Israel Accuses Freelance Photographers of Advance Knowledge of Oct. 7 Attack
The New York Times said there was “no evidence” to support such claims about its freelancer.
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New NSA Information from (and About) Snowden
Interesting article about the Snowden documents, including comments from former Guardian editor Ewen MacAskill
MacAskill, who shared the Pulitzer Prize for Public Service with Glenn Greenwald and Laura Poitras for their journalistic work on the Snowden files, retired from The Guardian in 2018. He told Computer Weekly that:
- As far as he knows, a copy of the documents is still locked in the New York Times office. Although the files are in the New York Times office, The Guardian retains responsibility for them.
- As to why the New York Times has not published them in a decade, MacAskill maintains “this is a complicated issue.” “There is, at the very least, a case to be made for keeping them for future generations of historians,” he said…
Athens Democracy Forum: China and the U.S. Are Intertwined, but Share a Distrust
It’s the intensifying rivalry that could shape much of the world’s future.
New York Times writer draws ire for complaining about $78 airport meal
After David Brooks posted a photo of his burger and whiskey, many pointed out the cost of the drink probably pushed up the tabIn a social media post that would prove (ironically) costly, the conservative New York Times columnist David Brooks complained…
We Asked Readers to Spend the Summer Watching Birds. Here’s What Happened.
Thousands of people from around the world responded to the invitation, sharing their sightings with scientists at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.
Bill Gates, Marie Kondo and World Bank Head Will Speak at Times Climate Event
Sign up to watch the livestream and connect with online attendees about solutions to the climate crisis on Thursday, Sept. 21.
CNN names Mark Thompson, ex-BBC director general, new chief executive
Thompson, 66, top executive at New York Times between 2012 and 2020, tasked with reviving US network’s sagging ratingsMark Thompson, the former BBC director general and chief executive of the New York Times, is the new chief executive of CNN, tasked wi…
Henry Kamm, Pulitzer-Winning New York Times Journalist, Dies at 98
In a 47-year career at The Times, he covered Cold War diplomacy in Europe, famine in Africa and genocide in Southeast Asia.
Daniel Ellsberg, Pentagon Papers whistleblower, dies aged 92
Analyst who leaked studies showing US government knew the Vietnam war was un-winnable became activist and writerDaniel Ellsberg, a US government analyst who became one of the most famous whistleblowers in world politics when he leaked the Pentagon Pape…
What connects Only Connect and New York Times? Game’s similarity puzzles host
Connections joins Wordle on website, leading to raised eyebrows from Victoria Coren MitchellIt’s quite the conundrum. Is a new puzzle game launched by the New York Times original, or does it have connections to a long-running BBC programme?Victoria Cor…