Comedy Podcast Inside News Corp. Feasts on a Scandal
Date: 14 August 2011
By J. David Goodman
J. Goodman
No one from within the News Corporation, where The Bugle podcast nestles, has tried to ruin their fun, say one of the show’s writers and its producer.
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Enrollment Plunge for DeVry Sends Stock Lower
Date: 13 August 2011
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
DeVry, the operator of DeVry University, said new undergraduate enrollment fell 26 percent, setting off a 17 percent loss in its share price.
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Rock Radio Station in New York Shifts to FM News Format
Date: 14 August 2011
By Ben Sisario
Ben Sisario
The new station, WEMP, replaces one of the New York area’s few remaining rock stations, WRXP.
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The Week’s Business News in Photos
Date: 13 August 2011
Chaotic markets after a downgrade of United States debt, a controversial cancer treatment and suffering crops.
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Source Sought for False Story on French Bank
Date: 14 August 2011
By Eric Pfanner
Eric Pfanner
The French are asking who the source was for an article that caused a sell-off in Société Générale shares.
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Chinese Interns Approve of Old Journals and Twitter
Date: 13 August 2011
By Hunter Clauss
Hunter Clauss
During an internship in Chicago this summer, a group of college students from China were impressed by the boss’s Twitter and Facebook use.
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Loving Groupon but Dating Others
Date: 13 August 2011
By David Greising
David Greising
Groupon, Chicago’s tech darling, has suffered some public relations damage on the way to its I.P.O., so it’s important for its admirers to remember that there are other high-tech fish in the sea.
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Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me
Date: 13 August 2011
Test your knowledge of recent events.
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In an Age of Vitriol, What Is Out of Bounds?
Date: 13 August 2011
By Arthur S. Brisbane
Arthur Brisbane
A columnist apologized for his tone. Not everyone thought he should have.
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In St. Louis, I’m a Failure
Date: 13 August 2011
By Matt Richtel
Matt Richtel
Amazon now allows writers to check weekly print sales figures from retailers around the country, possibly encouraging an obsession with the statistics.
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