The May 2, 2012 was a Wednesday under the star sign of ♉. It was the 122 day of the year. President of the United States was Barack Obama.
If you were born on this day, you are 14 years old. Your last birthday was on the Saturday, May 2, 2026, 35 days ago. Your next birthday is on Sunday, May 2, 2027, in 329 days. You have lived for 5,148 days, or about 123,566 hours, or about 7,413,961 minutes, or about 444,837,660 seconds.
Date: 02 May 2012
By David Carr
David Carr
Don’t have time to read all 121 pages of the British parliamentary report on Rupert Murdoch and News Corporation? Here’s a condensed version that cuts through the prolixity.
Date: 02 May 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
Shareholders seek to loosen the Murdoch family’s grip on its media empire, but analysts say that outcome is unlikely.
Date: 03 May 2012
By Brian Stelter
Brian Stelter
Lilia Luciano, the correspondent on a “Today” segment that presented a misleading edit of an audio clip related to the Trayvon Martin shooting, is no longer employed at the network.
Date: 02 May 2012
By Julia Werdigier and Alan Cowell
Julia Werdigier
A day after a British parliamentary panel castigated Rupert Murdoch, BSkyB insisted on Wednesday that it was a “fit and proper” company to hold a broadcasting license.
Date: 03 May 2012
By Andy Newman
Andy Newman
City Room’s new “Kids Draw the News” feature was discussed on Fox 5 New York last night.
Date: 02 May 2012
By Amy Chozick
Amy Chozick
The statement by the board comes a day after a select committee of the British Parliament found Mr. Murdoch was “not a fit person” to run a huge international company.
Date: 03 May 2012
By The New York Times
Senator John D. Rockefeller IV, who heads the commerce committee, has asked the Leveson inquiry for any information it has found that would be relevant in the United States.
Date: 03 May 2012
By Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News
At their annual bilateral talks, the U.S. Treasury secretary, Timothy F. Geithner, urged China to allow the renminbi to strengthen.
Date: 03 May 2012
By Michael Wines and Sharon LaFraniere
Michael Wines
Chinese citizens have had to tread carefully in discussing Chen Guangcheng, the dissident who sought refuge at the United States Embassy.
Date: 03 May 2012
By Ross Douthat
Ross Douthat
Why the news that the “The Avengers” is pretty good fills me with a creeping dread.