Mark Whitaker to Leave NBC News for CNN
Date: 28 January 2011
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Mark Whitaker, the NBC Washington Bureau chief and former editor of Newsweek magazine, has been hired by CNN as its executive vice president and managing editor.
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News Corporation to Release The Daily Next Week
Date: 27 January 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
One year to the day after Steve Jobs unveiled the iPad, the News Corporation says it is ready to unveil its iPad newspaper, The Daily.
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‘Black Swan’ Magic and Other Oscar News
Date: 28 January 2011
By Melena Ryzik
Melena Ryzik
James Cameron joins Twitter, a new video explains how “Black Swan” put Natalie Portman’s head on another dancer and Richard Brody bemoans snubs in the technical categories.
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TV Crews Struggle in Egyptian Chaos
Date: 28 January 2011
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Egyptian authorities adopted various tactics on Friday to halt live news broadcasts from the capital city, but for the most part networks like CNN and NBC were able to send signals out.
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The Governor’s Wife and the Line of Propriety
Date: 28 January 2011
By Ross Ramsey
Ross Ramsey
The humor columnist for The Austin American-Statesman wrote a column about the Texas governor’s wife, prompting numerous questions about whether he had improperly crossed the line.
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Full Presidential Speech Got an Unscripted Leak
Date: 27 January 2011
By Jeremy W. Peters
Jeremy Peters
The National Journal hears from a source and forces the White House’s hand nearly two hours before the State of the Union address.
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Near Newspaper Row of Years Gone By, the Media Return
Date: 28 January 2011
By Joseph Berger
Joseph Berger
In the late 19th century, a cluster of buildings along or near Park Row, close to City Hall and the courts, housed almost every daily newspaper in town.
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British Tabloid Dismisses Editor Over Hacking Scandal
Date: 27 January 2011
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
The News of the World tabloid said it found evidence linking the editor, Ian Edmondson, to allegations that the newspaper illegally intercepted celebrities’ telephone messages.
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Exit Olbermann
Date: 28 January 2011
Readers respond to an article about Keith Olbermann’s departure from MSNBC.
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Notable Quotes From Obama, Palin, Bachmann and Reid
Date: 27 January 2011
By Michael D. Shear
Michael
Some of our favorite quotations from political figures over the past 48 hours.
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