Deconstructing Parliament’s Loquacious Condemnation of News Corporation
Date: 02 May 2012
By David Carr
David Carr
Don’t have time to read all 121 pages of the British parliamentary report on Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation? Here’s a condensed version that cuts through the prolixity.
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Findings Bolster Calls for News Corp. Changes
Date: 02 May 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
Shareholders seek to loosen the Murdoch family’s grip on its media empire, but analysts say that outcome is unlikely.
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Correspondent Involved in Misleading ‘Today’ Segment Leaves NBC News
Date: 03 May 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Lilia Luciano, the correspondent on a “Today” segment that presented a misleading edit of an audio clip related to the Trayvon Martin shooting, is no longer employed at the network.
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Broadcaster Distances Itself From News Corp.
Date: 02 May 2012
By Julia Werdigier and Alan Cowell
Julia Werdigier
A day after a British parliamentary panel castigated Rupert Murdoch, BSkyB insisted on Wednesday that it was a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting license.
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‘Kids Draw the News’ Is Making News
Date: 03 May 2012
By Andy Newman
Andy Newman
City Room’s new “Kids Draw the News” feature was discussed on Fox 5 New York last night.
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News Corp.’s Board Says It Has ‘Full Confidence’ in Murdoch
Date: 02 May 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
The statement by the board comes a day after a select committee of the British Parliament found Mr. Murdoch was “not a fit person” to run a huge international company.
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Senate Panel Seeks Information From British Inquiry on News Corp.
Date: 03 May 2012
By The New York Times
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, who heads the commerce committee, has asked the Leveson inquiry for any information it has found that would be relevant in the United States.
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U.S. Presses China on Value of Its Currency
Date: 03 May 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
At their annual bilateral talks, the U.S. Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, urged China to allow the renminbi to strengthen.
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For Chinese, a Man in the News Is Much Discussed, if Not by Name
Date: 03 May 2012
By Michael Wines and Sharon LaFraniere
Michael Wines
Chinese citizens have had to tread carefully in discussing Chen Guangcheng, the dissident who sought refuge at the United States Embassy.
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When Good Movies Are Bad News
Date: 03 May 2012
By Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat
Why the news that the “The Avengers” is pretty good fills me with a creeping dread.
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