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An editorial appearing in Navy Times says the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy is no longer relevant, and in fact, harmful, given the need for volunteers in the armed forces.

As the situation in Iraq destabilizes, it becomes clearer that the voices that questioned the war in its infancy were given little play, either in the news or in the editorials of major newspapers.

Mexico has lost one of its most courageous and enduring journalists. He appears to have died of natural causes, but the numbers of assassinated journalists continues to rise.

And this time it's not about getting trampled by rabid bargain-hunters. The LA Times opted for a different angle on the traditional Black Friday "news" stories on Americans' patriotic consumerism. And the story is a little eerie.

Media watchers are all aflutter with the news that Google and Yahoo have agreed to revenue-sharing deals with newspapers. It is interpreted as a sign that, although newspapers have been slow to meld with the internet, they are not completely irrelevant.

The legacy of damage done by Agent Orange in Vietnam, both to American veterans and today's population of Vietnamese, gets scant attention in the media. However, in the weeks leading up to President Bush's visit, a handful of stories have been aired.

Tomorrow, Al Jazeera will launch its English-language international channel, but U.S. cable companies aren't offering it to consumers.

A video filmed in August during a police arrest in Los Angeles was posted on YouTube Thursday, raising questions about the LAPD's use of force—unfortunately, an all too familiar theme for the city. But thanks to YouTube, the case has gone worldwide.

After waiting 12 years to win back control of the House of Representatives, Democratic leaders still took a conciliatory tone Wednesday, pledging cooperation and non-partisanship.

I guess the only surprise is that LA Times editor Dean Baquet wasn’t canned sooner, although you gotta wonder why it happened on Election Day.

With the ongoing conflict at the Los Angeles Times breeding speculation on possible outcomes, there is a tendency to categorize the possibilities as either good or bad.

Leave it to the White House spokesman to find race-baiting an amusing and acceptable campaign tactic. Any chance of a retraction on this one?

The New York Times published a story on the baffling trend of Americans being wholly unimpressed with the nation's strong economy, apparently forgetting that the news hasn't been very good lately for the middle class, even if Wall Street is smiling.

New Yorkers made themselves heard at Thursday's FCC townhouse on (the lack of)diversity in the media.

The Center for Public Integrity relaunched today its Media Tracker, a database that identifies the range of media available by zip code, a tool that can help get perspective on who controls the information where you live.