Israelis Start #BringBackOurBoys Campaign
Date: 17 June 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
Israelis trained to promote their country’s image online started a campaign last week, using a hashtag inspired by Nigerian activists, after three teenagers disappeared on their way home from religious schools in the occupied West Bank.
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As Brazil Cheers, Protesters Struggle to Be Heard
Date: 16 June 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
With Brazilians loudly rallying behind their national team in the World Cup, activists concerned about social issues have struggled to make their voices heard.
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Live Video from State Department Briefing on Suspect Arrested in Attack on Benghazi Compound
Date: 17 June 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Officials from the State Department answer questions about the arrest of a suspect in the attack on the compound in Benghazi on Sept. 11, 2012.
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Did George W. Bush Foresee What's Happening in Iraq?
Date: 16 June 2014
By ANDREW ROSENTHAL
Andrew ROSENTHAL
Fox News claimed he “pretty much laid this out as it is happening.”
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Egypt to Free Ill Journalist Who Staged Hunger Strike
Date: 17 June 2014
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
David
Egyptian prosecutors will release hunger-striking journalist Abdullah Elshamy because of his deteriorating health; release is concession on treatment of one of more than 16,000 prisoners detained since the military takeover.
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For Katie Couric, Shift to Web From TV Is Complete
Date: 16 June 2014
By BILL CARTER
Bill CARTER
Katie Couric, having taped final episode of her syndicated talk show, plans to shift focus entirely to her 'global anchor' role at Yahoo; expresses some regrets about leaving television, but hopes that new platform will be a better home for substantial news topics than daytime television.
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AnonyWatch: When Unnamed Sources Are Flat Wrong
Date: 17 June 2014
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Assessing what happened in a story about Phil Mickelson.
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China Keeps a Close Eye on Oil Interests in Iraq
Date: 17 June 2014
By BREE FENG and EDWARD WONG
Bree FENG
As militants threaten to drag Iraq back into civil war, China National Petroleum Corporation, the largest state-owned energy company, anxiously monitors its substantial investments in the country.
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Eric Cantor’s Defeat Exposed a Beltway Journalism Blind Spot
Date: 16 June 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column discusses the mainstream news media's failure to predict decisive primary defeat of Rep Eric Cantor; argues that like politicians, journalists have come to focus too much on Washington DC and not enough on important local trends outside the beltway; cites the consolidation of the newsprint industry, and closure of many regional newspapers, as an additional cause.
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