New York Daily News Picks as Editor Colin Myler, Formerly of News of the World
Date: 04 January 2012
By Amy Chozick and Ravi Somaiya
Amy Chozick
Colin Myler, the last editor of the now closed British newspaper The News of the World, will succeed Kevin Convey.
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Fox News Leads in Iowa Ratings; CNN, in Second, Has Big Falloff
Date: 04 January 2012
By Bill Carter
Bill Carter
Coverage of the caucuses Tuesday night gave CNN an unusual second-place finish, but its 1.3 million viewer total was well below the 2.2 million total of four years ago.
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Murdoch Tweet Hints at Chill Between Fox News and Glenn Beck
Date: 03 January 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Rupert Murdoch went out of his way to praise the show that replaced Glenn Beck at 5 P.M. And though the channel and its former star were supposed to work together in the future, so far they haven’t.
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The Rules on News Coverage Are Clear, but the Police Keep Pushing
Date: 03 January 2012
By Michael Powell
Michael Powell
Reporting and policing can be a high adrenaline business. But the decade-long trajectory in New York is toward expanded police power.
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Teva Names a New Chief Executive
Date: 03 January 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries of Israel named Jeremy Levin of Bristol-Myers Squibb as its next chief executive.
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BP Tries to Shift Costs From Spill
Date: 03 January 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The company said in a court filing that $21 billion in cleanup costs and economic damages should be paid by Halliburton, its cement contractor for the Macondo well project.
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Bachmann Holds News Conference in Iowa
Date: 04 January 2012
By Sarah Wheaton
Sarah Wheaton
The Associated Press reports that the candidate has canceled her trip to South Carolina.
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On Yacht, Murdoch Catches the Twitter Wave
Date: 03 January 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
While on vacation in the Caribbean, Rupert Murdoch, the head of News Corporation, joined Twitter, and promptly sent out tweets about the British work ethic, the Republican presidential race and Central Park at holiday time.
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Taking to Twitter, Murdoch Signals Support for Santorum
Date: 03 January 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Rupert Murdoch signaled his support for Rick Santorum on the eve of the Iowa caucuses, calling him the “only candidate with genuine big vision” for the United States.
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Tip for London Police Officers: Booze and Secrets Don’t Mix
Date: 04 January 2012
By Sarah Lyall
Sarah Lyall
A report, commissioned in response to the phone-hacking scandal and released Wednesday, offered a window into the relationship between the news media and the Metropolitan Police Service.
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