George Clooney to Direct Film on Phone-Hacking Scandal
Date: 04 September 2014
By BROOKS BARNES
Brooks BARNES
George Clooney is to direct Sony Pictures Entertainment film based on Nick Davies book Hack Attack: The Inside Story of How the Truth Caught Up With Rupert Murdoch.
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Commitments on Three Fronts Test Obama’s Foreign Policy
Date: 04 September 2014
By DAVID E. SANGER
David SANGER
News analysis; American defense initiatives in Asia, Europe and against Islamic extremists are bound to upend Pres Obama's plans for shrinking the Pentagon's budget before he leaves office in 2017; while bombing campaign against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria does not match cost of invading and occupying Iraq, weapons and other expenses of taking on ISIS are running up bills of about $225 million per month, figure that will rise if fight is taken into Syria.
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Vice Lands 2nd Investment, to Fuel Expansion
Date: 04 September 2014
By EMILY STEEL
Emily STEEL
Vice Media lands a pair of investments totaling $500 million to fuel expansion of its media empire; $250 million investment from venture capital firm Technology Crossover Ventures comes on heels of $250 million infusion from television group A&E Networks.
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Steven Sotloff, U.S. Hostage Slain by ISIS, Was Also a Citizen of Israel
Date: 04 September 2014
By ISABEL KERSHNER
Isabel KERSHNER
Family of Steven J Sotloff, American journalist from Miami who was beheaded by the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria, discloses that he held Israeli citizenship and had lived in the country for a time; say as long as there was a chance Sotloff was still alive, they kept his Israeli connection hidden, fearing exposure of his Jewish roots could put him in further danger.
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When Reporting Is Dangerous
Date: 04 September 2014
By NICHOLAS KRISTOF
Nicholas KRISTOF
Nicholas Kristof Op-Ed column pays tribute to Steven Sotloff, second American journalist beheaded by ISIS in Syria, for his efforts to cover real news and push back against trend of trivial news coverage; says Sotloff, executed journalist James Foley and others like them are becoming increasingly rare and necessary in era of news that highlights celebrity, scandal and salaciousness; notes hardships, including kidnapping and murder, that such journalists face.
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Charles Bowden, a Writer on the Edge
Date: 03 September 2014
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Lawrence Downes Editorial Appreciation of author and journalist Charles Bowden, upon his death at age 69; contends that Bowden was committed to witnessing the world, and lacked ability most people have to look away.
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