ninja began yelling threats such as, "By the power of
grey skull" and "Hero's in a half shell" at the reporters.
An Erie police chief (who wants his identity to be withheld)
commented on the ninja, "He is quite dangerous and I think that we
could pos
NICE, France - The world's entertainment press tripped over themselves, making embarrassing errors along the way, as they fought to be first to report the biggest celebrity story of the year: the birth of Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt's twins.
In the end, the scoop went to a provincial French newspaper.
"It was Brad Pitt who chose to give the scoop to Nice-Matin," said assistant editor-in-chief
Media Matters for America, a progressive media watch dog group, discovered that during a Fox News broadcast that they had been distorting the faces of New York Times reporters. Fox News, angry about reports Jacques Steinberg had written in the New York Times while working under Steve Reddicliffe, altered their photos for broadcast. Fox claimed that Reddicliffe has had an axe to grind with Fox fo
Reporters are usually really good at what they do. They have to keep their composure even when they fuck up. In this case though, the reporter mixes two things that should never go together. Murder and a reporter calling in sick.
Reporter Flips Out on FunnyOrDie.com
This reporter flips out after a bug flies into his mouth. What’s great about this video is the reporter is on my local fox affiliate. I’ll go ahead and point out the obvious. There’s something about a black reporter and sounding like a white guy on camera.
If you liked this [...]
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Ever wonder what some of your favorite television news reporters look like during sex? Gawker video guys Richard Blakeley and Nick McGlynn, along with their army of interns, have collected still frames of fifty reporters, anchors, and other TV folks giving their best “O faces.” The expressions imply everything from long and luxurious [...]
Youtube a best video sharing website and one of high bandwidth consuming website in the world .YouTube is coming up with new features every now and then. Recently YouTube announced Video Annotations where user can add annotation to their video to make it more interactive. Now here is another new feature rather a new channel.
On [...]
Detailed here by the Chicago Tribune.Keep up on all the latest about Tony and Barack via Rezkorama.com.Speaking of the Chicago Tribune, its parent company --and the parent of the Los Angeles Times and many other...
Guess the pressure that LALATE told you to put has worked.
LALATE told you yesterday that Justin Timberlake had reportedly banned reporters from asking him questions for his film “Love Guru” until they first signed a ridiculous agreement … .. because, well, Justin Timberlake is of course the next Marlon Brando.
Now, that camp has reportedly changed their ways allegedly and
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Posted on May 20th, 2008 3:23 pmDuring a stop in New York City, singing sensation Usher showed off his parenting skills by keeping five-month old Usher Raymond V away from nosy celebrity gossip photographers. We wonder where Tameka Foster was during this scene. Probably running away from haters that wanna burn her on a cross.
Reporters from the Mexican newspaper El Debate have alleged they were assaulted by the Federal Police (PFP) while covering the installation of a security checkpoint in the city of Cuilacán, Sinaloa on May 6.According to the journalists, the PFP reacted violently after one journalist took pictures, chasing him to the offices of El Debate.While some officers searched the offices for the photographe
New Delhi, May 7 (IANS) Bollywood actress Bipasha Basu played a perfect brand ambassador at the launch of a perfume brand as she refused to respond to any questions related to her upcoming films like 'Bachna Aye Hasino' in the capital Wednesday.
Lindsay Lohan has heard just about enough from her father.
“I just wish that he wouldn’t go and talk to the media,” she said Friday on radio’s The Billy Bush Show. “It’s not attractive to me, it really upsets me and I wish he would stop. … I love my father. I just don’t know why [...]
Maybe, next time, they'll give him tough questions to ask. Or, maybe, they can concoct some issues to generate headlines of umbrage and faked outrage that they seem to do every time Obama says something truthful.One wonders if the "liberal" media will continue to throw softballs in McCain's direction much like they did with Bush during the 2000 and 2004 elections.
Si TV and Brickfish have teamed up to launch the “Ultimate Fashion Challenge: Become a Si TV Style Reporter!” campaign. The campaign invites entrants to submit a photo or blog with pictures depicting their style and explaining their style inspiration and why they would be the perfect pick for Si TV.
An expert panel from Si [...]
