NY TIMES News, Jan 13, 2012

Bloomberg View Expands Editorial Board Bloomberg Katy Roberts was commentary editor at NYTimes.com, where she launched the Room for Debate discussion site and held a number of roles including national editor, editor of the Week in Review section and editor of the Op-Ed page. James Gibney was features ... See all stories on this topic »

NY Times Asks: Hey, Should We Report The Truth? Gothamist NY Times public editor Arthur S. Brisbane posed an interesting question in his column today: should the Gray Lady point out when politicians and other officials are clearly lying to us? To figure out whether the "newspaper of record" should report ... See all stories on this topic » Gothamist

Teaching Dickens With The New York Times New York Times (blog) How would you apply the word today? What, whether you find it in the pages of The New York Times or somewhere in your own community, strikes you as truly Dickensian? Why? How well does Dickens hold up 200 years later? How would you interest readers... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

Praise and Contempt for Bloomberg's Proposals New York Times In the news on Friday, The New York Times said Mr. Bloomberg doubled down on his controversial education policies. The Daily News called the speech “groundbreaking.” The New York Post declared, “It's war.” Mayor Bloomberg is attempting to breathe new ... See all stories on this topic »

Daily Report: New Storage Device Is Very Small, at 12 Atoms New York Times (blog) By THE NEW YORK TIMES | January 13, 2012, 7:43 am John Markoff, a technology reporter at The New York Times, reports on the implications of researchers at IBM having stored and retrieved digital information from an array of just 12 atoms. ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

New Days to Shake the World New York Times ... with Putin and Medvedev as the doomed lovers — and Russia in the role of the sinking ship. 1 2 Next Page » A national security correspondent for The New York Times and the author of “Dismantling Utopia: How Information Ended the Soviet Union.” See all stories on this topic » New York Times

Jodi Kantor Talks About White House Blowback on Her Book, The Obamas New York Magazine (blog) By Noreen Malone This week, Brooklyn-based New York Timescorrespondent Jodi Kantor published The Obamas, a chronicle of the first couple in the White House. Before most of the political world had even read the book, which was strictly embargoed until... See all stories on this topic » New York Magazine (blog)

Self-service, online options driving customers to avoid salespeople Retail Customer Experience It's no big shock that many shoppers don't like to be continually asked if they need assistance from store associates, but an article in today's NY Timespointed out some consumers specifically shop online to avoid employees. ... See all stories on this topic »

As the Directors Make Their Documentary Picks, New Oscar Rules Take Effect New York Times (blog) By THE NEW YORK TIMES The Academy's Board of Governors made it official today: to qualify for the documentary feature Oscar, a film must be reviewed in The New York Times and/or The Los Angeles Times, in addition to the previously required weeklong run ... See all stories on this topic »

Roy Ash, Powerful Budget Director for Nixon, Dies at 93 New York Times He had “become a surrogate president, administering the Nixon policies,” the White House correspondent John Herbers wrote in The New York TimesMagazine in 1974. Earlier, as a private citizen, Mr. Ash headed a commission appointed by Nixon to recommend ... See all stories on this topic »

Despite what you think there are straight males blogging about fashion. scallywagandvagabond Considering the avalanche of style experts/bloggers in the fashion industry being chiefly female or gay (so I have been told) the NY Times has bravely come out today to assert that in fact there are straight male bloggers in the fashion world. ... See all stories on this topic »

Pushing the boundaries of nanotechnology Bend Bulletin By John Markoff / New York Times News Service Most magnetic storage systems require 1 million atoms to store basic digital information, but IBM researchers created a usable unit that's just 12 atoms thick. Researchers at IBM have stored and retrieved ... See all stories on this topic »

It's Nicki Minaj's world, and she wants more - The News & Observer San Francisco Luxury News What's going on in the world of Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Beyonce, Rihanna, or Britney Spears today? Well, here is an interesting news item we saw. Check it out. BY LAURA M. HOLSON – New York Times BY LAURA M. HOLSON Perhaps it was the brightly colored ... See all stories on this topic »

The China Illusion FrontPage Magazine The NY Times oped pages headline writers helped generate the proper spin for this pernicious ploy: “To Save Our Economy, Ditch Taiwan.” The story by Paul V. Kane, a Marine Corps veteran of the Iraq war and former international security fellow at the ... See all stories on this topic » FrontPage Magazine

More say they heard Mott confess Albany Times Union The case is being heard in Rensselear County Courthouse in Troy, NY startingtoday Jan. 11, 2012 (Skip Dickstein / Times Union) Defense attorney Brian Donohue gives his opening statement to the jury in the George Mott II murder trial in Rensselaer ... See all stories on this topic »

'One Life to Live' takes its last breath today Indianapolis Star ... NY, when she got the role in 1971, took one last curtain call Thursday at a tribute to the show on "The View," which airs today. And in an interview in her dressing room before the taping, she teared up a few times as she talked about leaving ... See all stories on this topic »

