Organize interviews, background briefings and press conferences as required.
Even though the Australian press was able to sketch his background 18 months ago (borrowing on some Wall Street Journal reporting), Liu acquired a major stake in two overseas Aussie ventures, Sundance Resources and Moly Mines, and this week turned out not well for all of them.
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As background the UK is going through the Leveson Inquiry into press regulation.
The Senators are asking the company to answer a series of questions about their practices, as noted by The Hill, including many that have previously been cleared up in press reports, such as whether applicants consent to the background checks of their Facebook, Twitter, and other online accounts and mentions (answer: yes) and can correct errors in their reports (answer: yes).
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The press statement for this announcement can be found here and a background document with useful facts and figures can be found here.
The system could go far beyond the program that Apple announced with Starbucks in September, which allows iPhone users to press a button and wirelessly download the song playing in the background as they sip their soy lattes.
The background is simple enough: there have been enough scandals about what the British press has done for there to be a swell of opinion in favour of some form of regulation of said press.
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In response to press inquiries, a DHS spokeswoman declined to describe his qualifications or background so it is not known whether he has any prior experience with intelligence or, for that matter, with security policy.
An Associated Press analysis of new FBI data published early Tuesday shows the National Instant Criminal Background Check system processed more than 2.78 million checks in December.
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