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Watch out Karl Stefanovic, the iPhone is coming !!!

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In a previous post I wrote about how Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth, and how concern was being raised about the current campaign by much of the international press to spread panic over emissions of radiological material from nuclear power stations in Japan. The end of that article suggested, from a [...]

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Journalism’s first obligation is to the truth, isn’t it?

Take a look at the images below.

They are of the same helicopter gathering water to assist in the nuclear emergency in the North of Japan.

The first headline was written by the Huffington Post. The second (the smaller picture) was by the BBC. [Source: U-110 via Reddit]

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The very definition of Loyalty

This video has been doing the rounds this morning, and while it will break your heart (especially if you love dogs), the good news is that according to a CNN report both dogs were rescued and are now in care.

And while the video says it all, the story is about a dog, [...]

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Let’s not turn a blind eye when all we have is brown coal.

Listening to the coverage on NHK World today it’s pretty clear that the Fukushima plant is in Melt Down and it’s so unfair for the Japanese people who have already suffered a catastrophe that no one could imagine – a 9.0 Earthquake followed by a 10m tsunami.

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Now that’s POWDER !

When I was last in Japan I was lucky enough to hit Happo One and ski in over two metre’s of lustful powder – but Hakuba got nothing this road in the Japanese Alps which has to plough 56 feet of snow! [...]

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Unboxing W7 (not Windows 7)

I have just recently come back from a visit to Japan and there is two things they certainly love – Brand Names and Food. The Windows 7 Whopper costs ¥777 which is about $9 Australian (currently its about ¥85 to the AUD), is almost 15cm high and contains about 750 grams of beef. [...]

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