Brought to Us by the BQE New York Times There had been talk since the early 20th century of creating a bluff-top or bluff-side park with views of New York Bay. For instance, in 1903 The New York Times reported on a $1 million proposal for “hanging gardens” behind the houses on the bluff, ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times

City Renews Push To Develop Abandoned Kingsbridge Armory Gothamist Today, Mayor Bloomberg will announce that the city will be accepting new RFPs to develop the long-abandoned site in his State of the City address (today at 1 pm). According to the NY Times, the opponents from the 2009 attempt are on board, ... See all stories on this topic » Gothamist

The Return of Tony Melillo's T's New York Times (blog) By ERIC WILSON Deidre Schoo for The New York TimesAnthony Thomas Melillo with looks from his collection. Longtime devotees of the sportswear designer Tony Melillo will be pleased to learn that, after roughly a three-year absence, his precision-cut ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

In the Clearing Stands a Boxer: One Man's Fight Against Fracking truthout (Photo: Fred R. Conrad / The New York Times) There is a natural prejudice against fasting as part of a political struggle. It is considered a vulgar interpolation in politics by the ordinary politician, though it has always been resorted to by ... See all stories on this topic » truthout

Fashion & Finance: Sales, steals & deals in the new year Accounting Today (blog) Most importantly, everything you see on this section of the website is on sale! http://www.neimanmarcus.com/fb_lastcall Bloomingdales: Home sale starts today… just in time for those new goals, revamps and must-have essentials. ... See all stories on this topic » Accounting Today (blog)

Letter to Friends and Neighbors truthout “While the existence of the toxic wastes has been reported, thousands of internal documents obtained by The New York Times from the Environmental Protection Agency, state regulators and drillers show that the dangers to the environment and health are ... See all stories on this topic »

Eight Men In: Vintage 2008 New York Times (blog) Fifty years ago, if the Giants were headed to Green Bay to play the Packers in the postseason, fans in New York might have considered themselves lucky to catch the game on television.Today, with tickets available online and frequent-flier miles ... See all stories on this topic » New York Times (blog)

NYT: Judith Clark and the Brink's Robbery NyackNewsAndViews Three decades have passed, but for many of the families who lost loved ones, it's still a wound that time cannot completely heal. The New York Timesexamines one of the perpetrators of that crime, Judith Clarke, in a story by investigative reporter Tom ... See all stories on this topic »

An Illinois Constitutional Amendment on Ethics — Maybe the Best, Last Resort ChicagoNow (blog) "Not for nothing" to quote Tony, but it made the NY Times too. In this investigative report, it clearly lays out the relationship and the stunning conflict of interest between Senator Mike Jacobs and his father and current lobbyist, former Senator ... See all stories on this topic »

Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois News Radar » Today's quotes By Rich Miller Today's quotes. Friday, Jan 13, 2012. * From New York Times public editor Arthur S. Brisbane… I'm looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they ... Capitol Fax.com - Your Illinois...

It Takes a Village Idiot | NYTimes eXaminer By marieburns We can stipulate that Arthur Brisbane, the New York Times public editor, is a clueless naif. No one today would disagree with that, and many have said much worse. For a man who has been in the newspaper business for 35 years and whose ... NYTimes eXaminer

Americans are afraid to take vacations — RT By RT The White House's would-be success overthe unemployment epidemic came crashing today with the announcement that jobless benefit claims went up for the first time in six weeks. ... The New York Times boasts all the news that's fit to print, but reporters at the iconic outlet are saying that the high-ups at the paper could stand to squeeze a lot more into something else: their benefit packages. US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama greet trick or treaters at the North ... News RSS : Today

New York Times Asks Whether Truthtelling Should be Part of ... By Taylor Marsh I'm looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times newsreporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about. – Should The Times Be ... ... Please donate today ... Taylor Marsh

New York Times | Truth Vigilantes | Mediaite By Nando Di Fino On Thursday, Arthur S. Brisbane, the public editor of the New York Times, posed an interesting thought. “I'm looking for reader input,” Brisbane writes, “on whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge 'facts' that are ... Mediaite

slacktivist » Broken news: The New York Times pulls a Brisbane By Fred Clark I'm looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times newsreporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about. OK, Brisbane .... Newspapers today are run by terrified beancounters. The industry ... slacktivist

Daily Kos: New York Times asks readers: Should reporters report ... By rss@dailykos.com (Hunter) I'm looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times newsreporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about. He goes on to explain that an opinion columnist, like Paul Krugman, clearly has the ... Daily Kos