Rant time -The anti-Yankee media bias is once again driving me nuts. There are 2 kinds of Yankee-killing pieces. The first is the kind that attempts to have a reason why the Yanks stink and the Sox are the best team ever. From Yahoo -(the Sox are)...one of the best rosters in recent memory. Better than the Yankees, who are counting heavily on young pitchers and aging position players...Sanity check -Starting lineup average age Yanks - 28.7 years; Sox - 28.4 yearsRotation average age Yanks - 29.0 years; Sox - 29.0 years(I included the older Yankee lineup with Hmat at DH and Giambi at 1B. If you put Duncan at DH the Yankee lineup is actually 28.1 years average - younger than the Sox'!)Both teams employ older veterans, veterans in their prime, and youngsters in both the lineup and rotation. H
L’Organisation des Nations Unies pour l’éducation, la science et la culture (UNESCO) a décidé
de retirer à l’ONG française propagandiste mensongère, (RSF) Reporters sans frontières, la codirection du “Jour pour la liberté” sur la toile.
L’agence Prensa latina fût avertie par des sources diplomatiques de l’UNESCO, que l’organisme de l’O.N.U. avait pris cette décision, à cause [...]
Reporters Without Borders today urged heads of state, heads of government and members of royal families to boycott the 8 August opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games because of the Chinese government's mounting human rights violations and the glaring lack of freedom in China. “China has not kept any of the promises it made in 2001 when it was chosen to host these Olympics,” the press
A certified court reporter is anyone who has satisfied state requirements to practice the profession. The certification rules vary from state to state but generally involve passing some kind of proficiency test. California court reporters have to pass one of the most rigorous exams which includes tests on English proficiency plus legal and [...]
This is the most ghetto news report I have ever seen.
What the hell are they doing this for?
Traffic.
Weather.
Sports and Soulja Boy.
They are two dummies.
With the official resignation of New York Governor Eliot Spitzer now out of the way, it appears that the establishment media can get back to reporting on what by all accounts clearly matters most in this scandal: the sex.
Though most national and New York media outlets did lead with the actual resignation speech, delivered in Manhattan around midday, Wednesday, the fact that the embattled governor was now to be the less embattled ex-governor made Spitzer’s troubles, and how we all were made aware of them, essentially, old news.
So, what’s new—or more to the point, what’s news? Why it’s the identity of the 22-year-old woman known as “Kristen” in the affidavit that details her liaison with Client 9 (Spitzer) at a DC hotel just last month. The local NBC affiliate newscast gave h
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Seattle reporters comment on Beren, McDermott Joni Balter in the February 28 Seattle Times: "The best hope, and it's more wispy than real, is that Congressman Jim McDermott of Seattle moves on. That one officeholder steps aside and a cool blast of fresh air moves in." Joel Connelly in the February 29 Seattle Post-Intelligencer: "Candidly, I wish this space could report insurgent Republican activity in all-Democratic Seattle. Steve Beren, the 2006 GOP challenger to Congressman-for-life Jim McDermott, labors on to create a two-party system." Steve Beren issued the following statement: "The American people want to be safe from terrorist attack, so I will be campaigning in support of our troops and for a victory strategy in the war against Islamic fascism. The A
I hardly ever watch NBC these days, but I remember when they used to run these commercials called The More You Know that featured actors from NBC shows, usually comedies like Will and Grace or some such. They were PSAs about how drunk driving might be a bad idea or taking drugs could potentially screw your life up, that kind of thing. I was always greatly amused by these commercials. The idea is that there’s someone out there that’s going to hear Chandler from Friends tell them that they shouldn’t drink and drive … and this person is suddenly going to be like, “You know, he’s right. I’m going to stop drunk driving right now and you know what? It’s all because of Chandler. He taught me something there. I’m a more educated man after hearing this PSA.” And the next time this man is out drinking, and he’s stumbling out of the bar and he falls up against his car and he’s fumbling for his keys, he’s going
Real Estate Agents have to become report writers!Before you submit all the data to the lender for a short sale approval, remember you have to do your homework.. you will need to write down what you see and feel about the property so that the lender that is from another state (probably) can visualize what condition the property is in. You have to make them visualize and understand why the property brought in the offer that you submitting to them for short sale approval. Provide evidence of marketing efforts to date. Provide a copy of any listing agreement (s) entered into and advise how long the property was on the market, at what price (s), and at what price the property was listed for when the offer was received. Also indicate if the property is vacant. If it is, advise of its condition, if it has been properly secured from vandalism, and where keys to the property may be obtained. Again, provide your own BPO --- if you can send in two BPO (fro
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) - Talk show host Montel Williams has apologized for an angry confrontation with reporters who said he threatened them.
