Writing Rough Drafts of History: How The Times Presents the Biggest News Stories
Date: 11 July 2018
By Emma L. McAleavy
Emma McAleavy
The “lede-all,” which weaves together many different narrative threads, is one of journalism’s most important and challenging story forms.
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The Week in Good News: Thai Cave Rescue, a Rehabilitating Restaurant, Sea Turtles
Date: 12 July 2018
By Des Shoe
Des Shoe
Sometimes it seems as if we’re living under a constant barrage of heavy news. But it isn’t all bad out there.
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In Troubled Cameroon, U.S. Envoy Is Accused of Election Meddling
Date: 12 July 2018
By Dionne Searcey and Francois Essomba
Dionne Searcey
When the American ambassador encouraged Cameroon’s president, in office for 36 years, to think about his “legacy,” an uproar ensued over alleged interference from a foreign power.
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Comcast and Fox Engage in Bidding War for Control of Sky
Date: 11 July 2018
By Michael J. de la Merced and Edmund Lee
Michael de la Merced
Comcast’s new offer for Sky values the company at about 26 billion pounds, or $34 billion, topping an earlier bid from 21st Century Fox.
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Trump Says It. Should Journalists? On ‘Catch and Release.’
Date: 11 July 2018
By The New York Times
Several readers expressed concern with our use of the phrase “catch and release” in our immigration coverage. Our deputy National editor Kim Murphy reflects on their feedback.
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In North Korea, a Western Journalist Appears All but Invisible
Date: 12 July 2018
By Gardiner Harris
Gardiner Harris
The studious lack of attention was the oddest part of an American delegation’s 28 hours in Pyongyang.
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Margaret Hoover and John Avlon on their Post-Partisan Marriage
Date: 11 July 2018
By Penelope Green
Penelope Green
A great-granddaughter of Herbert Hoover and the new face of “Firing Line” is married to a centrist and CNN anchor. Can their union save the country?
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The Obama-Biden Bromance Continues. This Time in a Mystery Novel.
Date: 12 July 2018
By Alexandra Alter
Alexandra Alter
In a new crime novel, the 44th president and his vice president team up to solve a suspicious death, and patch up their frayed friendship in the process.
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Border Agent Who Questioned Reporter Is Investigated for Computer Misuse
Date: 12 July 2018
By Scott Shane and Ron Nixon
Scott Shane
Jeffrey A. Rambo, an agent who obtained a reporter’s travel records and pressed her about her sources, worked at the National Targeting Center near Washington.
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Unshaken by Abuse Scandal, Conservatives Are Sticking With Jim Jordan
Date: 12 July 2018
By Catie Edmondson
Catie Edmondson
In addition to ex-wrestlers and coaches, the top three House Republicans have backed Mr. Jordan, a powerful House member who denies he ignored sexual abuse allegations.
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