So whaddaya think: should we put truthtelling back up there at ... By Jay Rosen Brisbane's post, Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante? exploded onto the web today, startling user after user, and journalist after journalist, all of whom reacted with some version of: Why is this even a question? Alright, I'll tell you why. Brisbane wrote: “I'm looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge 'facts' that are asserted by newsmakers they write about.” For example: On the campaign trail, Mitt Romney often says President ... Pressthink

News Quiz | Jan. 13, 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 ... See what you know about the news below. To prepare, you might scan the articles or summaries intoday's paper. ... The Learning Network

I want a newspaper that can call a lie a lie | Just Well Mixed By Jason Lefkowitz The New York Times' ombudsman, Arthur S. Brisbane, asks today whether the paper should act as a “truth vigilante”: I'm looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times news reporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted ... Just Well Mixed

6 Q's About the News | 'Today We Eat. Tomorrow We Don't ... What is the practice known as delestage, or "power cut"? learning.blogs.nytimes.com/.../today-we-eat-tomorrow-we-do...

Should The Times Be a Truth Vigilante? | The Public Editor ... I'm looking for reader input on whether and when New York Times newsreporters should challenge “facts” that are asserted by newsmakers they write about. ... publiceditor.blogs.nytimes.com/.../should-the-times-be-a-truth...

New York Times bestselling author coming to ... - Shore News Today Rickards to talk about global economy related topics CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE – When James Rickards spent time at the Cape May beach and his home in ... www.shorenewstoday.com/.../19833-new-york-times-bestselli...

Today's Scuttlebot: Statistics Quants and Some Frisky Books ... The technology reporters and editors of The New York Times scour the Web each ... THE ATLANTIC | Wherein the author argues that if you ignore the newsfrom the ... Danny Sullivan: “Today's change is one of the few times where I'm thinking, ... bits.blogs.nytimes.com/.../todays-scuttlebot-statistics-quants-an...

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New York Times employees revolt — RT The New York Times boasts all the news that's fit to print, but reporters at the iconic ... protesters upset with the corpocracy governing the United Statestoday. ... rt.com/usa/news/times-york-baker-robinson-495/

So much for the penny press « BuzzMachine So, in inflation-adjusted current pennies, The New York Times today costs 10 times more than a newspaper in 1890. Granted, Today's Times is better than a ... www.buzzmachine.com/2012/.../so-much-for-the-penny-press...

Fed Gives $77 Billion in Profits to Treasury Department – New York ... FRANCE 24Fed Gives $77 Billion in Profits to Treasury DepartmentNew York TimesWASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve said on Tuesday that it contributed ... www.financialnewstoday.org/.../fed-gives-77-billion-in-profits...

USA TODAY App Now Available for Kindle Fire - New York Times The app provides eye catching photos while delivering the latest award-winning USA TODAY news in a convenient interactive package designed to take ... markets.on.nytimes.com/.../press_release.asp?...

The New York Times Student Journalism Institute Announces 2012 ... The New York Times Student Journalism Institute today announced the ...managing breaking news and meeting deadlines right alongside full-time staffers ." ... green.tmcnet.com/news/2012/01/06/6036667.htm

  

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BBC World News, Jan 13, 2012

Midwife expert slams 'foetus parties' where mothers-to-be celebrate pregnancy Daily Mail Writing in a Scrubbing Up column for the BBC News website, Prof Warwick said ultrasound is a screening tool to help detect babies with serious problems and ensure pregnancy management is tailored appropriately. 'For example, if a baby is found to be ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Digital detox and Italy's mountains are among 2012's hottest travel trends Metro This is the year that we rediscover the Mediterranean, says Simon Reeve, author, adventurer and broadcaster of the new BBC series Indian Ocean, which will be aired in March. 'Lots of us have been seduced by the delights of long-haul journeys, ... See all stories on this topic » Metro

USA will hold sanctions against the companies which work with Iran Times.am The US authorities have held sanctions against international companies from China , Singapore and Arabic United Emirates, which cooperate with Iran on the energetic sphere. According to BBC News the appropriate report on sanctions towards Iran is ... See all stories on this topic »

At Year One, Prospects for Electric Cars Still Uncertain EV World IMPORTANT NOTICE: To read this BBC News/UK news story, click the READ COMPLETE ARTICLE link above. This will launch a separate window to the original news source. To comment on this story use the Reader's Comment form below. A valid email address and ... See all stories on this topic »

Tebow vs. Brady in NFL playoffs could get huge TV ratings USA TODAY "You have to be careful around the greens," says Golf Channel director John DelVecchio, who's says the BBC used shots from Segways on the British Open but believes this will be a first for USTV sports. "You don't want to drive it into a bunker. ... See all stories on this topic » USA TODAY

Beaumont worker blames fall from ladder on dirty deck The Louisiana Record Clemente Flores, Jr. filed suit against BBC Chartering USA and Boumans & Associates Inc. on Sept. 25, 2011. The defendants removed the case to federal court in New Orleans on Jan. 5. The alleged incident occurred on Sept. ... See all stories on this topic »