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Now you know why the media never trusts anyone in power...it's because most of them lie even as they draw breath. Politicians, lawyers, even agents of big-timey football coaches.
>"There is no truth that, nothing, nothing," Sexton told The Morning News on Friday afternoon. "There is no truth to that whatsoever."
So, there you go...we were right, so was 40/29 (at least originally) and here's your freakin' proof....the video of Nutt's resignation tonight.
Indonesian troops deliberately killed five Australian journalists in East Timor in October 1975, possibly committing a war crime, a coroner said today.the New South Wales state deputy coroner, Dorelle Pinch, who heard evidence from witnesses and looked at secret intelligence documents, rejected Indonesia's insistence for decades that the newsmen died accidentally in fighting between Indonesian troops and East Timorese fighters."The journalists were not incidental casualties in the fighting: they were captured then deliberately killed despite protesting their status," Pinch said.Technically, Pinch investigated only the death of Brian Raymond Peters, a British-born cameraman who went to Balibo to cover the anticipated Indonesian invasion of East Timor as the island descended toward civil war after the end of Portuguese colonial rule. But she said it was impossible to investigate the death of one of the journalists without investigating that of the others, and that her findings applied e
Het leven van een reporter in de US of A gaat niet altijd over rozen. Of je wordt in elkaar getrapt of tijdens je item brandt je huis tot de grond toe af................
Rudy Giuliani The former New York mayor had been cruising through the town hall meeting up to that point, answering a wide range of questions about immigration, the economy, and global warming, all by referring to 9/11. But the tone of the event changed abruptly when one audience member, Tracy Klujian of Cedar Rapids, asked the GOP frontrunner, "Can you name one thing that happened on September 12?" Mr. Giuliani seemed taken aback by the question, clearing his throat and drinking from a glass of water as if to buy time before responding. "That's a good question," Mr. Giuliani said. "September 12 happened one day after September 11 -- and we must never forget the lessons of September 11."
I intentionally did not post about this immediately. Yes, I know I miss some of the feeding frenzy blogosphere action that way but I just thought there had to be some explanation. Notice I did not say reasonable explanation as nothing can explain this away. But come on, this is the sort of stupid shit you hear happening in communist countries and Democrat administrations.No actual reporter attended the hastily called news conference in person, although some camera crews arrived late to film incidental shots, officials said.I am still just stunned over this. I dont often say heads should roll but this is inexcusable. Just when you think FEMA has hit the bottom of the barrel of stupidity they kick the barrel out of the way and start in with a backhoe.The White House said: "It was just a bad way to handle it." The Bush administration has faced criticism previously over accusations it masked public relations efforts as journalism. A bad way to handle it". A BAD W
The United States Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is under fire after the agency held a fake press conference with fake news reporters in regards to individuals effected by the California wildfires and the assistance they could receive.read more | digg story
Tom Brady likes football and scoring.
Tom Brady threw a team-record six touch downs leading to a victory over the Miami Dolphins. Brady has been an incredible icon in the world of football. An all American, handsome, cordial, California native, Brady has set the world of football on fire. After his impressive win over the Dolphins, reporters swarmed Brady asking him question after question. After one reporter asked, “What inspires you when you’re on the field?” Brady silenced the crowd when he blurted out: “My girlfriend’s vagina!” After a very pregnant pause, the reporter asked, “Is that it?” Brady did try to follow up, but still let most of the reporters down: “Oh God no! Her breasts are fantastic, too.”
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How does Sen. Collins feel about granting retroactive immunity to telecom companies that illegally shared customer records with the executive branch without a warrant?Just wondering.
