American Media

Demise of news barons is just a Marxist fantasy
The Independent - London; 1/4/2010; 1277 words; ...masses will seize the means of media production. We will witness...of revolutionary change. New media prophets pore over the evidence...freedom of expression. And so media futurologists predict the end...the opposite. Since the first American newspaper baron, James Gordon...

Hypnotist plans to put Facebookers in trance
The Independent - London; 1/4/2010; 879 words; ...countries, from Peru to Israel, with Italians, Britons and Americans the most interested. "Social media is all about bringing people together, so it is a perfect...1890s, the "Indian Rope Trick" was widely reported in American newspapers as an infamous illusion sweeping India. The stunt...

Planet soccer
The Irish Times; 1/4/2010; 920 words; ...place. Man, we don't want your soccer. There's no way Americans are going to buy the idea of 90 minutes of running around without...like it." - Jose again, his relationship with the Italian media continuing to blossom. And even more quotes of the week...

Man aims to hypnotise 6,000 on Facebook and Twitter
Belfast Telegraph; 1/4/2010; 562 words; ...I've had people register from 85 countries, from Peru to Israel, with Italians, Britons and Americans the most interested. "Social media is all about bringing people together, so it is a perfect way to help educate the world about hypnosis...

US, UK close Yemen embassies over al-Qaida threats
AP Online; 1/3/2010; 1718 words; ...attack, Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab, told American investigators he received training and...counterterrorism chief John Brennan said the American Embassy, which was attacked twice in...Thursday, the embassy sent a notice to Americans in Yemen urging them to be vigilant...disappeared for much of that time. ...