News Corporation Said to Be Close to Acquiring Stake in YES Network
Date: 15 November 2012
By Amy Chozick and Michael Cieply
Amy Chozick
The sports network, founded in 2002, shows the Yankees and the Brooklyn Nets games.
Replaying Thursday, November 15, 2012
The November 15, 2012 was a Thursday under the star sign of ♏. It was the 319 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
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15th of November 2012 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on November 15, 2012
The Breakfast Meeting: Coke Buys Into Spotify, and the BBC Abuse Probe Widens
Date: 15 November 2012
By The Editors
Also, News Corporation edges closer to investing in the Yankees’ cable network, and a book investigating Scientology will be published in January.
A Foreign Reporter Serves Up Some Softballs in Beijing
Date: 15 November 2012
By Mark McDonald
Mark McDonald
An Australian reporter was repeatedly called on to ask questions during the Communist Party Congress, an event where foreign journalists are routinely stonewalled. How did she manage it?
Excluded From Xi’s Big Moment
Date: 16 November 2012
By Didi Kirsten Tatlow
Didi Tatlow
The New York Times, the International Herald Tribune and Bloomberg were among news organizations not invited to the presentation of the new Standing Committee of the Politburo. Why?
Letter Raises Questions About When BBC Ex-Chief Learned of Abuse Cases
Date: 16 November 2012
By Matthew Purdy
Matthew Purdy
A legal letter sent on behalf of Mark Thompson raises questions about his assertions that he learned of accusations of sexual abuse at the organization only after leaving its top job.
A Promise to Tackle China’s Problems, but Few Hints of a Shift in Path
Date: 15 November 2012
By Ian Johnson
Ian Johnson
Xi Jinping gave his first speech as general secretary of the Communist Party, impressing many Chinese by avoiding slogans but giving no indication as to whether he favors fundamental reforms.
Crises at BBC Brought Rules, Then a Failure
Date: 15 November 2012
By Sarah Lyall and Nicholas Kulish
Sarah Lyall
The corporation established elaborate procedures that placed more formal responsibility for delicate decisions in the hands not of individual managers, but of rigid hierarchies.
Wheelies: The E.V. Edition
Date: 16 November 2012
By The New York Times
Chrysler’s electric car, the Fiat 500e, will make its debut at the American Music Awards on Sunday.
F.H.A. May Need Help
Date: 15 November 2012
By William Alden
William Alden
The F.H.A. is said to be experiencing escalating losses. | Greece is once again considering pressuring private sector creditors to accept a deal. | A Congressional reports delivers “a withering critique” of Jon S. Corzine over MF Global. | President Obama begins efforts to mend fences with the business community.
News Quiz | November 16, 2012
Date: 16 November 2012
By Anastasia Economides
Anastasia Economides
See what you know about the news of the day.