Dismissed Officials in China Don't Always Disappear
Date: 12 August 2014
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Austin RAMZY
An investigation by The Beijing News found that out of 85 officials who lost their positions over the past six years, more than one-third returned to public sector jobs.
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Vietnam Gives Brief Show of Openness in Standoff With China
Date: 11 August 2014
By AUSTIN RAMZY
Austin RAMZY
Vietnam invited foreign reporters to embed with its Coast Guard and see what challenges it faced from China’s presence in the South China Sea.
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Buffalo Bills Are Said to Draw Jeffrey Gundlach as a Bidder
Date: 12 August 2014
By WILLIAM ALDEN
William ALDEN
The bond investor Jeffrey Gundlach is reported to be interested in a bid for the Buffalo Bills, inspiring several corny finance jokes on Twitter suggesting new names for the football team.
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Judge in N.C.A.A. Case Known as Evenhanded
Date: 11 August 2014
By JOHN BRANCH
John BRANCH
News analysis; Federal Judge Claudia Wilken may forever be remembered as the judge who helped reshape college athletics after her landmark ruling that NCAA cannot prevent college athletes from earning money, in what is known as the O'Bannon case; has a reputation as an intelligent, fair-minded, good-humored referee who prizes efficiency and directness.
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Print Is Down, and Now Out
Date: 11 August 2014
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column contends that persistent financial demands of Wall Street have trumped informational needs of Main Street; observes that print has become too much of a drag on earnings, so media companies Gannett and Tribune Co are rapidly dropping their print divisions.
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50 Million New Reasons BuzzFeed Wants to Take Its Content Far Beyond Lists
Date: 11 August 2014
By MIKE ISAAC
Mike ISAAC
Viral media site BuzzFeed will use a $50 million investment from venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz to diversify its content, expand its video arm and create an in-house incubator for new technology; question remains whether site, with 150 million average monthly viewers, can maintain agility and skills of tech start-up while building breadth of large media company.
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What We're Reading
Date: 12 August 2014
By INSIDER STAFF
Insider STAFF
Recommended reads from New York Times reporters and editors, highlighting great stories from around the web.
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