What We're Reading: Best of 2014
Date: 23 December 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web. Today, great reads from Dan Saltzstein, Lydia Polgreen and others.
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Qatar Suspends News Channel Critical of Egyptian Government
Date: 23 December 2014
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
David
Qatar suspends broadcast of satellite news channel sharply critical of Egypt's military-led government after pressure from Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and the Egyptian government; shutdown of channel, Egyptian affiliate of the Qatari-owned Al Jazeera network, is blow to supporters of Egypt's deposed president, Mohamed Morsi, and his Islamist group Muslim Brotherhood.
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Conflict Coverage Proves Deadly Job for Journalists
Date: 23 December 2014
By RICK GLADSTONE
Rick GLADSTONE
Annual report by news media advocacy group Committee to Protect Journalists finds that unusually high number of foreign correspondents were killed in 2014 while reporting on conflicts in Middle East, Ukraine and Afghanistan; also shows that, for third consecutive year, Syria is most dangerous country for journalists.
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With a Holiday Break, Seeking Issues and Opportunities to Explore in 2015
Date: 23 December 2014
By ANDREW C. REVKIN
Andrew REVKIN
A brief break from blogging and a call for ideas to explore in 2015.
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Obama to See if North Korea Should Return to Terror List
Date: 22 December 2014
By AMY CHOZICK
Amy CHOZICK
Pres Obama will review whether to return North Korea to list of state sponsors of terrorism; action is part of broader government response to damaging cyberattack on Sony's Hollywood studio.
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Columbia Journalism School to Scrutinize Rolling Stone Rape Article
Date: 23 December 2014
By ALEXANDRA ALTER
Alexandra ALTER
Rolling Stone magazine is asking Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism to review article about gang rape at University of Virginia written by Sabrina Rubin Erdely; Jann Wenner, magazine's editor and publisher, says review will evaluate process that led to publication of story and that report will be published unedited in its entirety on magazine's Web site, with excerpts appearing in print.
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