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Date: 08 February 2015
By EMILY STEEL
Emily STEEL
Brian Williams says he will step down as news anchor for NBC's Nightly News following controversy over his account of being shot down in helicopter over Iraq in 2003; Williams will be replaced by Dateline anchor Lester Holt while NBC carries out investigation.
Date: 09 February 2015
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column assesses what he maintains are two versions of NBC Nightly News anchor Brian Williams, that of sober, talented news anchor and also funny, urbane celebrity; contends that perception of Williams' weak, muddled apology for claiming he was on a helicopter under attack in Iraq when he was not, and his temporary suspension of himself on the air, are not good for himself or NBC.
Date: 08 February 2015
By CHOE SANG-HUN
Choe SANG-HUN
North Korea reports that it has successfully launched new antiship missile.
Date: 08 February 2015
By ERIC LICHTBLAU
Eric LICHTBLAU
News Analysis; amid ceremonies marking liberation of Auschwitz it is important to remember that many Holocaust survivors remained in camps for displaced persons, often on sites of concentration camps and often for years; part of reason this situation persisted is that some American commanders, Gen George S Patton among them, were anti-Semitic.
Date: 08 February 2015
By DAN BILEFSKY and MAÏA de la BAUME
Dan BILEFSKY
Profile of Paris Mayor Anne Hidalgo, who has been forced into spotlight after terrorist attack on French newspaper Charlie Hebdo; insiders say since attacks, Hidalgo has remained the same tireless and ambitious politician even as she embraced her new role of 'comforter in chief' to city.
Date: 09 February 2015
By SYDNEY EMBER
Sydney EMBER
Digital media sites Vox and Buzzfeed gain interviews with Pres Obama; conversations offer latest hint that Obama administration wants to reach millennials and extend its reach beyond traditional news broadcasters.
Date: 08 February 2015
By KATE MURPHY
Kate MURPHY
News Analysis; revenge is pervasive theme in contemporary culture, and is central to many books, films, hit songs and television programs, but there has been surprisingly little research done on topic; what research has been done suggests that revenge rarely makes avenger feel better.
Date: 09 February 2015
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
David
Date: 08 February 2015
By ELISABETH ROSENTHAL
Elisabeth ROSENTHAL
News Analysis; experts say Affordable Care Act has exacerbated trend in commercial insurance industry toward policies that are more complicated in order to reduce costs of premiums; while law has been shown in numerous studies to reduce national health costs, it has also made it harder to define what is affordable to individuals.
Date: 08 February 2015
By JACOB BERNSTEIN
Jacob BERNSTEIN
Profile of publisher Judith Regan, who, eight years after her contentious and well-publicized exit from News Corporation, is making a comeback with new publishing imprint called Regan Arts.