Fox News Reporter Hired as Vatican Media Adviser
Date: 24 June 2012
By Rachel Donadio
Rachel Donadio
The correspondent, Greg Burke, will try to shore up the Vatican’s communications strategy in a papacy troubled by a widening leaks scandal and charges of sexual abuse by priests.
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Berkshire Hathaway Buys a Newspaper in Texas
Date: 23 June 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
Berkshire Hathaway said on Friday that it had agreed to buy The Waco Tribune-Herald, which has a daily circulation of 34,000, to expand in Texas.
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The Week’s Business News in Pictures
Date: 23 June 2012
Jamie Dimon testified again about JPMorgan Chase’s huge trading loss, the Federal Reserve outlined more steps to help the economy and Ann Curry’s negotiations to leave the “Today” show signaled greater problems at NBC.
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On Some Issues, Romney Misaligned With Business
Date: 24 June 2012
By Albert R. Hunt | Bloomberg News
Albert Hunt
Mitt Romney is courting the corporate world in his presidential campaign, but there are some important areas where he is out of sync with much of big business.
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Planned Parenthood’s Self-Destructive Behavior
Date: 23 June 2012
By Campbell Brown
Campbell Brown
With its rigid, doctrinaire approach and refusal to work with any politician who ever disagrees with it, the organization is putting its federal funding at risk.
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Killings Curb Reporting of Mexican Crime Wave
Date: 23 June 2012
By Randal C. Archibold
Randal Archibold
The recent death of Víctor Báez, a longstanding police reporter, has added to a climate of fear among journalists in Veracruz State, a center of increasing drug violence.
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Despite Crisis, Cost of European Soccer Rights Rises
Date: 24 June 2012
By Eric Pfanner
Eric Pfanner
Even in tough times, with economies in crisis and politicians squabbling over the euro, soccer leagues have been scoring in the latest rounds of television broadcast deals.
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Information for Us, or for the Enemy?
Date: 23 June 2012
Readers respond to recent columns about journalism and national security and the Facebook initial public offering.
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Philippines Says Reporter From Jordan Held Hostage
Date: 24 June 2012
By Floyd Whaley
Floyd Whaley
Baker Atyani had been missing for nearly two weeks. Some suspect that a militant group is responsible, but the Philippine government could not confirm that.
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HBO’s ‘Newsroom’ as a Map for CNN
Date: 24 June 2012
By David Carr
David Carr
CNN’s tenuous plight as the honest tradesman of the TV news business is reflected in the scripts of “The Newsroom,” Aaron Sorkin’s latest show.
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