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...Kinsley should ask why people visit blogs for information instead of getting their news from larger, mainstream media like newspapers. It is because organizations lose credibility when they make judgments that are wrong. I got the impression that Kinsley wants journalists to be above accountability, that no matter what they print they are above it all. But the marketplace decides which products survive and which don't. William Rolston Vancouver, Canada...
...Australia's anti-terrorism laws too tough, or not tough enough? That's a decision for the government. On balance, the current structure of the law is adequate for our purposes. If the government wishes to strengthen [counterterrorism laws] over time, it is a matter for them to decide...
...want to take a picture as beautiful as this image of Nepalese children, you can either hope for some extraordinary fluke of light, timing, subject matter and hardware - or you can sign up for Workshop Asia. Award-winning Australian documentary photographer Jack Picone - who took this shot - leads these intensive, one-week courses for dedicated amateurs hoping to take their photography to the next level. Held two or three times a year in various Asian cities (the next is scheduled for Kathmandu in March 2007), the courses have previously featured guest lecturers such as photojournalist Tom Stoddart and celebrated...
...drought has tumbled back into the minds of city dwellers. All sorts of trip wires have been activated in a matter of days. Parched, cracked earth and blue sky stretch across the front pages of the nation's newspapers. Canberra is issuing a burst of agricultural terms-relief package, subsidies, exceptional circumstances and "our farmers." "It is part of the psyche of this country, it is part of the essence of Australia, to have a rural community," Howard said last week after announcing an extension of drought support to farmers. "We would lose something of our identification as Australians...
...rural adviser from a major bank says that when a farmer has the bad luck to be stuck with marginal land, staying on it can often be a matter of choice, even a "lifestyle decision." Government handouts only "prolong the day of having to make a tough call," he says. "It's like if I set up a small shop on the outskirts of town and then Coles comes along. Would the government protect me?" Observers foresee a day of reckoning brought about by agricultural consolidation. Foreign investors, such as major hedge funds, are picking up prime farm land...