Wild Rover's 'Secret Fortune' Commissioned for Series Three Extended Run The Irish Film Television Network Belfast-based production company Wild Rover has been recommissioned to complete an extended run of the third series of 'Secret Fortune' for BBC One, which will start shooting in late April. The National Lottery show, which is presented by English TV ... See all stories on this topic » The Irish Film Television Network

"Friendly" US escalates attacks on Pakistan Media Monitors Network Angered by the attack, the Pakistani military announced it was closing supply routes for US military convoys through Pakistan. It also demanded that Americans vacate the Shamsi airbase in Baluchistan that was used for drone operations. In his BBC ... See all stories on this topic »

UK student faces US extradition in copyright case Reuters UK "I was forced to set up advertising because of the massive server fees," O'Dwyer told BBC radio ahead of the ruling in a London court. "When you've got a website with over 300000 people a month visiting, there's a need for infrastructure to support ... See all stories on this topic »

Uni-Tea Garden Party to Feature Author/Actress Mara Purl Santa Barbara Independent The stories emanate from the esteemed BBC Radio drama series entitled Milford-Haven USA that Ms. Purl created following her days as an actress on Days Of Our Lives (as Darla Cook). Her radio drama attracted 4.5 million listeners in the UK before she ... See all stories on this topic »

Twitter Trackbacks for BBC News - Wikileaks suspect Bradley ... By bbc.co.uk BBC News - Wikileaks suspect Bradley Manning 'should be tried'.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16539409 – view page – cached page. A US military officer recommends a court martial for Bradley Manning, suspected of leaking classified documents ... Topsy - Top 100

BBC News - US Marine Corps probes 'Taliban desecration' video The US military says it is investigating a video that appears to show marines joking as they urinate on dead Taliban fighters. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16522973

BBC News - US 'deplores' US Marines Taliban 'urination' video A video purportedly showing US Marines urinating on dead Afghans is "utterly deplorable", says Defence Secretary Leon Panetta, vowing to investigate. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16534289

BBC News - Afghan leader Karzai condemns 'US Marines body ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation; Skip tobbc. co.uk ... The US military is investigating the authenticity of the video and the Marine ... The Nato-led International Security Assistance Force (Isaf) said it " strongly ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-16524419

BBC News - Obama signs Iran sanctions bill into law President Obama signs into law a defence bill including tough new USsanctions ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uknavigation; Skip to ... BBC World Service ... The Taliban in Afghanistan denounce as "shameful" a video apparently showing US Marines urinating on the corpses of Taliban fighters. www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16376072

BBC News - US Marines identify Afghanistan 'urination' troops At least two of four US Marines shown in a video appearing to urinate on Taliban ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uknavigation; Skip to ... the Marines and the Kabul-based International Security Assistance Force (Isaf). www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-16538159

BBC News - Skyscrapers 'linked with impending financial crashes' Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation; Skip to ...The view from the top of the world's tallest building: video courtesy Imre Solt... 1974, just as there was an oil shock and the US dollar's peg to gold was abandoned. www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16494013

BBC News - Augmented ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip tobbc.co.uk navigation; Skip to ... Play One-minute World News ... Play Backlash fear over US Marine video ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-16387833

BBC News - US Marine's Tough ... A US Marine who fought in Iraq has taken on the challenge of the World's Toughest Mudder endurance course. ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk ... Play Soldiers react to US Marine video ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16380621

BBC News - Hardtalk - Olli Rehn: Greek bailout deal 'weeks away' Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation; Skip tobbc. co.uk ... Watch the full interview on BBC World News on Wednesday 11 January at 04:30, ... Watch recent episodes online (UK only) or find out who is coming up on the programme by following us on Twitter. ... Fears of 'Talibanvideo' backlash ... www.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/hardtalk/9675069.stm

BBC News - US Navy rescues Iranian fishermen from Somali pirates The US Navy has rescued 13 Iranian fishermen being held by pirates in the Arabian Sea, the Pentagon says. ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk ... Europe · Mid-East · Business · Health · Sci/Environment · Tech · Entertainment · Video ... Play One-minute World News ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16452666

BBC News - Start-up companies take on the corporate CES 2012 ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation; Skip tobbc. co.uk ... Play Soldiers react to US Marine video · Play One-minute World News ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-16480046

BBC News - Carbon airline tax row escalating Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uk navigation; Skip tobbc. co.uk ... Play Soldiers react to US Marine video ... Play One-minuteWorld News ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-16437007

BBC News - US condemns bomb attack on Iran nuclear scientist The US condemns the killing of Iranian nuclear scientist Mostafa Ahmadi-Roshan ... Skip to content; Skip to local navigation; Skip to bbc.co.uknavigation; Skip to ... www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16519304

  

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