New Video Game Recreates Kennedy Assassination

theodp writes "Lee Harvey Oswald-wannabes will be able to simulate the assassination of President John F. Kennedy when Traffic Games releases the $9.99 JFK Reloaded on Monday to coincide with the 41st anniversary of Kennedy's murder in Dallas. 'It is despicable,' said a spokesman for Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy, the late president's brother."

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Journalistic Standards in Web News Sites

[Anonymous Coward]

Journalistic Standards in Web News Sites: Are They Adequate?

"...Additionally, there is a valid concern about ego-based censorship at Slashdot. Generally, Rob, Jeff, and most of the other editors are above this sort of thing. Allegations of it crop up from time to time, though, especially in connection with editor Michael Sims, who has been accused of misusing his administrative powers to down-moderate even high-scoring comments to -1 if he didn't like them. Even away from Slashdot, he attracts allegations of misconduct. One recent striking example is Seth Finkelstein's article on the apparent death of the censorware.org site, which Mr. Finkelstein attributes directly to Mr. Sims' out-of-control ego. (Read the article for yourself for details.) This particular example has nothing to do with Slashdot, but it bears on Slashdot to the extent that we may wonder about the integrity of a site that allows such a person on its editorial staff..."

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"They Hate Us For Our Freedom!"

[Cryofan]

When is it going to dawn on Americans that we are FAR from being as free as our masters tell us we are?

Re:that's not really responsive

[soft_guy]

AFAIK most WWII games do not center on specific named individuals either.

Hitler?

Tojo?

Patton?

Montgomery?

Romel?

Macarthur?

Churchill?

I've seen WW2 games that refer to all of these people.