It looks like a bill that would help reporters protect their sources is going to pass easily despite opposition by the glorious leader. The bill seems to have a good left/right following, if this bill was stifled that would mean that reporters would have to divulge their sources on stories and would hinder the whistle blowers out there squealing about all the corruption going on. This should put in perspective why it is meeting such resistance from the administration and others who simply want more law to keep us in line and they sure don't need more whistle blowers out there giving us any insight.Liberal Democrats, such as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, have joined conservative Republicans, such as Pence, to support the bill. Although no floor vote has yet been scheduled in the Senate, the chamber's Judiciary Committee this month approved its version of the shield bill by a 15-2 vote.Measure to shield reporters' secret sources likely to pass - USATODAY.com
Reporters Sans Frontières: Reporters Without Borders has published a new book of photographs with 100 new photos by Yann Arthus Bertrand and they are just unbelievably breathtaking. I simply couldn’t believe what I was looking at. Some of these aerial landscapes look alien and then you take a closer look and it’s a village, with [...]
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Newscasters and reporters would usually have to work round the clock, sometimes affecting the entire body clock as far as trying to get the proper resting and sleeping period. However, trying to cope up with the needed sleep cycle may not be easy for some public serving news people as some just have to keep on going since the show must go on.
However, there are times where you just cannot stay awake for long. Hopefully it does not happen on occasions where live segments are being aired.
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Do you ever want to know how the elderly with knee osteoarthritis who participate in weight loss research testing feels? Media people were urged just to.
Stephen Messier, professor of health and exercise science at Wake Forest University, is conducting a long-term study on the benefits of weight loss and exercise for osteoarthritis sufferers. Ten sets of participants commit to the study for 18 months. Each set includes up to 45 participants, who are divided into three groups: those receiving only weight-loss assistance, those undergoing a specific exercise regimen, and a third group going through both. The study began in January with the first set of 45 participants. The third set of participants joined the study July 9.
The study is called Intensive Diet and Exercise for Arthritis or IDEA and it aims to improve the quality of life and independence of osteoarthritis patients.
Full press release here.
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Engage PR had a post this week about using microblogging as a PR pitch tool. My background is in narrative feature writing, so initially micropitching seems kind of foreign to me.
But I to admit – there’s something there. Kyle Flaherty says he’s been using the Twitter model to craft successful story ideas. The 140 character limit forces you to get your point across quickly and succinctly.
The post mentions a Forbes editor discussing his ‘five-line pitch rule,’ and based on that, Engage PR started constructing pitches that were only five lines total, but each line no longer than 140 characters. The pitch becomes roughly less than 200 words.
Copyblogger’s recent post tends to back this up. He points out that on Nov. 19th, 1863, popular orator Edward Everett gave a two-hour speech no one remembers. Following him, President Abraham Lincoln gave a 269-word speech and sat down. It’s now known as the Gettysburg Address, one of the greatest speeches in American history. Copyblogg
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Newsware is a system of wireless connected digital devices. Each device serves a simple purpose without an overload of unnecessary functions. The Camera shoots images or video and uses the benefits of external displays, the VoiceStick records audio and the NotePad collects and organizes all information recorded with those devices. Its double sided touch display permits a quick application change or flipping pages like in a book. The handheld provides all the necessary applications used by journalists with a focus on text processing. A soft keyboard completes the toolkit. Designer: Benjamin Kuhn
If it’s been said before, it’s been said 100 times, why has the Trent Green deal to the Miami Dolphins not been completed as of yet? The deal has been on the table now for about three months, and both teams now that it is in the best interest of each to get the thing done already. Parties on both sides are speaking out, as Green came out a few days back and showed his displeasure for the situation, and now Chiefs coach Herm Edwards is speaking out and lashing out for reporters questions about the truth being told about the whole mess.
Edwards shared an exchange with KC reporters on Wednesday that included him even taking a local radio sports talk host aside to share his point of view on the whole situation. Edwards was questioned about why the deal was taking so long, as well as about Green’s comments that he being in camp as a lame duck QB was “very awkward.” Edwards spoke with Green on Wednesday and told reporters that he was not going to get into it. &l
Believe it or not.
