The NewStandard Radio News Update

By Anonymous (not verified) , 30 June, 2006
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The NewStandard

Independent hard news from the grassroots. This week: Corporate welfare for big timber; police and immigrants; defending MySpace, rent hikes; curbing medical lawsuits.

The NewStandard is an independent hard-news outlet covering domestic issues from a grassroots perspective. In our effort to serve as an antidote to the corporate mass media, we've recently broadened our coverage and launched an audio feature to complement our web-based content.

The five-minute weekly audio segment provides a recap of the week’s major stories and is available via direct download, streaming audio or podcast at our website:

http://newstandardnews.net/radio/

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This professional-quality broadcast is produced by TNS staff, featuring a range of news bites from around the country on what's happening to people, why and what they're doing about it.

This week on The NewStandard Radio News Update: Corporate welfare for big timber, local police and immigration law, youth defend MySpace from regulation, New Yorkers get hit with rent hikes, 'health courts' seek to curb lawsuits.