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James Surowiecki: When social media became news

Murdoch's Scandal

Murdoch's Scandal - A Simple Formula for Success

FRONTLINE goes inside the struggle over the future of News Corporation, Rupert Murdoch’s reputation and his family’s fortune.

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Syria Behild the Lines - PBS

PBS: Syria Behind the Lines (Aired on April 9, 2013)

In Syria’s rural heartland, the bloody uprising against President Bashar al-Assad has taken a terrifying turn. The once-peaceful Orontes River valley is now a perilous sectarian front line where neighbor is fighting neighbor. Olly Lambert spent five weeks living on both sides, and his unprecedented film documents the everyday lives of rebels, government soldiers and the civilians who support them.

The Regime - How the Assad regime has maintained power for more than 40 years.

Reporter Ramita Navai goes undercover for a rare look at the uprising from inside Syria. Plus a profile of the dictator who has managed to hold on longer than any amidst the Arab unrest—President Bashar al-Assad. (13:25)

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What's a humanized angle?

Families struggling for work-life balance

A new study from the Pew Research Center released Thursday found 37 of mothers say they want to work fulltime, due in large part to the recession and financial insecurity. In addition, workplace priorities are different for men and women, with women valuing flexibility and men valuing salary.  NBC’s Rehema Ellis reports.

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Tiny apartments on Manhattan, New York City

CNN: Hidden Side of Manhattan, Feb. 28, 2013




CNN: Chinese immigrants evicted from tiny apartments

Michael the Mailman - CBS News

Steve Hartman of CBS News came to Penn State to profile Michael the Mailman. Also read the article on CBS News:  On the Road: Postman delivers lessons in happiness 

How NYY Profile an 11-year Old Point Guard?

Here is an example how newspaper (NYT) uses multimedia to profile an 11 year old

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PBS: China's TV Programming for U.S. Audience

PBS NewsHour, March, 2012 -China Central Television has opened a new broadcast bureau in Washington, D.C., and is now producing news programs in English for an American audience. Leaders at CCTV America say they uphold traditional journalistic values, but critics say the programs may look like news, but they really are propaganda. Ray Suarez reports.

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