News Corp.’s Chief Digital Officer to Step Down as Company Prepares to Split
Date: 23 August 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
Jonathan Miller, who came to the company in 2009 to help manage the company’s tech investments and steer its brands into the digital age, had some tough assignments, including trying to turn around MySpace.
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Shares Rise on Hopes for Further Fed Action
Date: 24 August 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Minutes of the Fed’s latest policy meeting showed its members poised to cushion the economy if needed, while a letter from the Fed chairman, Ben Bernanke, said much the same thing.
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Broken Hearts and Breaking News
Date: 23 August 2012
By Mike Hale
Mike Hale
“The Newsroom” has had some harsh reviews, but now, with its season finale on Sunday, Aaron Sorkin’s sharp repartee is more evident.
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Boeing Loses an Order for Dreamliners
Date: 23 August 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The decision by Australia’s Qantas Airways, the biggest cancellation for the new 787, reflected a decline in international travel, according to analysts.
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Sporting News
Date: 24 August 2012
The latest fitness gear broadcasts your health to the world. Motivational or mortifying?
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Author of Book on Bin Laden Raid Is Identified
Date: 23 August 2012
By Julie Bosman and Thom Shanker
Julie Bosman
The anonymous Navy SEAL member who wrote the book remained anonymous for less than 24 hours.
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Theater Critic or Political Reporter?
Date: 24 August 2012
By Anand Giridharadas
Anand Giridharadas
Now that it's easier for politicians to speak directly to voters, the news media has moved toward reporting on just the "optics" of a campaign, and not on its substance.
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All the Single Ladies
Date: 23 August 2012
By Charles M. Blow
Charles
After listening to Republican politicians and their proxies on TV and radio, I’m left wondering why any women vote for Republicans.
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On Ryan’s Campaign Plane, Kind Gestures but Few Questions Answered
Date: 24 August 2012
By Trip Gabriel
Trip Gabriel
On Representative Paul D. Ryan’s campaign plane, the impression, indeed, is that the candidate and the traveling press are the closest of strangers.
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On Behalf of Stifled Russian Voices
Date: 23 August 2012
In speaking out in support of Pussy Riot, one speaks on behalf of all the other Russian voices that have been stifled in the past several years.
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