Editorial spoof on newspaper trust and process breakdown
A satirical column critiques media credibility and regional journalism flaws. It mocks the New York Times and mocks internal newsroom roles from reporter to editor all in a humorous, self critical tone. The piece ends with a surreal note about seeing the paper in the French Alps.
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New York Times
The
Times
West Virginia
Jessica Lynch
French Alps
Zanesville
Ohio
Muskingum County
Cheney
Donald Rumsfeld as Poetic Wordsmith in Pieces of Intelligence
Hartford Courant books editor Carole Goldberg profiles Hart Seely and his collection Pieces of Intelligence The Existential Poetry of Donald H Rumsfeld The piece highlights Seely s discovery of unintentional haikus and free verse in Defense transcripts and notes the book s sections War Is Peace Nine Poems on the Media and Because I Could Not Stop for Death He Kindly Stopped for Saddam The article notes Seely s prior work and his Slate posting Green Eggs and Islam with satire on Saddam Hussein and inspectors The review treats Rumsfeld as a poetic figure blending irony with a cowboy sensibility and warns readers the book may rope them in
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Carole Goldberg
Donald H. Rumsfeld
Secretary of Defense
Hart Seely
Seely
Post-Standard
Syracuse
N.Y
New York Times
the Free Press
U.S. Department of Defense
Rummy
Afghanistan
U.S
United States
Iraq
Shocker
Saddam
Saddam-lam
Blair faces fading popularity amid Iraq war backlash
British Prime Minister Tony Blair sees a sharp poll decline with ministers wavering and Conservative gains. A Times survey shows 33 percent approval for Conservatives, 4 points behind Labour as Blair reshuffles his cabinet and debates Europe and the euro.
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Tony Blair
United States
Margaret Thatcher
Thatcher
Blair
Times of London
Bush
Saddam Hussein
Britain
CIA
Times
Con
John Major
Gordon Brown
Europe
YouGov
Iain Duncan Smith
Smith
WorldCom gains $45 million Iraq wireless contract in wartime rush
Report notes WorldCom now ranked eighth among federal tech contractors with $772 million in 2002 government sales and a $45 million Iraq wireless network contract amid a broad scramble for war profits. Critics flag no bid award and ties to defense firms as alarm bells ring.
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Halliburton
Bechtel
WorldCom
MCI
Iraq
Associated Press
Washington Technology
U.S
Securities and Exchange Commission
Tom Schatz
Citizens Against Government
At&t
Sprint
Richard Perle
Pentagon
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Los Angeles Times
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North Korea
Richard N. Perle
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Chuck Neubauer
Henry Waxman
California
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