What's Behind Canada's Troubled Relationship With Its Aboriginal Peoples
Date: 24 July 2014
By JAKE FLANAGIN
Jake FLANAGIN
Canada is often lauded as a model of successful multiculturalism – but some say the country’s integrationist policies have largely neglected its native communities.
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Heady Summer, Fateful Fall for Dinesh D’Souza, a Conservative Firebrand
Date: 25 July 2014
By JONATHAN MAHLER
Jonathan MAHLER
Dinesh D'Souza, even with prospect of jail time looming for violating campaign-finance laws, has emerged as right-wing media star of the moment, seemingly constant presence on talk radio and Fox News; his latest book America: Imagine a World Without Her and documentary film of same name claim America is under attack from its own government, as well as its progressive collaborators in Hollywood, academia and mainstream media.
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Transforming the Investment Case for BSkyB
Date: 25 July 2014
By QUENTIN WEBB
Quentin WEBB
Sky Europe promises scale, growth, and cost savings — but leverage will soar and cash returns will shrivel, writes Quentin Webb of Reuters Breakingviews.
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Egypt: Judge Says Devil United Journalists From Al Jazeera to Destabilize Nation
Date: 24 July 2014
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Egyptian Judge Mohammed Nagi Shehata says reason for harsh sentences issued against three journalists for Al Jazeera's English-language channel, is that reporters had been brought together 'by the devil' to destabilize Egypt.
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Bloomberg Hires a Founder of The Verge to Lead Online Initiatives
Date: 25 July 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Bloomberg hires Josh Topolsky, co-founder of the technology website The Verge, as editor of a series of online ventures it is introducing as part of a revamped journalism strategy.
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Weekend Reading: Waiting on Rupert
Date: 25 July 2014
By DEALBOOK
Dealbook
The announcement today that 21st Century Fox was selling some of its European assets has renewed talk that Rupert Murdoch is reloading for a new Time Warner bid.
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Washington Post Reporter Apparently Detained in Iran
Date: 25 July 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian, his Iranian wife, Yeganeh Salehi, and two other Americans are apparently taken into custody in Iran.
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