Google News to Shut in Spain
Date: 11 December 2014
By MARK SCOTT
Mark SCOTT
Google plans to shut the site in the country in protest of a new law that would force the company and other news aggregators to pay Spanish publishers for the use of their content.
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Google News to Shut Down in Spain
Date: 11 December 2014
By MARK SCOTT
Mark SCOTT
The decision is in response to a Spanish law that comes into force in January that would allow newspapers and other publishers to charge Google for content it uses.
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Putin, Shunned by West, Visits India, a Friend Whose Interests May Lie Elsewhere
Date: 11 December 2014
By ELLEN BARRY
Ellen BARRY
News analysis; Russian Pres Vladimir Putin, shunned by many Western leaders, visits longtime ally India to discuss possible trade projects; Russia's partnership with India seems uncertain, however, as India grows less interested in geopolitics and more interested in economic growth, which Russia may not be in best position to help foster.
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Meltdowns at The New Republic and Rolling Stone: Reporter's Notebook
Date: 10 December 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA
Ravi SOMAIYA
The Times media reporter Ravi Somaiya on the surreal business of covering recent events at The New Republic and Rolling Stone.
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U.S. Given Deadline in Case Against James Risen
Date: 11 December 2014
By JONATHAN MAHLER
Jonathan MAHLER
Federal District Court Judge Leonie M Brinkema in Alexandria, Va, gives Obama administration and Justice Department deadline for deciding whether to force New York Times reporter James Risen to testify at trial of whistle-blower Jeffrey Sterling; Risen has been battling government subpoenas to reveal his confidential sources about bungled Central Intelligence Agency operation since 2008.
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Report Says C.I.A. Used Media Leaks to Advantage
Date: 10 December 2014
By NOAM COHEN and RAVI SOMAIYA
Noam COHEN
Senate Intelligence Committee report says CIA leaked classified information to reporters to shape perception that its detention and interrogation program was efficacious method to stop terrorism; cites government tensions over CIA's interactions with media.
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Finally, a News Anchor Challenged the President Over Deportations
Date: 11 December 2014
By LAWRENCE DOWNES
Lawrence DOWNES
Jorge Ramos insisted that the president could have stopped deportations long ago.
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