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| Australian Greens leader criticises media ethics Posted: Saturday, September 3, 2011 Australian Green leader Bob Brown has criticized the country's media standards and ethics, calling for an enquiry regarding opinion in news. His criticism follows Transport and Infrastructure Minister Anthony Albanese claiming there is a problematic blurring of news and opinion in stories. Albanese said recent newspaper reports have been a "real concern"; commenting, "[t]hey've got to call it for what it is, and they've got to stop this sort of nonsense that is being put out there as legitimate media". Wednesday saw Albanese tell reporters in Sydney that it is time for the press to act responsibly. More... |
| Study concludes 9/11 firefighters are 19% more likely to develop cancer Posted: Saturday, September 3, 2011 Research led by the head doctor of the New York Fire Department, Dr David Prezant, has concluded that firefighters who attended Ground Zero, the site of the September 11, 2001 attacks in New York City, are 19% more likely to have cancer than similar firefighters who did not. The study was published in the September 3 issue of The Lancet. The research compared 8927 firefighters who attended the World Trade Center to 926 of their colleagues who did not, over seven years. More... |
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