As Brazil Cheers, Protesters Struggle to Be Heard
Date: 16 June 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
With Brazilians loudly rallying behind their national team in the World Cup, activists concerned about social issues have struggled to make their voices heard.
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Did George W. Bush Foresee What's Happening in Iraq?
Date: 16 June 2014
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Andrew ROSENTHAL
Fox News claimed he “pretty much laid this out as it is happening.”
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For Katie Couric, Shift to Web From TV Is Complete
Date: 16 June 2014
By BILL CARTER
Bill CARTER
Katie Couric, having taped final episode of her syndicated talk show, plans to shift focus entirely to her 'global anchor' role at Yahoo; expresses some regrets about leaving television, but hopes that new platform will be a better home for substantial news topics than daytime television.
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A Paper Boat Navigating a Digital Sea
Date: 15 June 2014
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Margaret Sullivan The Public Editor column examines how The New York Times is engaged in fully transforming for a digital future when its business model is so tied to the printed newspaper.
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Eric Cantor’s Defeat Exposed a Beltway Journalism Blind Spot
Date: 16 June 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column discusses the mainstream news media's failure to predict decisive primary defeat of Rep Eric Cantor; argues that like politicians, journalists have come to focus too much on Washington DC and not enough on important local trends outside the beltway; cites the consolidation of the newsprint industry, and closure of many regional newspapers, as an additional cause.
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The Fog Machine of War
Date: 15 June 2014
By CHELSEA MANNING
Chelsea MANNING
Op-Ed article by former United States Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning contends that the concerns that motivated her to disclose classified information in 2010 have not been resolved; notes that as Iraq erupts in civil war and American contemplates intervention, it should give new urgency to question of how US military controlled media coverage of its involvement there and in Afghanistan.
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What's News in Washington: Situation in Iraq Worsens
Date: 16 June 2014
By ALAN RAPPEPORT
Alan RAPPEPORT
The weekend brought no calm to the violent situation in Iraq. Instead, it got worse, with reports of 1,700 Iraqi soldiers being executed by Sunni Islamist militants and two bombs going off in Baghdad.
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