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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 …
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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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Dylan Byers / Politico:
Fareed Zakaria responds to plagiarism charges — On Tuesday, two anonymous Twitter users — @blippoblappo & @crushingbort — published a report citing 12 instances in which the journalist Fareed Zakaria appeared to have lifted passages wholesale from other authors.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
After new plagiarism allegations, Time magazine will review Zakaria's work again
After new plagiarism allegations, Time magazine will review Zakaria's work again
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Condé Nast to Sell Fairchild Fashion Media for $100 Million — Condé Nast announced on Tuesday the sale of Fairchild Fashion Media, a group of trade publications including Women's Wear Daily and Footwear News, to Penske Media. The sale price was about $100 million, according to a person briefed on the deal.
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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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John Cook / The Intercept:
Ryan Devereaux released, hit with beanbags by police, not rubber bullets; was arrested, not just detained
Ryan Devereaux released, hit with beanbags by police, not rubber bullets; was arrested, not just detained
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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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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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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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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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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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Stacey Higginbotham / Gigaom:
Netflix is now paying Time Warner Cable for direct access and faster streams — Netflix, the online streaming giant, has signed a paid peering deal with Time Warner Cable, meaning that it now has deals with the four biggest U.S. ISPs. — Time Warner Cable signed a direct interconnection deal with Netflix …
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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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Ryan Chittum / Columbia Journalism Review:
Editing to be diminished under Gannett's new model, as staff compete for fewer jobs — Gannett cribs from Advance Publications playbook for struggling newspapers — Staff compete for fewer jobs; ‘readers become the assignment editor’ — Gannett's latest Great Leap Forward will go …
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Sky News Coverage of Malaysia Airlines Crash Leads to Investigation — Britain's media watchdog will probe the network after viewers complained about a reporter who rummaged through a victim's luggage — U.K. media watchdog Ofcom will launch an investigation into Sky News' coverage …
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