Editor and Publisher also noticed the prominent play given to two climate change stories by the Washington Post and the NYT:

Two Top Papers Ask: Is the Earth Heading for Doom--With an Assist from the White House?

While most Americans remain preoccupied with war, terrorism, high gas prices--or the coming Pitt-Jolie baby--an issue that may dwarf all of those concerns receives major attention on the front page of the Sunday editions of The New York Times and The Washington Post.

One story raises a nightmare global warming scenario for the end of the world, at least as we know it, while the other suggests that the Bush administration doesn't want anyone to know about that.

In a (firewall-protected) NYT op-ed piece, Ted Koppel, late of ABC News, lambastes U.S. television news.

Harper Lee, the very private author of To Kill A Mockingbird, made an appearance at a luncheon celebrating an essay contest about the book for Alabama high school students.

Paul Klebnikov went to Russia in 2004 to edit the Russian-language version of Forbes magazine. On July 9 of that year, he was gunned down in a contract-style killing.

Two Chechens and a Moscow lawyer have been charged in connection with his death and some other crimes, but Klebnikov's dying words were that his killer looked Russian. Maybe the trial will get to the bottom of this, but it's being held behind closed doors.

As Oprah lays into James Frey for his fictional memoir of drug addiction, the LA Weekly puts forth the case that another celebrated memoirist, a purported Navajo Indian, may actually be a white writer of gay sadomasochistic erotica. Folks, this is one bizarre story!

Iraqi journalist Ali Fadhil talks to Democracy Now! about a U.S. raid on his home that involved firing bullets in his bedroom -- and the seizure of some videotapes containing material for a documentary about the U.S. and British governments' misuse of Iraqi funds. However, he believes it's a case of mistaken identity.

From Media Guardian: (reg. req'd)

The (British) National Union of Journalists has launched a code of practice for so-called "citizen journalists" amid concern about standards.

The union said the witness contributors' code of practice was aimed at maintaining "the highest professional and ethical standards in the new media environment" and would cover concerns about accuracy and checking sources.

Improvements in technology have enabled media organisations to rely increasingly on members of the public to provide images and first-hand accounts of major news events.

But at a MediaGuardian/NUJ debate on the issue yesterday, concerns were raised about the implications for journalism.

The new code will also address issues such as payments for contributors, copyright and moral and legal rights.

To read the code of practice: Code of practice.doc

The Beastie Boys tried some citizen camerawork for a new concert film. They bought 50 cameras, handed them out to people at their Oct. 9, 2004 Madison Square Gardens show in their native New York.

A professional crew did the rest. The result is Awesome: I fuckin' shot that!

The NYT, when I woke up this morning, didn't have a Canadian election story on its front page. The BBC had a tiny headline for it, and the Guardian didn't have it on its home page.

Washingtonpost.com had a headline in the 'world' section of its homepage saying 'Canadians move right, elect Conservatives.' However, the staff-written story was on the front page of the print edition.

USAToday also had an AP story in the world section of its homepage, saying 'Conservatives win in Canada.' There was a follow-up AP story -- 'Is Harper a moderate thinker or closeted right-winger?'

Off to a flick, but if you trip over this posting from some exotic place outside Canada, could you please tell me how our election played? TIA.

Update

The Beeb had a staff feature this evening on its home page entitled 'Canada's leader faces frustration.' Back to back stories about a former colony! :)

On the NYT's international page, there's a news analysis by staffer Clifford Kraus entitled 'To the right, gently.' Its main point was that the vote is more of a desire to kick the Liberals in the pants than an embrace of Tory policies.

The Washington Post profiles Harper: 'Canada's Harper seen as shrewd, serious, bland'. The Post had several other stories too: U.S.-Canada relations expected to improve (AP) and U.S. bids warm farewell to Canada's Martin (AP).

The conservative Washington Times editorialized on the election:

... Mr. Harper vows efforts to make Canada "more united, stronger, more prosperous and a safer country," all goals we obviously support. But it's unclear how much power he will have to accomplish all this. The only sure positive is that the shrill anti-Americanism and the crescendo of Canada-pillorying from the United States should diminish in the coming months as the new government takes form. 

In the meantime, Canada will get to see what a Conservative government, albeit a limited one, and one that is not really analogous to our Republican Party, can accomplish.

U.S. journalist Micah Garen was kidnapped in Iraq in August 2004. His partner Marie-Helene Carleton helped free him. On Friday, they spoke to Democracy Now! about his situation and that of Jill Carroll, whom her captors have threatened to kill if their demand for the freeing of all female Iraqi prisoners is not met.

Jill Carroll, a U.S. freelance journalist in Iraq kidnapped on Jan. 7, could be executed today by her captors.