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Date: 16 June 2008
By Bill Carter and Jacques Steinberg
Bill Carter
While open speculation about who might replace Tim Russert in his various roles at NBC News has been muted, a list of insiders for his role on “Meet the Press” is already circulating.
Date: 15 June 2008
By Isaac Chotiner
Isaac Chotiner
Jim Sheeler tells the story of Maj. Steve Beck, whose job it is to deliver bad news to the families of marines who have died.
Date: 16 June 2008
By Saul Hansell
Saul Hansell
Some bloggers call for a boycott of the Associated Press over its plan to help define how much of its content can be used on other Web sites. The anger misses more than 100 years of legal fights over whether paraphrasing the A.P.’s news articles constitutes unfair competition.
Date: 15 June 2008
By Kevin J. O'Brien
Kevin O'Brien
BERLIN — The last time News Corp. left the German media market in 2002, the exit was costly. The media conglomerate controlled by Rupert Murdoch had been a shareholder in the media group controlled by the Munich entrepreneur Leo Kirch and had to take a $1.93 billion write-off when two Kirch companies filed for bankruptcy.
Date: 16 June 2008
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
InBev has started to build an argument for its $65-a-share offer to acquire Anheuser-Busch, saying it was based on the Budweiser maker’s current assets and business.
Date: 16 June 2008
By Stuart Elliott
Stuart Elliott
CBS considered Keith Olbermann, the opinionated host of “Countdown” on MSNBC, as a potential replacement for Dan Rather on the “CBS Evening News” before selecting Katie Couric, according to an article in the next issue of The New Yorker magazine.
Date: 16 June 2008
By Connor Ennis
Connor Ennis
Ty Lawson, Wayne Ellington and Danny Green decided to withdraw from the N.B.A. draft and return to play for North Carolina next season.
Date: 16 June 2008
By Lawrence Downes
Lawrence Downes
Copy editors are more powerful than proofreaders. They untangle twisted prose. They are surgeons, removing growths of error and irrelevance.
Date: 16 June 2008
By Bill Carter and Jacques Steinberg
Bill Carter
The sudden death of Tim Russert has left the management of NBC News, for the moment at least, at a loss to contemplate how to replace him.
Date: 16 June 2008
PARIS — PARIS: The International Herald Tribune announced Tuesday a plan to expand its reach in a fast-growing market in a partnership with Deccan Chronicle Holdings, the publisher of a new business newspaper in India.