As the World Heats Up, the Climate for News Is Changing, Too
Date: 08 July 2019
By Marc Tracy
Marc Tracy
Rival newsrooms are joining together to meet a crisis years in the making. But there is disagreement among some journalists on how to play the story.
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Local News Needs Federal Help
Date: 08 July 2019
By Howard Husock
Howard Husock
As a conservative, this is not the kind of thing I usually find myself saying, but the situation is dire and the consequences for our democracy are immense.
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Syria Replaces Security Chief: News Reports
Date: 08 July 2019
By Reuters
Syria's government has replaced one of its top security chiefs Jamil Hassan, a subject of Western sanctions, pro-Damascus social media sites reported.
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Press Groups Say Turkey Report Blacklists Foreign News Media
Date: 07 July 2019
By The Associated Press
Journalism organizations in Turkey have criticized a report by a pro-government think tank that they say catalogues journalists working for international news media in a way that amounts to "blacklisting."
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Greece Is the Good News Story in Europe
Date: 08 July 2019
By Roger Cohen
Roger Cohen
Greek resilience through crisis demonstrates that reports of democracy’s demise are exaggerated.
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‘Drag This Out as Long as Possible’: Former Official Faces Rare Criminal Charges Under Open-Records Law
Date: 08 July 2019
By Richard Fausset
Richard Fausset
Public officials who fail to comply with document requests covered by “sunshine” laws are hardly ever prosecuted. Misdemeanor charges against an aide to a previous mayor of Atlanta are a first in Georgia.
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Australian Police Obtained Journalist’s Travel Records From Airline in Leak Inquiry
Date: 08 July 2019
By Isabella Kwai
Isabella Kwai
The request for the travel records from Qantas Airways has alarmed the media industry and advocates for a free press.
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Thanksgiving in July? The Times Food Desk’s Recipe for Success
Date: 08 July 2019
By Kasia Pilat
Kasia Pilat
While you’re at the beach, Sam Sifton and his team are roasting turkeys.
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New Scandals Rock Government’s Foreign Broadcasting Service
Date: 08 July 2019
By Elizabeth Williamson
Elizabeth Williamson
The United States Agency for Global Media is facing intensified scrutiny after two new cases raised questions about journalistic and financial management.
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Heather Mills, Others, Win Settlement Over Murdoch Group Phone Hacking
Date: 08 July 2019
By Reuters
Heather Mills, ex-wife of former Beatle Paul McCartney, said on Monday she and 90 others have won an apology and settlement from Rupert Murdoch's News Group Newspapers after a near decade-long battle over claims of phone hacking.
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