It may be time for journalists to fret about outsourcing
By Bill McClellan
ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH
05/14/2007
“In your column on Wednesday, you said that you didn’t care if your roofers had green cards. This says two things about you. You’re not prejudiced against illegal immigrants. Your job is not threatened by illegal immigrants.
“If as many of these illegal immigrants were coming to the U.S. to be journalists as are coming to do construction work, I think you would have a different opinion, but then I wouldn’t know your opinion because I’d be reading a column written by an illegal immigrant who was willing to work for less than half of your salary with no benefits. You, on the other hand, would be in the unemployment line wondering why other Americans didn’t care if their columnists had green cards.”
But then I put it out of my mind. The newspaper business is filled with problems right now, but at least reporters d
I was looking through some earlier Engadget blogs on RFID lately and remembered one of them about a company that had invented an RFID tattoo to track cows - and then someone mentions that this could also be used for the armed services. The tattoo is readable up to 4 feet away. Only for cattle now but the company wants to get this to military personel second. It's sort of scary how we're moving into a control society where every move is being tracked. And how many people watch it happen and think that it's inevitable. I know as I've wondered sometimes myself what could be done about it.Something can always be done about it. That's my motto - I'm a Scientologist and I believe in that. As I'm in the subject of human rights I thought I would write a little blurb.I was looking at the news recently and it's amazing how human rights like Freedom of Press get perverted into "Freedom to lie and twist the truth". I've lived Scientology for some 12-15 years now and I look at the stuff t
As we continue to see more reports on the Mike Vick Dog Fighting Investigation, the more it is looking like a ‘Witch Hunt’. WAVY TV 10 has had a new report everyday when nothing has changed in the investigation one way or the other. Do you guys need ratings that bad? It would be nice to see how the authorities go through the case and go through what evidence that they have.
According to this station, investigators have forwarded evidence to Surry County Commonwealth Attorney, Gerald Poindexter. But according to Poindexter, this is not the case and laughs in the face of the reporter and gets down right crazy in the video. Maybe you shouldn’t be popping up on someone trying to do an investigation.
Check out the video here of Gerald Poindexter. I bet this guy is a fun time when he gets some drinks in him. Just check out that shirt! Shit is pure comedy!
Let’s let the evidence or lack there of roll in and let the people trained to investigate do their job and
Suddenly, in light of Johnson's death, many are questioning why he isn't in the Hall of Fame. They have blamed the fact that he played on great Celtics teams. He just got lost in the shuffle, they say.
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Yahoo! News launched and wants people to work for submitting news to the site, but you might not get paid. The company announced on Monday that they would partner with Reuters to solicit...
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While surfing, I caught an article about the case of San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams. If you happen to not know these two men, they are two San Francisco newspaper who wrote the book, "Game of Shadows" that follows the BALCO organization and case, along with career of Barry Bonds and his alleged drug use that helped him approach Hank Aaron's home run record. They have also written numerous articles about the BALCO case which involved such athletes as Jason Giambi, Gary Sheffield, Marion Jones, Tim Montgomery and countless others.The federal authorities want the two men jailed because they have refused to testify about who leaked them secret grand jury testimony from a doping investigation which supplied their article and book content. According to the AP the article, federal prosecutors told the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that San Francisco Chronicle reporters Mark Fainaru-Wada and Lance Williams should be jailed for up to 18 months for
While journalists howl at the indignity of Helen Thomas being moved about six feet, from the first row to the second row of the new White House press room, there’s been relative silence about the Cuban dictatorship’s expulsion of Western journalists who published stories unflattering to the communist leadership. Today’s Investor’s Business Daily says the expulsion of the Chicago Tribune’s Gary Marx, the BBC’s Stephen Gibbs and Mexico’s El Universal reporter Cesar Gonzalez-Calero “was a minor story, but shouldn’t be.” With these three paying a penalty for reporting the uncomfortable truths about Castro’s dying dictatorship, IBD correctly asks “why the remaining correspondents inside Cuba aren’t red-faced about not being thrown out.” Here’s an excerpt from their Wednesday editorial, the complete version of which can be found at www.IBDEditorials.com: Marx (Gary, that is) wrote of the disillusionment of Cuba's youth with communism, fakery at Castro's
