Britain: Former Editor Testifies on Hacking of Royals
Date: 15 May 2014
By STEVEN ERLANGER
Steven ERLANGER
Clive Goodman, former royalty editor of The News of the World, testifies at long-running phone-hacking trial that he had listened to voice mails of former Kate Middleton, Prince William and Prince Harry.
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Newspapers Hooked Dean Baquet, New Editor of The Times, at an Early Age
Date: 15 May 2014
By JONATHAN MAHLER
Jonathan MAHLER
Profile of Dean Baquet, who has replaced The New York Times Executive Editor Jill Abramson; Baquet takes over the paper at a time of upheaval and uncertainty in the news business.
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As Barbara Walters Retires, the Big TV Interview Signs Off, Too
Date: 16 May 2014
By JONATHAN MAHLER
Jonathan MAHLER
Barbara Walters, 84-year-old queen of the television celebrity 'big get,' is retiring after five decades in television; she turned the celebrity interview into a kind of art form, but ratings have plunged in crowded environment with stars and politicians turning to social media, and no longer needing networks, to reach their public.
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Editor of Le Monde Resigns Amid Discord
Date: 15 May 2014
By MAÏA de la BAUME and ALISSA J. RUBIN
Maïa de la BAUME
Natalie Nougayrede, editor in chief of French newspaper Le Monde, steps down after 14-month tenure marked by staff resistance to her efforts to push paper into the digital era.
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Egypt Tells 3 They Must Pay to See Evidence
Date: 16 May 2014
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
David
Egyptian court says three jailed Al Jazeera journalists must pay $170,000 for a copy of the video footage that prosecutors say shows the defendants fabricated news reports to foment unrest; all three have been in jail since December 2013 on charges that they had formed an Islamist cell and conspired with the Muslim Brotherhood, charges they deny.
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Times Seeks to Reassure Its Staff After Abramson’s Ouster
Date: 16 May 2014
By LESLIE KAUFMAN and RAVI SOMAIYA
Leslie KAUFMAN
New York Times Company finds itself having to reassure employees and rebut reports that dismissal of Jill Abramson, The Times's first female executive editor, was related to her complaints about receiving less pay than her male predecessors.
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This Weekend: The Marvelous Sugar Baby
Date: 15 May 2014
By CHRISTIAN ROMAN
Christian ROMAN
Visit Kara Walker’s giant sugar coated sphinx in Brooklyn, see what a Don Quixote ballet looks like at the MET or check out some medieval stained glass at the Cloisters.
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