Mediagazer: Libya: Mohammed “Mo” Al Nabbous, founder of Benghazi webcast “Libya Alhurra TV,” killed in firefight (Xeni Jardin/Boing Boing)

9:45 PM ET, March 19, 2011

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Ben Goldacre / Guardian:

A case of never letting the source spoil a good story — Perhaps it's too embarrassing for some writers to risk linking to primary sources that readers can check for themselves — Why don't journalists link to primary sources? Whether it's a press release, an academic journal article …

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Xeni Jardin / Boing Boing:

Libya: Mohammed “Mo” Al Nabbous, founder of Benghazi webcast “Libya Alhurra TV,” killed in firefight — Watch live streaming video from libya17feb at livestream.com — Via LibyaFeb17.com and via the Twitter updates from NPR's Andy Carvin, terrible news that the brave citizen journalist …

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James Robinson / Guardian:

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Staci D. Kramer / paidContent:

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Sam Gustin / Epicenter:

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