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Maine's blunt-spoken governor doesn't mince words when opponents dare to cross him but he's saved some of his harshest criticism for newspapers, once telling schoolchildren he isn't a fan of papers and another time saying that reading one is "like paying somebody to tell you lies."

Athens resident Chad Rhym, a junior at Clarke Central High School, was chosen by his teacher and fellow students as the "victor" of the 2013 Georgia Journalism Academy, which was held June 9-15 by the University of Georgia Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication.

An ordinary lunch outing - a farewell lunch for a colleague - turned into a refresher on breaking news for those of us more familiar with aftermath than immediacy.

Rights groups are criticizing a code of media ethics proposed by Sri Lanka's government, saying Wednesday that the code could have a chilling effect on free speech in the Indian Ocean island nation.

Real Times media welcomes back to the fold, Dr. Jason Johnson, of Politic365.com.

Hastings, who was 33, was described by many of his colleagues as an unfailingly bright and hard-charging reporter who wrote stories that mattered.

The Sun's chief foreign correspondent and a prison officer have been charged over alleged payments to public officials, police said.

Oliver Duggan has a BA in Politics and Parliamentary Studies from the University of Leeds and an MA in Newspaper Journalism from City University London.

In this citizen journalism image provided by Lens Young Homsi, which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows buildings damaged by fighting between rebel fighters and Syrian government forces, in Homs province, Syria, Tuesday, June 18, 2013.

Prominent British art collector Charles Saatchi has admitted assault and accepted a police caution after published photos showed him grasping the throat of his wife, celebrity chef Nigella Lawson.

Andrew Grice has been Political Editor of The Independent since 1998. He was previously Political Editor of The Sunday Times, where he worked for 10 years, and he has been a Westminster-based journalist since 1982.

Oliver Duggan has a BA in Politics and Parliamentary Studies from the University of Leeds and an MA in Newspaper Journalism from City University London.

Oliver Duggan has a BA in Politics and Parliamentary Studies from the University of Leeds and an MA in Newspaper Journalism from City University London.

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The man who leaked classified documents on U.S. surveillance programs will go online live Monday , according to the British newspaper that published the materials that sparked a global controversy over government data mining.

The war against freedom is being waged in every corner of our nation - in every newsroom and in every mainstream media outlet.

Webster's New World Dictionary defines newspaper man as "a man who works for a newspaper" or "a newspaper owner or publisher."

In this Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 file photo, English food writer, journalist and broadcaster, Nigella Lawson poses during the 28th MIPCOM in Cannes, southeastern France.

Last month the Chicago Sun Times fired its entire staff of photographers -- 28 full-time journalists - and plans to rely primarily on freelancers.

This citizen journalism image provided by Aleppo Media Center AMC which has been authenticated based on its contents and other AP reporting, shows damaged buildings during battles between the rebels and the Syrian government forces, in Aleppo, Syria, Thursday, June 13, 2013.