What We're Reading: Great Times Reads of 2014 From Our Top Editors
Date: 30 December 2014
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Get recommendations from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web. Today, Dean Baquet, Susan Chira and others pick their favorite reads from The Times this year.
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Behind the Scenes of ‘Today,’ ‘This Morning’ and ‘Good Morning America’
Date: 29 December 2014
By BILL CARTER
Bill CARTER
Some of television's biggest celebrities rise very early in the morning to preprare for their shows; Matt Lauer of Today show, Robin Roberts of Good Morning America and Charlie Rose of This Morning all arrive at network headquarters in Midtown Manhattan before dawn.
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The Intercept Website Gets a 'Serial' Scoop
Date: 30 December 2014
By BEN SISARIO
Ben SISARIO
The story of “Serial” got an unexpected twist this week when the website The Intercept published an interview with Jay Wilds, a central figure in the case who had declined to be interviewed on the record by Sarah Koenig, the creator of “Serial.”
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Around an Invisible Leader, Taliban Power Shifts
Date: 29 December 2014
By MATTHEW ROSENBERG
Matthew ROSENBERG
News analysis; question of whether influence of Taliban leader Mullah Muhammad Omar is waning has arisen due to his reclusive ways and rising prominence of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, head of Islamic State group; absence of Omar has led to fissures in Taliban command structure, which both Afghan officials and Islamic State group seek to exploit.
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Media Companies (and Executives) on the Hot Seat in 2015
Date: 29 December 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column presents Hot Seat list for 2015, in which companies, businesses and executives face major challenges; includes movie studios, NBC News president Deborah Turness, Viacom chief executive Philippe Dauman, New York Times Company president Mark Thompson and Time Inc chief executive Joseph Ripp.
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Radio Station Backed by U.S. Is Raided in Azerbaijan
Date: 29 December 2014
By DAVID M. HERSZENHORN
David
Azerbaijani authorities arrest and detain 12 employees of Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty, radio station backed by United States, for up to 12 hours, as prosecutors increase crackdown on journalists and nongovernmental organizations.
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Your Tuesday Briefing
Date: 30 December 2014
By ADEEL HASSAN and VICTORIA SHANNON
Adeel HASSAN
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