Rallying for The Salt Lake Tribune as a City Changes
Date: 28 July 2014
By TIMOTHY PRATT
Timothy PRATT
Groups like gays and other minorities are changing the cultural and ethnic makeup of Salt Lake City, and some members of these groups are concerned that an operating agreement between beleaguered Salt Lake Tribune newspaper and Mormon-Church-owned Deseret News will impede Tribune's ability to represent their interests.
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At Front Lines, Bearing Witness in Real Time
Date: 28 July 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column observes remarkable shifts in the way war is reported, with social media and citizen journalism creating a visceral, minute-by-minute stream of images and information on conflicts like those in Gaza and Ukraine; notes that changes have displaced traditional journalistic model that took time for scrutiny and editing, creating a raw, emotional atmosphere that has become a new norm.
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It's Time to Push Back When Government Controls the Message
Date: 28 July 2014
By MARGARET SULLIVAN
Margaret SULLIVAN
Direct access to government officials is declining and The Times has a special responsibility.
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House Bill Calls for V.O.A. to Support U.S. Policies
Date: 29 July 2014
By RON NIXON
Ron NIXON
United States House of Representatives passes bill that will define the role of government-financed news service Voice of America.
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How the Government Exaggerates the Cost of College
Date: 29 July 2014
By DAVID LEONHARDT
David LEONHARDT
David Leonhardt The Upshot column asserts that government's measure for college-tuition inflation, indicating that tuition and fees have risen 107 percent since 1992, is deeply misleading; measure does not reflect what students and their families actually pay, after financial-aid grants.
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Trying to Make the Bet on Video Pay Off
Date: 29 July 2014
By INSIDER STAFF
Insider STAFF
Bruce Headlam, the managing editor of video, talks about the past, present and what he says is the exciting future of video at The Times.
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