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Gemini Award-winning reporter David Akin is the National Affairs Correspondent for Canwest News Service and is based at the CNS Parliamentary Bureau in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
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Monday, September 20
CBS, forged documents, the Blogosphere and journalism
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DavidAkin
on Mon 20 Sep 2004 09:15 PM EDT
CBS and Dan Rather apologized today for broadcasting information about George W. Bush's record while in the national guard when, as it turns out, they could not verify the authenticity of that information. CBS purported to have documented evidence that Bush ignored some orders and shirked some duties. Turns out ... more »
Thunder Bay airport gets wi-fi
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DavidAkin
on Mon 20 Sep 2004 02:16 PM EDT
Thunder Bay's airport is the third busiest in the province - right after
Toronto and Ottawa. I knew that because I spent two years as a reporter for
the paper there. Met my wife
there, too. That means we're back to Thunder Bay from time to time to visit
... more »
Where in the World
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DavidAkin
on Mon 20 Sep 2004 12:50 PM EDT
Andrew at This Magazine's blog has a link that you will find addictive: A world geography quiz:
Think you know your countries? Take this quiz. I scored a pathetic 40%, though I think I deserve half marks for getting Haiti/Dominican Republic backward.... [BLOG.THISMAGAZINE.CA] I scored only slightly ... more »
Guyana drops off the Net
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DavidAkin
on Mon 20 Sep 2004 11:12 AM EDT
Thousands of
Guyanese were without Internet access last week after a submarine broke
a cable in French Guiana. The country's telecommunications provider has
blocked ISPs from establishing satellite links, claiming a monopoly on voice
and data services. [Clipped from BNA's Internet Law News] more »
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