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Matt Wilstein / Mediaite:
ISIS Reportedly Beheads U.S. Journalist James Wright Foley on Camera — According to multiple reports, ISIS claims to have executed American freelance journalist James Wright Foley. Politico's Blake Hounshell was one the first to report the news on Twitter, saying the militant Islamic group …
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Penske to Buy Fairchild Media for $100 Million — Conde Nast plans to sell Fairchild Fashion Media, the group behind trade publications like Women's Wear Daily and Footwear News, to Penske Media for around $100 million, according to a person familiar who has been briefed on the deal.
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WWD, FishbowlNY, Wall Street Journal, Variety, @katierosman and @ericperrydesign
Our Bad Media:
Team who discovered BuzzFeed editor's plagiarism reveal Fareed Zakaria as serial plagiarist — Did CNN, The Washington Post, and TIME Actually Check Fareed Zakaria's Work For Plagiarism? — WHEN AN “ISOLATED” INCIDENT ISN'T — Following our reports on Benny Johnson and plagiarism last month …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
After new plagiarism allegations, Time magazine will review Zakaria's work again — Time magazine will review Fareed Zakaria's work after Twitter users @blippoblappo and @crushingbort accused the CNN journalist of lifting from a variety of publications, including Vanity Fair, Businessweek and the New Yorker.
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Talking Points Memo
John Cook / The Intercept:
Ryan Devereaux released, hit with beanbags by police, not rubber bullets; was arrested, not just detained — Intercept Reporter Shot With Rubber Bullets and Arrested While Covering Ferguson Protests — Intercept reporter Ryan Devereaux was arrested this morning while on the ground covering …
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CNN, Mediaite, Poynter, The Wrap, @the_intercept, ABC News, @davidsirota, @froomkin, @ggreenwald, Pressing Issues, @jeremyscahill, PandoDaily, @shawncarrie, @kgosztola, @agoodcuppa, @brendancbyrne, @raniakhalek, @mollyknefel, @nigelcameron, The Huffington Post, @melissagira, @rj_gallagher, @mollycrabapple, @the_intercept, @suigenerisjen and @jeremyscahill
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Ryan Devereaux / The Intercept:
A Night in Ferguson: Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas, and a Jail Cell — The author, detained by a St. Louis County Police Department tactical team Tuesday morning, explains to an officer how to turn off his digital recorder. Photo: David Carson/St Louis Post Dispatch/Polaris
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Guardian, @pierre and @lilianasegura
Jason Hughes / The Wrap:
CNN's Don Lemon and Jake Tapper Flee Tear Gas in Ferguson (Video) — CNN's Jake Tapper and Don Lemon were reporting live from West Florissant Ave. in Ferguson, Missouri when the situation between protesters and the police escalated late Monday night. They were reporting on the stand-off between police …
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Gawker, Mediaite, FishbowlDC, The Huffington Post, Vox, BREITBART.COM, Business Insider and Talking Points Memo
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
With no textbooks on how to cover riots, reporters in Ferguson learning as they go
With no textbooks on how to cover riots, reporters in Ferguson learning as they go
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Poynter, @wgdunlop, @dbernstein, @leloveluck, @dlknowles, @amyknelson, @akjohnson1922, @kansasalps, @alyssaedes, @steph_steinberg, @nprrussell, @jerrymarkon, @sketterl and Poynter
Pancho Bernasconi / Getty Images:
Getty Images photographer Scott Olson released in Ferguson, Mo.; Getty condemns arrest
Getty Images photographer Scott Olson released in Ferguson, Mo.; Getty condemns arrest
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Guardian, Gawker, Mediaite, @dailyluca, Poynter, The Wrap, @alexwroblewski, Mediaite, @byrontau, @froomkin, @jjmerrif, @jjmerrif, @jjmerrif, @dailyluca, @achorowitz, @paleofuture, ThinkProgress, Getty Images, @jjmerrif, The Wrap, @ryanjreilly, @kgwnews, New York Magazine, @suntimes, USA Today, @rcfp, @gettyimages, @jjmerrif, NationalJournal.com, @alex_ogle, The Week, @bridget_pjm, @nppalawyer, @gettyimages, The Huffington Post and The Huffington Post
Liam Spradlin / Android Police:
Google to launch “YouTube Music Key”, $10/month, ad-free service with offline support — Exclusive: This Is YouTube Music Key, Google's Upcoming Subscription Service With Offline Support, Background Audio, No Ads, Free Play Music Key — Google has big plans for both YouTube and Google Play Music.
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Andrew Beaujon / Poynter:
Digital First puts 51 newspaper buildings on the market — Digital First Media has listed 51 newspaper buildings for sale, according to a press release from the real estate firm Twenty Lake Holdings. — The properties are “for sale across seven states including California, Connecticut …
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@abeaujon
Rod Nordland / New York Times:
Afghan officials interrogate New York Times correspondent Matthew Rosenberg, ban him from leaving country — Afghan Officials Interrogate Times Correspondent — KABUL, Afghanistan — The Afghan attorney general's office called in a New York Times correspondent for questioning Tuesday …
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Capital New York, Washington Post, Associated Press, The Huffington Post and Committee to Protect …
Clay Shirky / Medium:
With the age of print coming to an end, journalists must prepare for digital-age roles — Last Call — The end of the printed newspaper. — The Roanoke Times, the local paper in my family home, is a classic metro daily, with roots that go back to the 1880s.
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@arusbridger, @ajkeen, @coreypein, @ckrewson, @neilthackray, @ceodonovan, @iansanders, @henryctaylor, @richarddeitsch, @hblodget, @spencetimes, @tupp_ed, @dicktofel, @niallfirth, @hiddenbrain, @willardfoxton, @jselingo, @chcktylr, @papergirlmacy, @craigsilverman, @rj_young and EdCone.com, Thanks:@martindave
Abigail Edge / Journalism.co.uk:
How Deca is taking a collaborative approach to longform — An international co-operative of award-winning journalists are working together to tell the stories they feel are most important, despite most having never met in person — Over the last few years, journalism co-operatives have sprung …
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@niemanlab and @max_rorypeck