News Corp. Brings in Hamish McLennan, Former Y&R Chief Executive
Date: 15 February 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
The hiring and vague job description seems to signal News Corp.’s attempt to forge a stronger relationship with major advertisers across platforms.
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MetLife Says Derivatives Lifted Its Quarterly Profit
Date: 15 February 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
The company said that fourth-quarter profit surged on earnings from derivatives.
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Conservative Pundits Find Romney Disengaged, and Say That’s Puzzling
Date: 16 February 2012
By Jeremy W. Peters
Jeremy Peters
Conservative journalists who say that Mitt Romney has been distant are wondering whether his convictions are as genuine as their own.
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Larry King’s CNN Coda Comes to a Close
Date: 15 February 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
CNN on Wednesday said that it and Larry King had “mutually agreed” to stop the quarterly specials that they started producing together last winter.
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O’Reilly’s Next Book: ‘Killing Kennedy’
Date: 16 February 2012
By Julie Bosman
Julie Bosman
The Fox News host, who made the best-seller lists for “Killing Lincoln,” is planning to explore the death of John F. Kennedy in the second book in his presidential history series.
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The Philadelphia Story (of Newspaper Ownership)
Date: 16 February 2012
By Dean Robinson
Dean Robinson
Just a couple years ago, when Michael Sokolove wrote this magazine story about The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News and their struggles in bankruptcy court, it was looking like Philly might become the first major American city to have no daily newspaper of its own.
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Romney-Santorum Ad Wars Intensify in Michigan
Date: 15 February 2012
By Michael D. Shear
Michael
The attacks began when a “Super PAC” backing Mitt Romney released an ad alleging big government spending by Rick Santorum while he served as a senator.
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Who Will Tell Philadelphia’s Story?
Date: 16 February 2012
By Buzz Bissinger
Buzz Bissinger
Powerful investors with little love for the press seek to buy The Philadelphia Inquirer and The Philadelphia Daily News.
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The Assault on Egypt’s Free Press
Date: 15 February 2012
By Sarah A. Topol
Sarah Topol
Thanks to the supremacy of state-controlled media and intensified intimidation of independent journalists, the Egyptian government now has a near-monopoly on information.
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The Breakfast Meeting: Philadelphia’s Hazy Newspaper Future, and Pinterest Gains Attention
Date: 16 February 2012
By Noam Cohen
Noam Cohen
Mitt Romney’s trouble with conservative media and defining the game changer.
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