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Tuesday, November 27, 2012

The Two-Way

Attention Chinese Media: Kim Jong Un Is 2012's Most Interesting Man

The mysterious, most-interesting, super-sexy North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. (And if you believe all that, you may be reading too many reports from Chinese media.)

November 27, 2012 People's Daily Online gave big play to The Onion's declaration that Kim Jong Un is 2012's sexiest man. Can we convince the Chinese news media that he's even more than that?

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Monday, November 26, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

The Two-Way

Elmo Puppeteer Resigns; Calls Sex Allegations A 'Distraction'

Puppeteer Kevin Clash and Elmo.

November 20, 2012 Kevin Clash has denied he had a sexual relationship when his accuser was still a boy. But there's word today of a second such allegation. Sesame Workshop says Clash has "concluded that he can no longer be effective in his job."

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The Two-Way

Charges Filed Against Murdoch Editors Accused Of Paying Officials For Information

Rebekah Brooks, who rose to the top spot at Rupert Murdoch's News International.

November 20, 2012 The charges are on top of those against many of the same people stemming from the scandal over the hacking of the phones of crime victims, celebrities and members of the royal family.

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Monday, November 19, 2012

The Two-Way

Son Of Founder Of 'Hollywood Reporter' Apologizes For Hollywood Blacklist

November 19, 2012 W.R. Wilkerson III is apologizing for the trade paper's role in what he calls "Hollywood's holocaust," the blacklist that destroyed the careers of those accused of communist sympathies.

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Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Tuesday, November 13, 2012

The Two-Way

'Washington Post' Editor Steps Down; 'Boston Globe' Editor To Fill Job

A Washington Post newspaper box.

November 13, 2012 Marcus Brauchli has been the Post's top editor since 2008. He'll stay with the company, focusing on new media opportunities. Martin Baron leaves Boston to join the Post on Jan. 2.

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Monday, November 12, 2012

The Two-Way

Crisis At BBC Spreads As Two News Execs Step Aside

November 12, 2012 The moves come just days after the BBC's director-general resigned over a news program that wrongly accused a former lawmaker of child abuse. The scandal, which follows another one involving a late BBC star who's been revealed to be a pedophile, has raised big questions about journalistic standards in the modern age.

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Conservative Media Caught in the Blame Game

November 12, 2012 Some Republicans say Romney's loss is partly the fault of conservative media that kept overstating the candidate's real strength.

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