‘Paid news would finish off journalism unless…’
P Sainath said since 2008, some 3000 journalists had lost their jobs in India but the word ‘recession’ was banned in the media. “When I say media, I mean the dominant media always. The dominant media always lies as they invest in the stock exchange and keep the Sensex up”.

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SOUTH COUNTY NEWS
What’s not to love about California poppies? They’re exuberant, abundant and just the right degree of brightness, with the tips of their brilliant orange petals flaring upward and the bases of their flowers gently grazing the top wisps of bluish-gray foliage.

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Also In Global Health News: Bird Flu In Hong Kong; Counterfeit Drugs In Africa; Dep. Sec. Of State For Management …
Bird Flu Case In Hong Kong Isolated Health officials in Hong Kong confirmed on Monday that the woman diagnosed with H5N1 (bird) flu after a trip to China this month is now in stable condition and did not contract a new strain of the virus, SAPA/DPA/Mail & Guardian report. Additionally, her case appears to be isolated and “tests indicated no city-wide outbreak of bird flu,” according to the …

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DEEP DISH: All the news that’s fit to eat
PRASAD STRIKES AGAIN Prasad Chirnomula is in a state of perpetual growth. I first met the charming, Indian-born chef at Thali in Westport back in 2005; shortly thereafter, he took a tour of New Haven, a town he barely knew but which peaked his interest, and which included a visit to Cafe Adulis on College Street. Since then, he’s opened the highly successful Thali in the Ninth Square and the …

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