RUPERT TWITTERS RICK!

By BRIAN STELTER

The media mogul Rupert Murdoch signaled his support for Rick Santorum on Monday evening, calling him the “only candidate with genuine big vision” for the United States.

His comments were significant not only because Mr. Murdoch controls Fox News Channel and The Wall Street Journal, but also because they were made on Twitter, a Web site that allowed for his support to be forwarded far and wide on the eve of the Iowa caucuses. [...]

January 2nd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , | Category: All | Leave a comment

Two UC Davis cops suspended for attack on peaceful students

UPDATE: Last night, UC Davis chancellor forced to walk through 3 block long line of students, sitting peacefully, glaring at her in silence. Brilliant. This is what democracy looks like. (I believe the video is from this person.)

CBS is reporting that:

Two UC Davis police officers have been placed on administrative leave following their use of pepper spray in Friday’s arrest of protesters.

NYT’s Brian Stelter tweets more:

UC Davis update: 2 cops suspended, [...]

November 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: All | Leave a comment

NYT: The Bin Laden Announcement Has Leaked

By BRIAN STELTER

The terse announcement came just after 9:45 p.m. Sunday from Dan Pfeiffer, the White House communications director. “POTUS to address the nation tonight at 10:30 PM Eastern Time,” he wrote on Twitter, sharing the same message that had just been transmitted to the White House press corps.

According to Brian Williams, the “NBC Nightly News” anchor, some journalists received a three-word e-mail that simply [...]

May 2nd, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: All | Leave a comment