July 18 Updates on Malaysian Plane Crash in Ukraine
Date: 18 July 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
Open Source continues to follow the aftermath of the crash of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 in rebel-held eastern Ukraine to supplement the latest coverage of New York Times reporters on the ground. Updates mix breaking news reports with new information gleaned from social networks.
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July 17 Updates on Malaysia Airlines Plane Crash in Ukraine
Date: 17 July 2014
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
The New York Times is tracking developments related to the crash of a Boeing 777 in Ukraine.
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Abramson Discusses Exit From the Times With Media
Date: 18 July 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA and LESLIE KAUFMAN
Ravi SOMAIYA
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High-Stakes L.I.R.R. Threat That Works Both Ways
Date: 17 July 2014
By STEVEN GREENHOUSE and MATT FLEGENHEIMER
Steven GREENHOUSE
News analysis; threat by Long Island Rail Road’s unions to walk off the job has unusually high stakes, potentially creating havoc for tens of thousands of commuters; unions are confident they have upper hand in negotiations, but Metropolitan Transportation Authority is seizing on public’s frequent resentment toward unions to portray them as greedy.
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57,000 Reasons Immigration Overhaul May Be Stalled for Now
Date: 17 July 2014
By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS and MICHAEL D. SHEAR
Julie DAVIS
News analysis; crisis on border with Mexico is rapidly overtaking Pres Obama's plans to use executive action to reshape nation's immigration system, forcing him to confront new complications; influx of Central American children is leading him to focus on deportations at the moment he was preparing to allow more undocumented people to stay.
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How Murdoch's Bid for Time Warner Stacks Up Against Other Deals
Date: 18 July 2014
By MICHAEL J. DE LA MERCED
Michael DE LA MERCED
An analysis of both deal valuations and trading multiples of other media mergers appears to tilt slightly on Rupert Murdoch’s side.
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A Potential Combination of Two of Hollywood’s Most Successful Studios
Date: 17 July 2014
By MICHAEL CIEPLY, BROOKS BARNES and BILL CARTER
Michael CIEPLY
Bid by 21st Century Fox to acquire Time Warner Inc raises possibility that 20th Century Fox and Warner Bros, two of Hollywood's six major studios, would be combined; industry experts say merger would almost certainly result in cutback in movie production.
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The Fed’s Bully Pulpit on Wall Street
Date: 18 July 2014
By NEIL IRWIN
Neil IRWIN
The Upshot news analysis; Federal Reserve chairwoman Janet L Yellen's decision to use her bully pulpit to explicitly criticize certain overvalued assets marks stark departure from the subtle and sometimes inscrutable messaging that defined Fed under Alan Greenspan; departure raises host of questions related to the proper role of government officials in trying to influence the stock market.
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China to Tighten Oversight of Internet TV Programming
Date: 18 July 2014
By BREE FENG
Bree FENG
China’s top broadcast regulator has instructed Internet TV providers to remove any programming they are not authorized to broadcast, in what analysts see as the latest step for greater control of online media.
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Fox Challenges ESPN With Pursuit of Time Warner
Date: 18 July 2014
By EMILY STEEL and RICHARD SANDOMIR
Emily STEEL
Rupert Murdoch's $80 billion bid for Time Warner is seen as an attempt to shore up Fox's roster of sports programming, allowing it to challenge hegemony of Disney's ESPN; value of sports rights has soared since ESPN's founding 35 years ago, commanding ever higher fees from cable and satellite companies; successful acquisition would turn Fox into a sports programming behemoth in one fell swoop.
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