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Stress From Tragedy Affects Reporters, Too

Whether the public realizes it or not, journalists are often first responders to events too. We bury our emotions and do our jobs in the face of tragedy, horror and disbelief.

(AUSTIN, TX RTDNA) - Last Friday, like many newsrooms across the country, Michigan Radio had the TV monitor on the wall running non-stop coverage of the school shooting events in Newton, Connecticut.

As the reality of what took place began to set in, even the gallows humor typical of a newsroom disappeared and concern and disbelief took its place.

Holmes, UN`s Smokescreen to Mu`l`livaaykkaal Killings?

In the wake of the Petrie report, journalists continue to raise troubling questions on Tamil civilian casualties in Sri Lanka and the inaction of the UN.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka Colombo TamilNet) - Public statements by UN officials and the testimony of 12 UN field staff, provide a blue-print to the strategy adopted by the UN to allow Sri Lanka to defeat the Tigers, and to ignore the mounting numbers of civilian casualties.

This feature catalogues the statements from UN's former humanitarian chief, John Holmes...

Salem-News.com: For those who Have the Balls

Do You Want to Help Save the World? Start by Learning the Truth at Salem-News.com.

(SALEM) - It might sound strange but I think we are among the most praised, feared, and simultaneously, underfunded media group in the world.

Our timing has been good in many respects, but we constantly have to find new band aids to slow the bleeding. Our supporters are the kindest; we are flown around the country and given awards, (two this year) but we constantly fight the unraveling that tries to end what we are doing as a human rights news agency.

Salem-News.com Human Rights Ambassador`s Efforts Take Effect in India

Indian National Human Rights commission responds to Salem-News.com’s Human Rights Ambassador regarding Omkareshwar and Indira Sagar Dams.

(SALEM) - Complaints cited by our Human Rights Ambassador William Nicholas Gomes, over water levels being raised to the point that they literally drowned a local community, have been recognized by the National Human Rights Commission in India.

It is another wonderful accomplishment for this our working journalist and human rights activist originally from Bangladesh, and another big step forward in the relationship between media and the needs of human beings.

TGTE Prime Minister, Rudrakumaran`s Speech on Human Rights Day in English

Message from the Trans National Government of Tamil Eelam in Sri Lanka.

(COLOMBO, Sri Lanka ) - The Prime Minister of Transnational Government of Tamil Eelam (TGTE), Rudrakumaran gave a speech on 10 December on Human Rights Day.

In this speech in English, he reminds the International Community about their undertakings 60 years ago.

Another Crude Anti-Iran Hoax by The AP`s George Jahn

In the latest instance the "exclusive" evidence was in the form of two secret graphs "leaked by officials from a country critical of Iran's atomic program..."

(PROVIDENCE, RI) - On November 27 an Associated Press story by George Jahn proclaimed “Exclusive: Diagram suggests Iran working on bomb three times the force of Hiroshima”.

George Jahn is the same AP writer who in July 2011 spread a tale about an electrical-engineering student assassinated on a street in Tehran.

Sri Lanka: End Police Harassment of Members of Human Rights Organisations

Members of 'Right to Life' and 'Families of the Disappeared' in trouble for speaking freely and video.

(SALEM) - A new round of arrests and unlawful detentions in Sri Lanka aimed at two particular human rights groups, remind us of the political danger in this island nation.

Some of those hassled were undergoing that treatment specifically because of a documentary they produced and showed.

Marijuana Majority Chairman Reacts to Obama`s New Marijuana Statements

Decriminalization of marijuana in Washington and Colorado is raising the stakes.

(WASHINGTON DC) - President Obama makes an interesting statement to Barbara Walters in a new interview to be released tonight.

"...it would not make sense for us to see a top priority as going after recreational [marijuana] users in states that have determined that it's legal."

Your Chance to Own Part of Salem-News.com

Reporting the truth is an important role in a world loaded with misinformation.

(SALEM) - After eight long and hard years, Salem-News.com seeks the attention of a business partner to fund our operation and allow it to earn the available revenue that could be building our operation month after month.

Our Web rankings are high enough to made advertising with this group effective simply by association.

Don`t Kill the Messenger: Looking Back at the Death of Reporter Gary Webb

Gary Webb reported treasonous activities within the US govt relating to the contra rebels and lost his life in a most unusual manner.

(SACRAMENTO, CA) - Investigative reporting is not for the faint hearted. Gary Webb, an excellent investigative reporter, was dead eight years on December 10, 2012.

Webb’s death from two gun shots wounds to the head was ruled a suicide by Sacramento County coroner Robert Lyons.