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Spotty news: New owners cut back newspapers’ staffs: Providence Business News reports,

As of today, The Times of Pawtucket has a total of two news reporters, three sportswriters and one photographer. Four of their colleagues – a photographer and three reporters – left last week after taking buyouts from the newspaper’s owner, RISN Operations Inc.

Its sister paper, The Call, in Woonsocket, already has lost nine people in news and advertising, but Tim Schick, executive director of the Providence Newspaper Guild, which represents much of both staffs, said he expects about a half-dozen more jobs to be lost.

Altogether, the Times will be down six editorial jobs, to about 20 (two copy editors were also laid off), and the Call, which also operates the presses for both papers, is down to about 40 so far. ...

What corruption and chicanery will go unnoticed while every PawSox game is covered like it mattered?

Houston Chronicle

Lolcats: I’M IN UR NEWSPAPER WRITIN MAH COLUM: Rapidly spreading Web photo-posting phenomenon centers on felines with poor spelling

Where the cats are:
I CAN HAS CHEEZBURGER?
Macro Cats

How would Jesus drive? Vatican issues "10 Commandments" for good motorists. Reuters. Not a joke.

A 36-page document called "Guidelines for the Pastoral Care of the Road" contains 10 Commandments covering everything from road rage, respecting pedestrians, keeping a car in good shape and avoiding rude gestures while behind the wheel...

The document's Fifth Commandment reads: "Cars shall not be for you an expression of power and domination, and an occasion of sin".

Brandweek Exclusive: Michael Moore Defends Film Downloading. Last Saturday, Moore defended downloading at the unofficial opening of Sicko in Bellaire, Mich.

It’s a stance, he admits “I’m sure is different than that of Harvey and Bob,” referring to the Weinsteins, whose Weinstein film company is releasing the movie nationally June 29.

“I think the music industry’s response to Napster was misguided … and for me, it’s about getting people to see the movie and that’s what I want, so they will talk about it,” Moore said....

Good cop, bad cop, buzz.

The Onion (satire): I Support The Occupation Of Iraq, But I Don't Support Our Troops

Think: Open: Open is a bi-annual journal about art and the public domain. Current issue: Freedom of culture.

Think again: Howard Rheingold and Eric Kluitenberg,: Mindful Disconnection: Counterpowering the Panopticon from the Inside.

Perhaps the act of mindfully disconnecting specific times, spaces and situations in our lives from technological mediation ought to be considered as a practical form of resistance – an act of will on the part of individual humans as a means of exercising control over the media in their lives.

Last two links come from wood s lot.