A Wizard at Prying Government Secrets From the Government
Date: 20 July 2015
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
Profile of Jason Leopold, Vice News journalist who has leveraged his encyclopedic knowledge of Freedom of Information Act to reveal some 20,000 pages of government documents in his reporting; Leopold's work has included series of disclosures that have touched on Guantanamo Bay, racist emails from the Ferguson, Mo, Police Dept and details of Central Intelligence Agency torture memos.
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Morning Agenda: Courting Conflict of Interest
Date: 21 July 2015
By AMIE TSANG
Amie TSANG
Courting Conflict of Interest | Consultants Under Scrutiny | First Data’s Late Return | Fed Approves Capital Changes
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Morning Agenda: Greek Banks Open
Date: 20 July 2015
By DEALBOOK
Dealbook
Lockheed Said to Buy Sikorsky | An Upside Down Prosecution
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The First G.O.P. Debate: Who’s In, Who’s Out and the Role of Chance
Date: 21 July 2015
By KEVIN QUEALY and AMANDA COX
Kevin QUEALY
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What We’re Reading
Date: 21 July 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting interesting stories from around the web. In this installment, great reads from Jennifer Steinhauer, John Schwartz and others.
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Fox Debate of Second-Tier Candidates to Be Shortened
Date: 21 July 2015
By MAGGIE HABERMAN
Maggie HABERMAN
The earlier forum, which will be held the same day, was added as something of a consolation prize for the lowest-polling candidates in the field, not among the top 10, who don’t make the main debate.
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2 Gawker Editors Resign Over Article’s Removal
Date: 21 July 2015
By JONATHAN MAHLER
Jonathan MAHLER
Gawker Media executive editor Tommy Craggs and Gawker editor Max Read resign in protest of decision by founder Nick Denton to take down post documenting media executive's attempt to hire gay escort; post was roundly criticized across Internet, but decision to retract report was unusual step for company.
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