NY TIMES News, May 14, 2012

The New York Times Gets Played By Climate Deniers Huffington Post On the same day that Victor and I made these visits where he described how Malawi has been experiencing serious impacts from climate change for over 20 years, the New York Times published an article about clouds and climate deniers. See all stories on this topic »

Poll: Age and Partisanship Continue to Mark Divide Over Gay Marriage New York Times (blog) By DALIA SUSSMAN New York Times/CBS News polling shows change in support same-sex marriage over time. President Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage last week has had little effect on Americans' views of the issue so far, the latest New York ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Q. and A. With Stuart Elliott New York Times Questions can be sent to stuarte@nytimes.com. Q. I wanted to know about two recent ads in Parade for Newport Red, the non-menthol Newport cigarettes. Since it's a family publication, I was surprised to see the ads. Can you tell me about the Parade ... See all stories on this topic »

College Costs Weighing Down a Generation With Student Debt New York Times (blog) By TANYA CALDWELL On Sunday, The New York Times introduced the series “Degrees of Debt,” which examines “the implications of soaring college costs and the indebtedness of students and their families.” Regular readers of The Choice would be highly ... See all stories on this topic »

Morning Take-Out New York Times By WILLIAM ALDEN JPMorgan Chase Executive to Resign After Trading Loss | The huge loss at JPMorgan Chase has claimed three top traders in the bank's London office, including Ina Drew, one of the most senior women on Wall Street, The New York Times ... See all stories on this topic »

Money Can't Buy What Mayweather Needs Most New York Times In fact, the addiction became a significant part of telling the Charlie Parker story. Roach said that had Bird thought about how he would be remembered by history, he probably would have behaved differently. 1 2 Next Page » E-mail: wcr@nytimes.com. See all stories on this topic »

Survivors of Nepal Plane Crash 'Out of Danger' New York Times (blog) By THE NEW YORK TIMES Nepal/ReutersA survivor from a plane crash that occurred in the hills near Pokhara in northern Nepal is brought for treatment at Pokhara airport, May 14, 2012. An Agni Air plane carrying Indian and Danish tourists crashed into a ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Daily Report: Facebook's Acquisitions Offer Clues to Its Future New York Times (blog) By THE NEW YORK TIMES | May 14, 2012, 8:39 am Comment When Facebook snapped up two small start-ups just days after buying Instagram, it was business as usual, Jenna Wortham reports in Monday's New York Times. Facebook buys small companies on a regular ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

At Explore Charter School, a World and a System Divided New York Times But one large segment of New York City remains segregated, and that is in the city's schools. As the latest in a series in The New York Times, “A System Divided,” illustrated on Sunday, black children are often taught in schools that are ... See all stories on this topic »

Warren Fires Back at Dimon: Oust Him from the NY Fed The Fiscal Times Two others – Achilles Macris, a top JPMorgan official in London, and Javier Martin-Artajo, a senior London trader, are also heading for the door, according to The New York Times. Asked today whether Dimon should suffer even a greater penalty than... See all stories on this topic » The Fiscal Times

At a Small Weekly, Online News Comes With a Fee New York Times (blog) In New York, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and Newsday have, with varying degrees of success, erected Internet pay walls. One much smaller New York newspaper, though, has had a functional pay wall in place since 2003. See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

May 14, 1948 | Israel Declares Independence New York Times (blog) The May 15 New York Times reported, “The declaration of the new state by David Ben-Gurion, chairman of the National Council and the first Premier of reborn Israel, was delivered during a simple and solemn ceremony at 4 pm, and new life was instilled ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

What We're Reading New York Times (blog) By THE NEW YORK TIMES The New Yorker: For now, the LA chef Roy Choi (above), who made tacos stuffed with Korean BBQ famous, has publicly renounced meat. — Julia Moskin The Atlantic: El Bulli? Noma? The chef Sara Jenkins suggests that many chefs are ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

NY Times: Obama Economic Positions closer Socialist Francois Hollande Of France Las Vegas TSG Mr. Hollande was likely closer to the Obama administration on economic issues….Mr. Hollande…said that the countries had a 'convergence' on economic issues.” Does that mean that the New York Times is agreeing with the far right critics of Obama who ... See all stories on this topic »

