Content summary: Disney closes a user community; Neville’s tech minute; how social media affects reporters and media coverage; the value of an apology;  listener comments; reports from Dan York, David Phillips, and Ricardo from Costa Rica; music from Radio Knives; and more.

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For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report, for May 22, 2008: A 59-minute podcast recorded live from Concord, California, USA, and almost live from Wokingham, Berkshire, England.

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