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• Mez: Salvation Within Reach (2#) -

  Meredith Kercher Murder Case -
  
  Rudy Guede received a reduction in his prison sentence because he offered an apology to some degree for his involvement in the situation which led to the murder, according to the Italian appeals court's newly-issued explanation for their ruling.
  
  The Italian system's mission, [...]
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• Iran: Static on Unfiltered Access (3#) -

  An unexpected elephant, but no flying car yet . . .
  
  Iranian programs may get kicked off European satellites such as the leading French Eutelsat in retaliation for the regime jamming international feeds, according to a leading blog keeping tabs on the situation.
  
  "The jamming violates [...]
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• Mez: Posing Questions and Corpses -

  Meredith Kercher Murder Case -
  
  In Rome on Thursday, a symposium was hosted by
  the Italy-USA Foundation headed by Rocco Girlanda.
  
  It used the Meredith Kercher Murder Case as a focal point to compare and contrast the Italian and American legal systems. Their aim was not to criticize, [...]
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• ALT: Weekly Readership Battle -

  San Francisco Bay Guardian INDY vs
  Michael Lacey & New Times VVM -
  
  Eli Sanders of The Seattle Stranger delivers a very articulate report on the newspaper war that's been grinding along on the West Coast USA.
  
  Many younger people have expressed the view that this is a [...]
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• Raising Psych Profiles (2#) -

  An accused serial killer . . .
  
  complains that his privacy has been violated because a
  psychological evaluation of him was shown to a reporter.
  
  # A professor at the University of Huddersfield UK may not have planned a career as a profiler, but he's been [...]
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• Antic Scoops (6#) -

  Not all is doom and gloom . . .
  
  Alexis Petridis shares the sometimes
  wacky world of local news headlines in the UK.
  
  # Overheard in the Newsroom [blog]
  
  # Are you bothered? Many people are these days.
  
  # The State of the [...]
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• Mez: Rear View Media Mirror -

  The Media's treatment of the Meredith Kercher Murder Case will be on the program of the International Journalism Festival which is scheduled for April 21-23 in Perugia Italy.
  
  A panel discussion on Wednesday April 21 will include:
  
  Sabina Castelfranco of CBS,
  Barbie Nadeau of Newsweek,
  Andrea Vogt of [...]
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• SoFlo: Keyboards at Dawn Update (6#) -

  Tempestuous Blogging,
  Crime Writing & Art Theft . . .
  
  Via Rick at SFDB comes word of the outcome for this year's Combative Blogging Ordeal. Winning blogs included Miami Beach 411 for Best News Blog and Carlos Miller for Best Overall Blog.
  
  "in a contest that was" [...]
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• Bookish: Lit Bits (3#) -

  Contest & Local Festival . . .
  
  This year's Lit Live Gathering, sponsored by the Broward Public Library Foundation and Nova Southeastern University, is open to the general public on Saturday, March 20th, at no cost.
  
  There will be authors, discussions,
  and lectures. More information at their [...]
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• Iran: 70K Cyber Termites (4#) -

  The regime has arrested 30 people on espionage charges for conducting psychological warfare using anti-filtering computer software. The arrests may be real enough, though the cyberwarfare scenario seems more like a fairytale fantasy.
  
  It's a bit difficult to determine just what they imagine has been going on. People [...]
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