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Date: 13 January 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
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13th of January 2015 News
News as it appeared on the front page of the New York Times on January 13, 2015
Ann Curry Leaves NBC News to Develop Media Start-Up
Date: 14 January 2015
By EMILY STEEL
Emily STEEL
Fox News Beats a Retreat After Gaffes About Islam
Date: 13 January 2015
By STEPHEN CASTLE and ROBERT MACKEY
Stephen CASTLE
Steve Emerson, British pundit billed as terrorism expert by Fox News Channel, issues apology for controversial statement he made about Birmingham, England, which he said was like some parts of Europe in that non-Muslims are not welcome there; Emerson's statement, along with Rupert Murdoch's earlier comments that all Muslims must take responsibility for terrorist attacks in Paris, triggers public outcry.
Christie Says U.S. Is ‘Beset by Anxiety’
Date: 13 January 2015
NJTV News, via Associated Press
Njtv News
Murdoch and Fox News Mocked on Twitter for Claims About Muslims
Date: 13 January 2015
By ROBERT MACKEY
Robert MACKEY
In a Safer Age, U.S. Rethinks Its ‘Tough on Crime’ System
Date: 14 January 2015
By ERIK ECKHOLM
Erik ECKHOLM
News Analysis; both Democrats and Republicans are rethinking huge, expensive infrastructure of crime control and imprisonment that was established during violent crime wave that peaked in the early 1990s; decline in crime since then has diminished nation's rates of murder, robbery and assault by half.
Inside Charlie Hebdo: Reporter’s Notebook
Date: 14 January 2015
By RACHEL DONADIO
Rachel DONADIO
Rachel Donadio describes the scene inside the Charlie Hebdo as staff members assembled the latest issue.
Times Reporter Will Not Be Called to Testify in Leak Case
Date: 13 January 2015
By MATT APUZZO
Matt APUZZO
New York Times reporter James Risen will not be called to testify in federal trial of former CIA official Jeffrey Sterling, ending seven-year legal battle in which government repeatedly tried to force Risen to reveal his sources; Sterling is charged with providing classified details about Iran to writer for Risen's 2006 book State of War.
New Charlie Hebdo Cover Creates New Questions for U.S. News Media
Date: 14 January 2015
By RICK GLADSTONE and RAVI SOMAIYA
Rick GLADSTONE
1940: Newsie in Paris Jumps to Death
Date: 13 January 2015
By INTERNATIONAL HERALD TRIBUNE
International TRIBUNE
From the International Herald Tribune archives: Paris’ only American news vendor committed suicide in 1940.