5 Early Buzzers: JPMorgan and Yahoo! Cleans House, NY Times Sinks 7% Wall St. Cheat Sheet New York Times Co. (NYSE:NYT) shares dropped more than 7 percent in pre-market trading. The newspaper giant announced on Friday that is sold its remaining stake in Fenway Sports Group for $63 million. The group is the parent company of baseball's ... See all stories on this topic »

Define 'Welfare State,' Please New York Times (blog) Brandishing the phrase in his recent call for a structural revolution, David Brooks of The New York Times didn't get specific. The Heritage Foundation sometimes offers a narrow definition of the “unsustainable welfare state,” based on means-tested ... See all stories on this topic »

Idahoan's Unlikely Journey to Life as a Taliban Prisoner New York Times “You don't leave something like this to government officials,” Mr. Bergdahl said in one of three interviews with The New York Times in recent months, two of them last week in Idaho. “Why wouldn'ta father do this? This is my job. See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Poll: Most Americans Support Same-Sex Unions WLTX.com New York, NY (CBS) -- A new CBS News/New York Times Poll shows a solid majority of Americans support legal recognition for same-sex couples - though not necessarily through the official act of marriage - and the number of people who do support full... See all stories on this topic » WLTX.com

36 Hours in Hyderabad New York Times (blog) By THE NEW YORK TIMES Kuni Takahashi for The New York TimesThe Taramati Baradari, a pavilion said to have been built for a king's courtesan. Situated in the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, “Hyderabad is a juxtaposition of old and new unlike any other ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

On Our Radar: Imagining Many More Gray Whales New York Times (blog) By THE NEW YORK TIMES A study of DNA from whale bones in Washington State suggests that the gray whale population in the eastern Pacific was somewhere between 78000 and 116000 before the advent of aggressive whaling there in the 19th century. See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

NY Rangers, NJ Devils rivalry games have been dogged by fights and bitterness ... New York Daily News The last time the Rangers played the Devils, the puck had barely hit the Garden ice before their March 19 head-to-head turned into Wrestlemania. So it's natural to wonder if blood will spill early and often beginning in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference ... See all stories on this topic » New York Daily News

Obama's Commencement Speech at Barnard College New York Times (blog) The president, speaking from the grounds of Columbia University in New York City, told the nearly 600 women graduates to “fight for a seat at the head of the table.” “You are now poised to make this the century when women shape not only their own ... See all stories on this topic »

Johnny Carson Profiled on PBS's 'American Masters' New York Times When he died in 2005, Carson's obituary in The New York Times was 3971 words long, almost twice that of Eugene McCarthy, Rudolf Nureyev or Betty Ford. He mattered in a way that only a few people on television — maybe only Oprah Winfrey — can match. See all stories on this topic »

Tiny Fort Greene Publisher Celebrates 10 Surprisingly Successful Years New York Times (blog) On June 3, “Ghosting” will be reviewed in the New York Times, another feature in Ig's hat. Mr. Lasner and Ms. Clementson launched Ig in 2002 because they liked to read and needed a way to support their fiction habit. They kicked off with Mr. Lasner's ... See all stories on this topic »

2012 college commencements Albany Times Union (Cindy Schultz / Times Union) The Honorable Victoria A. Graffeo, Class of 1977, Associate Judge, New York Court of Appeals delivers the Commencement speech during Albany Law's 161st Commencement at Saratoga Performing Arts Center Friday May 11, 2012. See all stories on this topic »

Poll - The Caucus - The New York Times By By DALIA SUSSMAN President Obama's endorsement of same-sex marriage last week has had little effect on Americans' views of the issue so far, the latest New York Times/CBS News poll finds. The poll asked respondents a three-part question: whether ... The Caucus

A Weekly Roundup of Small-Business News - NYTimes.com By By GENE MARKS Plus: A seismic shift in Europe, managing cash flow, and what your mother taught you. Do you believe that Yelp can help your business? You're the Boss

At Rockaway Wave, Online Articles Come With a Fee - NYTimes.com By By CHRISTOPHER REEVE As newspapers large and small struggle to survive financially in an increasingly digitized marketplace, more and more of them are looking for ways to charge their online readers. In New York, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times and ... City Room

News Corp. Acquires Stake in Chinese Movie Company - NYTimes ... By By MICHAEL CIEPLY News Corporation bought a 19.9 percent stake in the Chinese company Bona Film Group, continuing the integration of Hollywood with the Chinese movie business. Media Decoder

