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Violations of Editorial Standards Found in WIRED Writer's Blog — This week we concluded a preliminary WIRED review of a sample of articles from Jonah Lehrer's personal blog, Frontal Cortex, which was active on Wired.com from July 2010 through June 2012. The review was conducted by Charles Seife …
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Jonah Lehrer's Journalistic Misdeeds at Wired.com — An investigation reveals evidence of plagiarism, dodgy quotes, and factual inaccuracies. — For the past three months, Jonah Lehrer, science journalist, author of three books, and (former) New Yorker staff writer has been under siege.
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JIMROMENESKO.COM, @sdkstl, Poynter and @mathewi


Newsweek's Anti-Obama Cover Set to Be a Newsstand Hit — Newsweek received withering and widespread criticism over its “Hit the Road, Barack” cover story by Niall Ferguson. The magazine had become “an august publication letting itself be used to misinform readers,” critics said …
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Forbes and New York Magazine
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Former Dow Jones President Expected To Join Time Inc. Overseeing News and Sports — Company Still Settling on New Publisher for Time Magazine — Time Inc. is expected to name former Dow Jones executive Todd Larsen to lead its news and sports brands, according to people familiar with the company's plans.
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The Wrap


Why can't we just admit that journalists are human? — Should journalists be allowed to have opinions? If so, when and where — and how — should they be allowed to express them? Such questions have been a thorn in the side of the traditional media industry almost since the web was invented …
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The Maynard Institute …
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ABC News Veteran Sam Donaldson: David Chalian Is ‘Not Damaged Goods’
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Erik Wemple and mediabistro.com


Anonymous Leaks Secret New York Times Correspondences That Reveal Reporters' Shocking Competence — Anonymous declared war on the New York Times this week, launching “OpNYT” on Wednesday. Unlike most actions by the crippled hacktivist collective these days, their attack on the Times …
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Pastebin.com, Daily Dot, New York Times and Betabeat


Why News Organizations Spent Millions At The RNC — The CNN Grill cost about $2 million, a source says. Marketing for media, as well as the party. — Piers Morgan interviews the Romney sons at the CNN Grill. Source: i2.cdn.turner.com — Political conventions represent …


Watergate Journalist Carl Bernstein Spoke at Event Supporting Iranian ‘Terrorist’ Group — On a Saturday afternoon last February, journalist Carl Bernstein got up on stage at the grand ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria in Manhattan and delivered a speech questioning the listing …
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@davidfolkenflik and @felixsalmon


US grants asylum to Ecuadorean journalist — Columnist who fled to Miami after being ordered to pay millions in libel case pushed by President Correa can stay in US — A newspaper columnist who fled Ecuador after he was sentenced to jail and ordered to pay millions of dollars …
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The Rise of Ad-Hoc Journalist Support Networks — Journalistic collaboration isn't just something that happens between newsrooms. Increasingly, journalists working outside of traditional news organizations are coming together to support each other in a range of ways, from offering safety advice …


Apple, publishers offer antitrust concessions: source — (Reuters) - Apple and four major publishers have offered to allow retailers such as Amazon to sell e-books at a discount for two years in a bid to end an EU antitrust investigation and stave off possible fines, a person familiar with the matter said on Friday.


Fact-checking renegade: Los Angeles Times — A few years back, the Los Angeles Times considered joining a runaway industry trend. Everywhere you clicked on the political web, it seemed, someone was putting the drywall and paint on a stand-alone, cleverly branded fact-checking machine …
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Jack Shafer, CBS New York and The FJP


A Reluctant Farewell To Cord-Cutting After 13 Years and $8,000 In Savings — I was the television industry's worst nightmare. Now, I may be its best hope. — For years, the phenomenon of cord-cutting — people choosing to get their entertainment over the internet rather than via cable or satellite TV …


Navy SEAL Author Rejects the Pentagon's Legal Threat — Former Navy SEAL author Matt Bissonnette is going to tell his version of events surrounding the death of Osama bin Laden, even if the Pentagon sues him for every last penny. — Last night, the Defense Department's top attorney wrote …
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New York Times, Associated Press, Bloomberg and Reuters