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Reuters Opens 'Virtual Bureau' in Online World Second Life (NYT)
"The fact that it's in a virtual world doesn't change things as much as you'd think," said Adam Pasick, 30, who is heading up the bureau. "It's not any different than when Reuters opens up a bureau in a part of the world that has a fast-growing economy that we weren't in before. The laws of supply and demand hold true ... people open businesses and get paid for goods and services."

Fewer Reporters Embedded in Iraq (AP)
The number of embedded journalists reporting alongside U.S. troops in Iraq has dropped to its lowest level of the war. In the past few weeks, the number of journalists reporting assigned to U.S. military units in Iraq has settled to below two dozen.

Lessons From the Foley Affair (Miami Herald)
Ed Wasserman: The media's reluctance to touch Foley's homosexuality is now being offered up to explain the failure of news organizations including The St. Petersburg Times, The Miami Herald and Harper's magazine to report tips they received over the past year about his amorous pursuits.

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