Month: May 2013

Journalists Meet With Eric Holder, Say He Pledged Change

HUFFINGTON POST / REUTERS: U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder told media editors on Thursday that he would change the way the Justice Department handles investigations that involve reporters and not repeat searches that have raised concerns about freedom of the press, the editors said. After a meeting that other media outlets boycotted because of its […]

Chicago Sun-Times lays off its photo staff

CHICAGO TRIBUNE: …A total of 28 full-time staffers received the news Thursday morning at a meeting held at the Sun-Times offices in Chicago, according to sources familiar with the situation. The layoffs are effective immediately. The newspaper released a statement suggesting the move reflected the increasing importance of video in news reporting: “The Sun-Times business […]

Pa. pension debate heats up at hearing

PHILLY.COM: Pension experts, an asset manager and a national clearinghouse for state governments fielded questions Wednesday from a legislative panel scrutinizing Gov. Tom Corbett’s pension-overhaul plan, providing an abundance of information but no clear direction on how to proceed barely a month before the Legislature is expected to take its summer break. Sen. Mike Brubaker, […]

Obama’s poll numbers hold up despite the storm of scandal

THE HILL: President Obama’s approval ratings have increased since a trio of controversies involving his administration began dominating the news cycle. Fifty percent of those surveyed in Gallup’s three-day tracking poll released Wednesday say they approve of the job the president is doing, compared to 43 percent who said they disapprove. The 7 percentage-point positive […]

Former Bush Aide Said to Be Choice to Be Chief of F.B.I

NEW YORK TIMES: President Obama plans to nominate James B. Comey, a former hedge fund executive who served as a senior Justice Department official under President George W. Bush, to replace Robert S. Mueller III as the director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, according to two people with knowledge of the selection. By choosing […]

Syrian opposition sets conditions for talks

ALJAZEERA: Syrian opposition members face their final day of talks in Istanbul having set out ‘preconditions’ on entering international peace talks scheduled for next month in Geneva. “The Syrian Coalition welcomes the international efforts to find a political solution to what Syria has been suffering for two years while being committed to the principles of […]