The Potential Downside of Natural Gas
Date: 04 June 2014
By MATTHEW L. WALD
Matthew WALD
News analysis; climate stabilization plan announced by Pres Obama relies on conventional wisdom, strongly promoted by industry, that natural gas drives down emissions, but it’s unclear whether its net effect helps in long term.
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Marilyn Beck, Hollywood Columnist Without the Gush, Dies at 85
Date: 04 June 2014
By PAUL VITELLO
Paul VITELLO
Marilyn Beck, a widely read newspaper columnist and broadcast figure who helped introduce a style of impartial journalism to the celebrity gossip beat, dies at age 85.
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The Path to Workers, and Their Stories, in Abu Dhabi
Date: 04 June 2014
By ARIEL KAMINER
Ariel KAMINER
Ariel Kaminer shares her experiences reporting on the harsh conditions workers faced during the construction of New York University’s Abu Dhabi campus.
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No Longer Updating
Date: 04 June 2014
By WERSCHKUL BEN
Werschkul BEN
This blog is no longer being updated. Please go to nytimes.com/video/the-new-york-times-minute/ for the latest episodes of the Times Minute.
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Keeping Track: Confidential Sources, Wage War and College Athletes
Date: 03 June 2014
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Editorial Keeping Track column offers updates on the legal battle to protect confidential journalistic sources, wage theft lawsuit brought by MacDonald's employees and settlement in suit brought by college athletes who contend their likenesses were illegally used in videogames.
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No Easy Way to Be Fair on Media Credentials
Date: 03 June 2014
By ADAM LIPTAK
Adam LIPTAK
Adam Liptak Sidebar column discusses whether Scotusblog, which has covered the Supreme Court in depth and with distinction since 2002, should be entitled to press credentials; notes Scotusblog has never gotten a press credential from the Supreme Court, and its Senate credentials were recently revoked; holds that its main reporter Lyle Denniston is an old-school journalist of fearsome integrity and independence.
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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal From Times Reporter Over Refusal to Identify Source
Date: 03 June 2014
By ADAM LIPTAK
Adam LIPTAK
Supreme Court turns down appeal from New York Times reporter James Risen, who is facing jail for refusing to identify a confidential source.
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