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Fate of UC Irvine student newspaper hangs on campus election
The longtime campus newspaper at UC Irvine may be forced to cease printing in the next year if students fail to approved a quarterly fee to help sustain the weekly publication. Like newspapers across the country, rising printing costs have forced UCI'...
Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Irvine, Students, Politics
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Stop dissing the humanities
If any line item in the state or federal budgets cries out for more resources, or even just a little more respect, it's the arts and humanities. Never mind that many writers, artists and scholars have the fresh ideas that our times so desperately need....
Tags: University of California, Los Angeles, Barack Obama, Authors, Politics, Mike Gatto
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George McArthur dies at 88; L.A. Times Saigon bureau chief during Vietnam War
George McArthur, who covered the Vietnam War for the Los Angeles Times as Saigon bureau chief after spending two decades as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press, died Friday. He was 88. McArthur died at a hospice in Fairfax County, Va., of...
Tags: U.S. Embassy, Wars and Interventions, Racism, Vietnam War (1955-1975), Unrest, Conflicts and War
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FBI examines shrapnel from Boston bombs as nation mourns
BOSTON -- A day after bombs tore through the Boston Marathon, the nation mourned the dead and injured as officials examined shrapnel and debris for clues. There were no suspects or claims of responsibility, but details began to emerge about the bombs...
Tags: Deval Patrick, Alana Semuels, Barack Obama, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Molly Hennessy-Fiske
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Dozens reported killed in Pakistan after massive Iran quake
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan -- Dozens of people were reportedly killed in Pakistan after a massive earthquake struck a remote border area of neighboring Iran on Tuesday. Yet in Iran, officials said the disaster was far less devastating than originally feared,...
Tags: U.S. Geological Survey, Religion and Belief, Islam, Islamabad (Pakistan), News Agency
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South Florida Sun Sentinel wins Pulitzer
The South Florida Sun Sentinel was awarded the prestigious Pulitzer Prize for public service journalism Monday for its investigation of off-duty police officers who endangered the lives of citizens by speeding. The newspaper, owned by Tribune Co.,...Tags: Miami (Miami-Dade, Florida), Civil and Public Service, Mexico, Human Interest, Photography
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James Holmes case: Can a reporter be forced to reveal her source?
CENTENNIAL, Colo. — High-stakes legal issues have become a hallmark of the James E. Holmes case, with questions surrounding capital punishment, insanity, due process and even doctor-patient privilege likely to swirl for months — if not years...
Tags: Justice System, Murder, Politics, Journalism, Crime, Law and Justice
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L.A. Times weighs policy on 'illegal immigrant' in wake of AP ban
Editors at the Los Angeles Times are considering changes in policy regarding the use of the term "illegal immigrant" in Times reports. The move comes as the Associated Press announced this week that it had banned the term. Most news organizations have...
Tags: Mark Sanford, Immigration, Lotteries, Lifestyle and Leisure, Politics
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'Illegal' is now illegal at the Associated Press
In lecturing to journalism students over the years, I have pointed out that newspaper style guides have adapted to changes in politics and society. For example, the 1976 version of the New York Times Manual of Style and Usage warned reporters not to...Tags: Francis I, Immigration, News Agency, Behavioral Conditions, Lobbying
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UCI newspaper asks for student funding
The death of newsprint may hit UC Irvine's newspaper unless students hand over their votes — and money — in an upcoming election. Just like newspapers across the country, rising printing costs have forced UCI's weekly New University to cut...Tags: Elections, Teaching and Learning, University of California, Irvine, Students, Politics
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Kathy Thomson named chief operating officer of Tribune publishing
Tribune Co. has promoted Kathy Thomson, president and chief operating officer of the Los Angeles Times, to the newly created position of chief operating officer of Tribune’s publishing division. In her new role, Thomson will oversee efforts to...
Tags: Stuart Pfeifer, Companies and Corporations, Chicago Tribune, Television Industry, DirecTV Group Inc.
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Michelle Rhee, 'a public school parent'?
SACRAMENTO -- In the course of reporting a story about Michelle Rhee, the controversial former District of Columbia chancellor seeking to take her brand of education reform to statehouses across the country, the Los Angeles Times asked her spokeswoman a...
Tags: American Federation of Teachers, Michelle Rhee
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