Tribune Files For Chapter 11 Bankruptcy
Dec 8th, 2008 · Owner of the Chicago Tribune and the Los Angeles Times tries to deal with $13 billion in debt. The company has tried to raise money and cut costs by selling off other interests and axing jobs.
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Opinions Mixed About Clinton As Secretary of State
Nov 28th, 2008 · President-elect Barack Obama has all but named Sen. Hillary Clinton as his Secretary of State. But So what's the world saying about this choice? We look at the response to Obama's choice in three regions. First, NPR's Alex Cohen talks to David Rennie of The Economist magazine, Rami Khouri, editor of The Daily Star in Beirut and Mark Magnier, Beijing correspondent for The Los Angeles Times.
Debate Parties Bring Diverse Neighbors Together ****
Oct 16th, 2008 · Writer Shawn Hubler has watched the 2008 presidential and vice presidential debates with a politically mixed group of neighbors. In The Los Angeles Times, she writes about her neighborhood's month-long civics experiment.
'Marketplace' Report: Trouble In Journalism *
Jul 23rd, 2008 · The New York Times says ad revenues fell 12 percent last quarter and is working its way through several rounds of buyouts. Meanwhile, the Chicago Tribune, Washington Post and The Los Angeles Times are cutting back. What does this mean for journalism?
Scientist Named in Anthrax Probe Settles Suit *
Jul 2nd, 2008 · Scientist Steven Hatfill, who was named a "person of interest" by the Justice Department in the anthrax attacks of 2001, said his career and reputation were ruined. The Justice Department has just settled a lawsuit from Hatfill for almost $6 million. David Willman of the Los Angeles Times reports.
Why Are Boomers Still Talking About the 60s? *
Jun 2nd, 2008 · Columnist Meghan Daum says that when it comes to honoring anniversaries of 1960s milestones, the baby boomer generation just doesn't know when to stop. "Enough with the 1968 nostalgia," Daum writes in an op-ed in The Los Angeles Times. "It's time for boomers to stifle themselves."
Elderly Rock Singers Put on a Good Show
Apr 10th, 2008 · Los Angeles Times and Morning Edition film critic Kenneth Turan reviews the film Young at Heart. It's a documentary about a choir made up of senior citizens who perform songs by rock, punk and soul music artists.
'LA Times' Says Source for Tupak Story Is Phony
Mar 27th, 2008 · The Los Angeles Times is investigating the veracity of documents that were the basis for an investigative story in the newspaper last week. In that article, the Times reported that the assault on rapper Tupac Shakur in 1994 was perpetrated by associates of rapper and entrepreneur Sean Combs, also known as P Diddy or Puff Daddy.
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