Posts Tagged ‘Toronto and Public Relations’

Murdoch begins series of apologies

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Media giant Rupert Murdoch on Friday began a campaign of contrition and reform, apologizing to the family of a murdered British teenager whose voicemail allegedly was hacked by staffers of a now-defunct newspaper he owned. “As the founder of the company, I was appalled when I found out what had happened,” Murdoch said after speaking [...]

Who is the real Larry Flynt?

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Larry Flynt: Freedom fighter, pornographer, monster? He’s been lauded as a crusader for free speech. But he got rich by depicting women being raped in concentration camps and has been accused of molesting his daughter. Johann Hari from The Independent had the chance to sit down and interview Flynt. Larry Flynt has won. He was [...]

Brits rejoice as William and Kate marry

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Reuters News – Joyous crowds cheered and gaped in awe as beaming newlyweds Prince William and Kate Middleton rode through London in a fairytale horse-drawn carriage and kissed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace. They then delivered two — not one — sweet, self-conscious kisses on the balcony, with William blushing deeply at the highly [...]

‘They dish it but they can’t take it,’ Ignatieff says after Liberals pull Harper quote

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BILL CURRY AND JANE TABER (from Today’s Globe and Mail Newspaper, April 18, 2011) The Liberals are escalating their attack on Stephen Harper over the future of health care, portraying complaints from the Conservative war room as a sign of nervousness. Liberals say they will post an online poll Monday asking Canadians which new Harper [...]

Sheen kicks off tour in Detroit; crowd yells for refund

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Mike Householder, The Associated Press Charlie Sheen and his “goddesses” took the stage to thunderous applause Saturday night for the first leg of his “Torpedo of Truth” tour. The 70-minute show hadn’t even ended when the first reviews were in, and they were brutal. The former Two and a Half Men star showed that comedic [...]