Morning Agenda: Greek Debt Talks Break Down Again
Date: 15 June 2015
By DEALBOOK
Dealbook
Greek Debt Talks Break Down Again | Conflicts of Interest in Private Equity Fee Practices | Challenges of Maintaining a Business Dynasty | Saks Fifth Avenue’s Owner to Buy German Chain
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Gawker’s Moment of Truth
Date: 14 June 2015
By JONATHAN MAHLER
Jonathan MAHLER
Profile of Nick Denton, founder and chief executive of Gawker who has built site into digital empire, but who now faces many of same challenges as establishment media companies he once rattled; Gawker Media now encompasses seven sites and some 260 full-time employees; obstacles include lack of financing due to Denton's refusal to accept venture capital, existential questions over how closely it should tailor its content to social media and potentially crushing lawsuit from wrestler Hulk Hogan.
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The Trans-Pacific Partnership and a President’s Legacy
Date: 15 June 2015
By PETER BAKER
Peter BAKER
News Analysis; Pres Obama's battle with fellow Democrats to preserve the Trans-Pacific Partnership reflects his desire to leave a foreign policy legacy that goes beyond grim decisions related to the Middle East and other troubled zones; deal will hinge on whether Obama can convince Democrats that pact will do more to help American workers than hurt them.
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Business Dynasties Try to Pass the Torch Without Dropping It
Date: 14 June 2015
By DAVID GELLES
David GELLES
Rupert Murdoch's decision to hand control of 21st Century Fox to his son James can be seen as hazardous risk in light of history of other family business dynasties; Murdochs will join just 12 percent of companies that have been able to maintain family control across three generations.
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Michael Wolff Thinks We Could All Learn From Fox News
Date: 14 June 2015
Interview by MARK LEIBOVICH
Interview LEIBOVICH
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Bernie Sanders Can Take Heart From a Broadway Champ
Date: 14 June 2015
By PATRICK HEALY
Patrick HEALY
News Analysis; Broadway play Fun Home was unlikely winner of Tony Award for best musical, and its success could give supporters of Sen Bernie Sanders hope in contest for Democratic presidential nomination in 2016 versus Hillary Rodham Clinton.
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At Gawker Media, New Economy Workers Strive to Form a New Kind of Union
Date: 15 June 2015
By RACHEL L. SWARNS
Rachel SWARNS
Rachel L Swarns The Working Life column examines successful effort by Gawker employees to form a union, first for a large digital media outlet; observes that most employees sought union as a way of obtaining stability in turbulent industry that was racked by layoffs during Great Recession and ongoing recovery.
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John Carroll, Editor Who Reinvigorated The Los Angeles Times, Is Dead at 73
Date: 15 June 2015
By JONATHAN MAHLER
Jonathan MAHLER
John S Carroll, admired newspaper editor credited with restoring the reputation of The Los Angeles Times in the early 2000s, dies at age 73.
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