Jim Zarroli

Net Giants Try To Quell Users' Jitters About Their Data

Jim Zarroli — Wed, 12 Jun 2013 22:27:00 +0000

Companies like Google and Facebook are very much caught in the middle of the current debate about national security and privacy.

NSA Leak Could Undermine Trust Of Government Contractor

Jim Zarroli — Tue, 11 Jun 2013 09:23:00 +0000

In recent decades, a quiet revolution has been transforming the way Washington works.

Because the U.S. government does not have the workforce to complete all of its tasks, it employs private companies like Booz Allen Hamilton to do the work for it. Booz Allen is the company where Edward Snowden, who said he leaked secrets about the National Security Agency, most recently worked.

Over the past 25 years, this contract workforce has grown and plays a major role in the U.S.

Trial To Start In Apple Price-Fixing Dispute

Jim Zarroli — Mon, 03 Jun 2013 10:13:00 +0000

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RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST:

And Apple faces off with the Justice Department beginning today in a federal court over a price-fixing dispute. Last year, the government accused Apple of conspiring with five major publishing companies to raise prices on electronic books.

NPR's Jim Zarroli reports.

JIM ZARROLI, BYLINE: The government says that Apple wanted to get into the eBook business, but it was concerned that its rival Amazon was pricing eBooks too low, cutting into potential profits.

Cruise Industry Adopts Passenger 'Rights' As Incidents Mount

Jim Zarroli — Tue, 28 May 2013 21:15:00 +0000

About 2,200 passengers were being flown back to Baltimore on Tuesday, a day after their cruise ship caught fire on its way to the Bahamas. There were no injuries aboard Royal Caribbean's Grandeur of the Seas.

But in the wake of the incident and others like it, the cruise ship companies have something of a black eye. The industry is now trying to reassure passengers it's OK for them to sail, adopting what it called a passenger "bill of rights."

More people have been taking cruises worldwide and for the cruise ship industry profits have been on the rise.

Rebuilding Storm-Damaged New Jersey, One Boardwalk At A Time

Jim Zarroli — Sun, 26 May 2013 09:39:00 +0000

When Hurricane Sandy swept through New Jersey last year, it destroyed many homes and businesses. It also obliterated the boardwalks that are the center of social and economic life in the towns.

In the months since, many of these towns have rushed to rebuild their boardwalks, but not everyone thinks the money has been well spent.

The boardwalk in Belmar, N.J., was among those destroyed and scattered all over town. But just seven months later, the town has managed to rebuild all 1.3 miles of it.