Shocking Cuts At New Orleans Paper, Couric's Invitation To Palin, Rather's Blistering Critique

Thursday, May 24, 2012 New Orleans Paper Facing Shocking Cuts The New Orleans Times-Picayune, the paper that became internationally famous for its courageous reporting during Hurricane Katrina, is facing steep cuts and will end its 175-year history of daily publication, the paper announced Thursday. The move will leave New Orleans as the biggest city in the United States without a major daily paper. BOMBSHELL: 'Minister For Murdoch' Sent Stunning Memo Mitt Romney's Continued Love Affair With Fox News Three More Newspapers Stop Daily Publication Dan Rather: 2012 Campaign Is 'Worst' I've Ever Seen IT'S OFFICIAL BLOG POSTS Tom Engelhardt: How to Forget on Memorial Day Quiz Americans and a surprising number undoubtedly won't have thought about the "memorial" in Memorial Day at all -- especially now that it's largely a marker of the start of summer and an excuse for cookouts. Howard Sherman: Conduct Unbecoming to 'An Officer' Artists writing to newspapers to complain about reviews is hardly a new phenomenon. However, in my experience, it's an impotent gesture at best and a counterproductive one at worst. Karen Dalton-Beninato: I Heard the News Today, Oh Boy: Times-Picayune Down to Semi-Weekly Here's my take on where print and web journalism seem to be headed, for what it's worth. Annette Insdorf: Cannes Celebrates Philip Kaufman With Hemingway & Gellhorn It's no surprise that Philip Kaufman -- perhaps the most European of American filmmakers -- was drawn to the passionate story of Ernest Hemingway and war correspondent Martha Gellhorn. Ru Freeman: Ted Conover: On Traveling and Being Free Behind Bars It is a mix of journalistic integrity and personal generosity that has served him well and brought Ted Conover much attention for his in-depth reporting about the issues of our times.

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