Lewis Katz, Victor in Fight to Own Philadelphia Inquirer, Dies at 72
Date: 02 June 2014
By RACHEL ABRAMS
Rachel ABRAMS
Lewis Katz, philanthropist and co-owner of The Philadelphia Inquirer who had only recently emerged triumphantly in battle for control of the newspaper, dies at age 72.
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Trying to Reclaim Leadership on Climate Change
Date: 02 June 2014
By JUSTIN GILLIS and HENRY FOUNTAIN
Justin GILLIS
News analysis; Pres Obama's proposed new rules to cut emissions at power plants is one of biggest steps any American president has ever taken on climate change, but plan will barely make dent in global emissions that scientists say are threatening future generations; pledge of 17 percent reductions in nation's greenhouse gases by 2020 is more effort to get country moving in right direction, than it is to solve emissions problem.
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Encouragement (Sort of) About Press Freedom
Date: 02 June 2014
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Editorial welcomes Atty Gen Eric Holder Jr's assertion that he will not prosecute journalists for their news-gathering activities; notes comments came in response to questions about Justice Dept efforts to compel The New York Times reporter James Risen to testify in trial of former Central Intelligence Agency official Jeffrey Sterling; urges Holder to drop demand that Risen testify about his confidential sources.
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Q. and A.: Liu Heung Shing on Photographing Tiananmen
Date: 02 June 2014
By EDWARD WONG
Edward WONG
The most intense moments of the Hong Kong-based photojournalist Liu Heung Shing’s career came when he was a witness to the Tiananmen Square protests in 1989.
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Facing Jail: Highlights From a Reporter’s Career
Date: 02 June 2014
By INSIDER STAFF
Insider STAFF
The Times reporter James Risen is facing a jail term for refusing to name a confidential source. We look at some of his work from the past decade.
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Full Screed Ahead
Date: 01 June 2014
By FRANK BRUNI
Frank BRUNI
Frank Bruni Op-Ed column laments that news events like Isla Vista, Calif, rampage and firing of The New York Times executive editor Jill Abramson have become springboards for commentary and rants; contends that grandstanding is booming while traditional news gathering struggles to survive.
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Philadelphia Inquirer Co-Owner Among 7 Killed in Massachusetts Plane Crash
Date: 02 June 2014
By KATHARINE Q. SEELYE and EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS
Katharine SEELYE
Lewis Katz, philanthropist and co-owner of Philadelphia Inquirer, is among seven people killed in fiery plane crash outside Boston; was embarking on a last-minute outing to Concord, Mass, with longtime friend and neighbor Anne Leeds and others, to help support a nonprofit education effort.
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Giving Killers Coverage, Not Platforms
Date: 01 June 2014
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Margaret Sullivan The Public Editor column considers how best to cover mass murderers without rewarding them with the publicity they often seek; examines coverage of Elliot Rodger.
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