Reactions to the Shooting in Ferguson, Mo., Have Sharp Racial Divides
Date: 21 August 2014
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Date: 21 August 2014
Date: 21 August 2014
By BREE FENG
Bree FENG
The dispute goes back to Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s Arctic tour last year, when the Canadian bureau chief of People’s Daily, the newspaper of the Communist Party of China, was involved in a physical scuffle with Mr. Harper’s press secretary.
Date: 22 August 2014
By THOMAS ERDBRINK
Thomas ERDBRINK
Iranian-American photojournalist who was detained in July on the same day as Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and his wife Yeganeh Salehi is released; relatives refuse to reveal her identity.
Date: 22 August 2014
By HANNA KOZLOWSKA
Hanna KOZLOWSKA
The legendary writer and editor shares stories about the Beatles in India, the inept White House press corps under President Johnson and the future of the written word.
Date: 22 August 2014
By THE EDITORIAL BOARD
Editorial laments execution of journalist James Foley by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria extremists, and fact that hostage-taking has become standard weapon in terrorists' arsenal; reflects on difficulty of deciding whether to submit to terrorist extortion; contends Foley's death should be reminder to honor the many brave journalists, aid workers and civil servants who risk their lives in conflict zones.
Date: 22 August 2014
By DAN BARRY
Dan BARRY
Dan Barry This Land column observes that protests in Ferguson, Mo, have begun to take on a repetitive, routine-bound aspect, with police, protestors and reporters beginning to resemble players in nightly drama; says well-worn sequence of events maintains aspect of uncertainty, as single aggressive action can set off flurry of violence.
Date: 21 August 2014
By RUKMINI CALLIMACHI
Rukmini CALLIMACHI
Militants of Islamic State in Iraq and Syria pressed United States for multimillion-dollar ransom before killing American journalist James Foley in retaliation for US airstrikes in Iraq; are threatening to execute more Americans in their custody if their demands are not met; Obama administration, sensitive to growing criticism that it had not done enough, reveals that US Special Operations team tried and failed to rescue Foley during secret mission.
Date: 21 August 2014
By RAVI SOMAIYA and CHRISTINE HAUGHNEY
Ravi SOMAIYA
Reporters, editors and those who monitor freedom of the press are describing harsh environment for reporters both at home and abroad, complicated by changes in way that journalists work, and change in way they are viewed by both governments, and public.