March 2012 Archive
The Global Intelligence Files: The New York Times, A Postscript
By Chris Spannos: Four days after WikiLeaks’ announced that it would begin publishing “The Global Intelligence Files” and as of early morning March 1st, the New ...
New York Times Employees Display Unity at Page One Meeting
By NYT eXaminer: New York Times’ employees lined the hallways of yesterday’s Page One meeting forcing Times’ Editors to walk through their silent protest. Times’ employees were protesting the ...
The New York Times Shortchanges Its Readers — Again
By Marie Burns: “Perhaps the question was poorly worded. Or perhaps it was a slip of a tired tongue.” That’s the lede in a New York Times story by Michael Barbaro ...
Yawn: Drone Strike Kills Four in Somalia
By John Bellinger: In her news roundup for last Friday, Ritika briefly mentioned that a drone strike had killed four al-Shabab militants in Somalia. The New York Times ...
Finding Bayt Across Borders of Stone
By Amal Hanano: I “met” Anthony Shadid the only way someone like me, a mere reader, can meet a journalist she admires: I emailed him a fan letter. I sent him my short note through the New York Times website and didn’t expect an answer. The next day, he emailed me a brief but warm thank you.
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Noam Chomsky
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~ Edward S. Herman
Belén Fernández
~ Belén Fernández
Michael Albert
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~ Cynthia Peters
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Danny Schechter
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~ Fire Tom Friedman.
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Robin Hahnel
~ Robin Hahnel
John Pilger
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~John Pilger
Richard Falk
~ Richard Falk