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Citizen Journalism: The Key Trend Shaping Online News Media - Introductory Guide With Videos (MasterNewMedia.org)
Citizen Journalism has put democracy back in people\'s hands. An army of individuals with mobile phones, portable cameras, and blogs is rapidly replacing traditional media as a reliable and wide-ranging source of information. In this milestone report, Chris Willis and Shayne Bowman were among the first to try to explain what citizen journalism really is and why this bottom-up distribution ...

Consumer Reports: Easier computer backup (KATU Portland)
If you don't back up your computer routinely, you're not alone. A just-released survey from Consumer Reports shows that about half of those surveyed don't routinely back up their files. And just over 10 percent of U.S. households have lost important data in the past year because of that.

Book buzz: What's new on the list and in publishing (USA Today)
Dewey the library cat has a new incarnation, Michael Connelly writes what he knows and Deliverance Dane gets physickal.

Top Five Digital Camcorders for the New Graduate (ZDNet)
While digital still cameras are among the most popular graduation gifts (see my recent post, Top Five Digital Cameras for the New Graduate), post-graduate life also offers up plenty of video-worthy moments. Outfitting the new graduate in your life with video gear that suits his or her new lifestyle is easy given the huge range of options available. Here are some of my top camcorder picks for the ...

Market, cafe opens at Honua Kai (Honolulu Advertiser)
Chef James McDonald, partners Louis Coulombe and Stephan Bel-Robert, and the crew of Pacific'O and I'o restaurants on Maui have opened 'Aina Gourmet Market, a fine foods store and cafe in the Honua Kai Resort & Spa, 130 Kai Malina Parkway, near Lahaina. The store's wares are based on the "locavore" 100-mile concept: As much as possible will be harvested or produced within 100 miles of the shop, ...

ShootOut Golf: Coolangatta & Tweed Heads (iseekgolf.com)
Will this be the unofficial fourth State of Origin? Get your mates from across the border together for the challenge of a ShootOut and see who will come out on top. Once again there is a return airfare to Las Vegas up for grabs as well as some other great prizes.

State Dept. Retiree, Wife Accused of Spying for Cuba for Decades (Washington Post)
A former State Department official with top-secret security clearance and his wife have been charged with spying for Cuba over the past three decades, passing information by shortwave radio and correspondence exchanged in local grocery stores, federal prosecutors said.

United for Fashion and for a good cause (FOX 28 South Bend)
An Elkhart womens clothing store holds a fashion show fundraiser to raise money for area cancer patients.

‘Gift to My Children’ teaches about money, life (MSNBC)
Ever wish your dad had spelled out his biggest life lessons for you? In his new book "A Gift to My Children: A Father's Lessons for Life and Investing," investor and dad Jim Rogers shares a heartfelt guide to help people find success, happiness and prosperity.

Best Sellers-Audio (San Francisco Chronicle)
Weekly charts for the nation's best-selling recorded music as they appear in next week's issue of Billboard magazine. Reprinted with permission. (Platinum signifies more than 1 million copies sold; Gold signifies more than 500,000 copies sold.): Billboard Hot... Sponsored Topics: Billboard - Music - Arts - Charts - Bestseller

Department-Store Sector: Dismal (Updated) (TheStreet.com)
While department stores were weak, there were some that beat expectations.

Torrance police hunt grab 'n' run jewelry bandit (Daily Breeze)
A man who has stolen diamond rings worth $7,000 to $13,000 from three Torrance jewelry stores on or near Hawthorne Boulevard is wanted by police.