News Quiz | May 14, 2012 - NYTimes.com By By TIFFANY FRASIER See what you know about the news of the day. ... The Learning Network - Teaching and Learning With The New York Times ... The Learning Network provides teaching and learning materials and ideas based on New York Times content. The Learning Network

Monday Reading: Future Grandparents Pay for Egg Freezing ... By By ANN CARRNS Future grandparents pay for egg freezing, how to travel with your mother, student loans weigh on a generation and other consumer-focused news from The New York Times. Bucks

New York Times Staffers Ask Arthur Sulzberger Jr. To 'Reconsider ... By The Huffington Post News Editors A week after the beloved New York Times assistant general counsel George Freeman lost his job in a round of layoffs, nearly 60 Times journalists put their names to a letter to publisher Arthur Sulzberger Jr. asking him to "reconsider" the decision. ... Law in the News » Longtime NY Times Counsel George Freeman Laid Off - Paul L. Boley Law Library · George Freeman - The Bump - 1972 [Soul-Jazz]. Around the Web: At the 'Times,' a letter to Sulzberger asks him to 'reconsider' firing ... The Huffington Post | Full News Feed

In BRICS Nations, Journalists at Risk - NYTimes.com By By SRUTHI GOTTIPATI This report on India from the journalists of The New York Times and a pool of talented writers in India and beyond provides unbiased, authoritative reporting on the country and its place in the world. India Ink also strives to be a virtual meeting ... India Ink

Colo. anti-fracking group hopes New York Times ad wins first lady's ... By Richard J. Ortner DENVER -- First Lady Michelle Obama has received a Mother's Day greeting from moms who oppose fracking.In a full-page advertisement in Saturday'sNew York Times, Mrs. Obama was asked to help hit the pause button on the controversial ... KDVR.com is the website for KDVR...

Monday Motorsports: Jimmie Johnson Delivers 200th Cup Victory to ... By By JONATHAN SCHULTZ A team of New York Times contributors blogs about news, trends and all things automotive. Check back for insight, photos, reviews of cars and more. And remember to join the conversation — you can comment on the cars, offer your own ... Wheels

The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia JPMorgan Lobbied for Loophole on Risky Trading. By EDWARD WYATT. JPMorgan Chase fought for the ability for banks to make big bets in their portfolios, ... www.nytimes.com/?se&query=doctorow

Developers Have Mixed Reactions to BlackBerry 10 News ... Now that Research in Motion has demonstrated its new BlackBerry 10 software, the big question for third-party software makers is whether they will invest in ... bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/01/blackberry-10-reactions/

Small Gain in Newspaper Circulations, Aided by Digital ... Sunday newspaper circulation increased by a surprisingly robust 5 percent, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, while daily circulation increased less ... mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/.../newspaper-circulations-h...

News Corp. Profits Increase Despite Scandal - NYTimes.com Net income at the giant media company was up 47 percent despite the ongoing hacking scandal in Britain. The company's strong cable television division ... mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/.../news-corp-profits-increas...

Fox News Extends Contract of Bret Baier, Political News Anchor ... The contract extension, which comes just 18 months after his last extension, will keep Mr. Baier on the channel through the 2016 presidential election season. mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/.../fox-news-extends-contrac...

When Good Movies Are Bad News - NYTimes.com Why the news that the "The Avengers" is pretty good fills me with a creeping dread. douthat.blogs.nytimes.com/.../when-good-movies-are-bad-ne...

From ABC News and Univision, an English-Language Channel for ... The channel - as yet unnamed - would start sometime in the first half of 2013 and include lifestyle, entertainment and health-related programming in addition to ... mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/.../from-abc-news-and-univi...

Kids Draw the News | Epic Brawl Depicted - NYTimes.com Children's illustrations of the spectacular brawl in the Tap Room of the New York Athletic Club and their next drawing assignment: the "Pharaoh Bloomberg" ... cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/.../kids-draw-the-news-epic-brawl...

Did the News Media Drive the Gay Marriage Debate? - NYTimes.com The issue of gay marriage has been a media fixation, evident in the front-and- center role the media played in the days leading up to President Obama's ... mediadecoder.blogs.nytimes.com/.../the-role-of-the-media-in-t...

Kids Draw the News | Pharaoh Bloomberg - NYTimes.com In the second installment of Kids Draw the News, children depicted the "Pharaoh Bloomberg" incident. Next assignment: the manhole cover mystery. cityroom.blogs.nytimes.com/.../kids-draw-the-news-pharaoh-b...

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