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New York Times to launch Chinese news website
NEW YORK — The New York Times said Wednesday it was launching a Chinese-language news website to deliver “high-quality coverage of world affairs, business and culture” to readers in China. A statement from the prestigious US daily said it was “launching a beta version of a new online Chinese-language edition…
New York Times expands digital platform to subscribers with Flipboard
The New York Times said Monday it was expanding its digital news offerings to third-party platforms as part of a push for more online subscribers. The “NYT Everywhere” will begin with Flipboard, a so-called social magazine which allows its users to flip through news from around the world. Starting Thursday,…
Dylan Ratigan to leave MSNBC
Dylan Ratigan, the notoriously opinionated television host, will be leaving MSNBC on June 22, after a stint of only three years. According to the New York Times, Ratigan explained in a phone interview “that he was electing to leave cable so that he could put into practice what he has…
New findings suggest misconceptions about ‘abortion pills’
A story in today’s New York Times suggests Republican anger over morning-after pills is misplaced, because of misconceptions about what they do. Pills like Plan B, Pam Belluck says, don’t stop fertilized eggs from attaching themselves to a woman’s uterus; instead, they delay ovulation, thus preventing eggs from interacting with…
U.S. law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf files for bankruptcy
US law firm Dewey & LeBoeuf has filed for bankruptcy after a partner exodus, in what the New York Times called the biggest law firm collapse in US history. “Unlike most other Chapter 11 cases, this filing does not anticipate a return to business but rather a managed wind-down of affairs, followed…
AFP, Huffington Post, Politico win Pulitzers
NEW YORK — Agence France-Presse and the online news sites Huffington Post and Politico each won their first Pulitzer Prizes, as the recipients of the prestigious journalism and arts awards were announced Monday. The New York Times took away two Pulitzers, and the committee notably did not make awards for…
New York Times floods inboxes with subscription email
NEW YORK — The New York Times accidentally flooded email inboxes on Wednesday when a message destined for a few readers who had canceled their subscriptions ended up going out to millions. The newspaper said the email inviting Times readers to renew their current subscription “at an exclusive rate of…
New York Times to sell 16 regional papers
NEW YORK (Reuters) – The New York Times Co is nearing a sale of 16 regional newspapers spread across the Southeast and California to Halifax Media Holdings, it said on Monday. The possible sale, news of which comes just days after New York Times Co announced the sudden retirement of…
Talks to end NBA lockout resume: reports
NEW YORK — Negotiations aimed at ending the NBA lockout that reached it’s 146th day on Wednesday have resumed with the goal of ending the money squabble in time to play games on December 25, according to reports. ESPN and The New York Times, citing unnamed sources, said the talks…
False, No Credit Received
No, New York Times. No. FOR the backers of Proposition 8, the state ballot measure to stop single-sex couples from marrying in California, victory has been soured by the ugly specter of intimidation. Some donors to groups supporting the measure have received death threats and envelopes containing a powdery white…
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