News Corp. Hits a Bump as Investors Prepare to Meet
Date: 14 October 2011
By Amy Chozick and Tanzina Vega
Amy Chozick
The controversy this week over an unorthodox circulation deal at the European edition of The Wall Street Journal complicates matters for the company’s leadership.
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Pension Funds Challenge News Corporation Board
Date: 14 October 2011
By Amy Chozick and Julia Werdigier
Amy Chozick
On Friday, California’s two huge public sector pension funds said they would withhold support from some or all of the News Corporation’s board nominees.
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A News Story Is Growing With ‘Occupy’ Protests
Date: 13 October 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
As cities like Tampa, Fla., have joined in the protests begun in New York, news organizations across the country have also begun to take notice.
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House Panel Issues Subpoena for Records on Gun Program
Date: 13 October 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
A subpoena went to Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. for Justice Department documents related to the law enforcement program, called Fast and Furious.
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Protestors Get The News
Date: 14 October 2011
Rob Harris
Rob Harris
A cheer erupts after a the announcement that Brookfield Properties, which owns Zuccotti Park, will not require protesters to leave.
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Koppel Joins NBC’s ‘Rock Center With Brian Williams’
Date: 13 October 2011
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Ted Koppel has joined the roster of correspondents for the coming NBC newsmagazine “Rock Center With Brian Williams.”
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Politico Reporter Resigns Amid Plagiarism Allegations
Date: 14 October 2011
By Tanzina Vega
Tanzina Vega
A reporter for Politico resigned on Thursday after allegations that she had used content in a number of stories from that had been published by other sources.
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The Times’s executive editor Jill Abramson on her new book, “The Puppy Diaries”; Helen Schulman’s “This Beautiful Life”; the science of the human brain; best-seller news
Date: 14 October 2011
This week, the Times’s executive editor Jill Abramson on her new book, “The Puppy Diaries”; Helen Schulman talks about her novel “This Beautiful Life”, a selection of The Big City Book Club; Christopher Chabris discusses new books about the science of the human brain; and Jennifer Schuessler has best-seller news. Sam Tanenhaus is the host.
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Auditors Scrutinizing Wall Street Journal Europe's Circulation
Date: 13 October 2011
By Eric Pfanner
Eric Pfanner
The figures are being examined by British auditors after a newspaper referred to a complex sponsorship deal as a circulation "scam."
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Hulu’s Owners Call Off Plans to Sell Company
Date: 13 October 2011
By Michael J. de la Merced
Michael de la Merced
Hulu’s owners said that each of them found value in holding on to the Web video company instead of selling it to any of a number of potential bidders.
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