Nov 11 Did Bloomberg News shelve its China story over access concerns? An investigative report linking one of China's wealthiest businessmen to the families of top Communist Party officials was allegedly shelved by Bloomberg News over fears it would anger the Chinese government. Continue reading
Nov 08 If @NewsHour had earned stock in Twitter IPO, we’d be $353K richer Twitter's first day of trading on Wall Street was hailed a success, closing on Thursday at $44.90 a share. So naturally, people are wondering how much they have contributed to Twitter's success. What if, instead of traders on… Continue reading
Nov 08 Publisher recalls Benghazi book after author offers differing accounts Photo by Esam Al-Fetori/REUTERS Threshold Editions, a conservative imprint of Simon & Schuster, has announced it's suspending publication of a first-hand account of the 2012 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. "The Embassy House: The… Continue reading
Nov 08 Not a joke: The Onion will end its final print circulations Satirical newspaper, The Onion, will discontinue its print edition on Dec. 12. But have no fear -- you can still catch all the latest fake news online. .@TheOnion kills print: No, that isn't an Onion headline… Continue reading
Nov 07 Watch How does Twitter’s potential for profit measure up to its high stock price? How does Twitter's potential for profit measure up to its high stock price?… Continue watching
Oct 25 Train passenger eavesdrops on former NSA director Michael Hayden, live tweets everything Updated: While riding the Acela train Thursday afternoon, former Huffington Post reporter Tom Matzzie eavesdropped on former NSA director Michael Hayden's phone conversation. And live-tweeted everything. It didn't end there. Before Hayden got off the train, Matzzie snapped a photo… Continue reading
Oct 24 Ifill and Woodruff rep the NewsHour on ‘The Colbert Report’ By News Desk .embed-container { position: relative; padding-bottom: 56.25%; height: 0; overflow: hidden; max-width: 100%; height: auto; } .embed-container iframe, .embed-container object, .embed-container embed { position: absolute; top: 0; left: 0; width: 100%; height: 100%; }The Colbert ReportGet… Continue reading
Oct 17 Watch Will Facebook change lead to an erosion of privacy rights for teens? Will Facebook change erode privacy rights for teens?… Continue watching
Oct 16 Twitter Chat: What values drive your food choices? Photo by Flickr user Hindrik Sijens The act of buying, cooking and eating food is such an everyday occurrence in our lives that it's easy to forget about it's importance. Food is vital. It's something that brings people together whether… Continue reading
Oct 15 Glenn Greenwald to leave Guardian and create news organization Photo by Flickr user Gage Skidmore Glenn Greenwald has decided to leave The Guardian newspaper and form a new news organization, BuzzFeed's Ben Smith reported Tuesday afternoon. Continue reading