News Nonprofit in Chicago to Suspend Operations
Date: 20 February 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
The Chicago News Cooperative was founded in 2009 to compete online with The Tribune and The Sun-Times; its articles have appeared in regional editions of The New York Times.
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Trade Deficit in Japan Hits Record
Date: 20 February 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
For January, the yen’s strength and weaker global demand eroded profits at manufacturers and slowed the nation’s recovery from the earthquake and tsunami last year.
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Nash Faces New York News Media
Date: 19 February 2012
By Christopher Botta
Christopher Botta
Shortly after Jeremy Lin left the building, Rick Nash took center stage before the Columbus Blue Jackets played the Rangers at Madison Square Garden.
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Illinois Schools May Chip In on Teachers’ Retirement
Date: 19 February 2012
By Kristen McQueary
Kristen McQueary
A new plan would force local school districts and the state’s public universities to pay part of the costs of their teachers’ retirement.
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Santorum and the Emphasis on Social Issues
Date: 20 February 2012
By Nate Silver
Nate Silver
When Rick Santorum’s name is mentioned in news coverage, it tends to be associated with social issues more often than economic ones. The opposite is true for Mitt Romney.
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Talk of Brokered Convention May Be Just That
Date: 20 February 2012
By Michael D. Shear
Michael
Rick Santorum’s threat to Mitt Romney leads to increasing chatter about an unresolved nominating fight.
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Posthumous Polk Award for Times Correspondent
Date: 20 February 2012
By James Barron
James Barron
Anthony Shadid, a foreign correspondent for The New York Times who died Thursday while on assignment in Syria, was among the winners of George Polk Awards in Journalism for 2011.
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Media Hype for Lin Stumbles on Race
Date: 20 February 2012
By David Carr
David Carr
Jeremy Lin’s hot streak for the Knicks over the past week has threatened the tabloid supply of puns and superlatives, where “Lincredible” was just the beginning.
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What Anthony Shadid Meant to Journalism
Date: 19 February 2012
By Mort Rosenblum
Mort Rosenblum
The now departed Times foreign correspondent reminded the world that the only way to get a story straight was to be close enough to look it in the eye.
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Did ESPN Cross the Foul Line Into Racism?
Date: 19 February 2012
By Mark McDonald
Mark McDonald
There has been an angry and growing reaction to the phrase “chink in the armor’’ that appeared on ESPN — twice — in connection with New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin, the Taiwanese-American sensation.
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