Activists Arrested in Cairo at March Against Protest Ban
Date: 21 June 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
Police arrested Egyptians protesting a new law banning unsanctioned street protests on Saturday in Cairo, activists said.
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A Deal-Making Touch Honed in the Minority
Date: 20 June 2014
By JENNIFER STEINHAUER
Jennifer STEINHAUER
Man in the News profile of Rep Kevin Owen McCarthy, newly elected House majority leader; politically obsessed and manically social, McCarthy is likely to be more focused on brokering deals and winning elections than on pushing policy from on high, as his predecessor Eric Cantor did.
Federal Reserve’s Bond-Buying Fades, but Stimulus Doesn’t End There
Date: 20 June 2014
By BINYAMIN APPELBAUM
Binyamin APPELBAUM
News analysis; Federal Reserve plans to reinvest in mortgage bonds, and potentially in Treasury securities, as it winds down its prominent bond-buying program later in 2014; tactic is intended to help ease economy out of stimulus period and to help keep borrowing costs low.
Chinese Government Tightens Constraints on Press Freedom
Date: 20 June 2014
By MICHAEL FORSYTHE
Michael FORSYTHE
China announces new restrictions on news media, requiring reporters to receive permission from employers for investigative work and banning personal websites; journalists and rights activists say rules could have chilling effect on reporting in country.
Mozilla to Develop Comments Platform With New York Times and Washington Post
Date: 20 June 2014
By LESLIE KAUFMAN
Leslie KAUFMAN
New York Times and The Washington Post announce partnerships with Mozilla to develop a new platform to better manage their readers’ online comments and contributions; platform will be supported by a grant of roughly $3.9 million from the John S and James L Knight Foundation, which promotes innovation in journalism.
I Was a Digital Best Seller!
Date: 20 June 2014
By TONY HORWITZ
Tony HORWITZ
Op-Ed article by author Tony Horwitz describes how his experience of publishing a book in e-format that became a digital bestseller serves as cautionary tale about new media and technology and the way it will impact writers and readers; contends experience left him certain that he will opt to publish his next book in hard copy.
Family, Corruption and Sage Words From a News Agency
Date: 20 June 2014
By CHRIS BUCKLEY
Chris BUCKLEY
A commentary by the state-run news agency Xinhua laced with revealing Chinese idioms is likely to be worrisome reading for Ling Jihua, once the powerful gatekeeper to the Communist Party’s leadership.
Collecting Catholics’ Everyday Stories as an Antidote to Scandals in the News
Date: 21 June 2014
By MARK OPPENHEIMER
Mark OPPENHEIMER
Mark Oppenheimer Beliefs column focuses on Paul Elie, writer and editor who is working with Dave Isay, founder of oral history project StoryCorps, to find and catalog Roman Catholic religious stories--tales that have nothing to do with the sexual abuse scandal.