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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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A message from Jim's mom, Diane Foley — We have never been prouder of our son Jim. He gave his life trying to expose the world to the suffering of the Syrian people. We implore the kidnappers to spare the lives of the remaining hostages. Like Jim, they are innocents.
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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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Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ condemns ongoing harassment, arrests of reporters in Ferguson
CPJ condemns ongoing harassment, arrests of reporters in Ferguson
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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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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 …
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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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
YouTube Music Key aims to beat competition by including songs exclusive to YouTube — YouTube Music's Secret Weapon: Music You Can't Get Anywhere Else — You Tube has already said, on the record, that it is launching a music subscription service. And YouTube has explained, on the record …
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Liam Spradlin / Android Police:
Google to launch “YouTube Music Key”, $10/month, ad-free service with offline support
Google to launch “YouTube Music Key”, $10/month, ad-free service with offline support
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Erin Griffith / Fortune:
How Taboola and Outbrain are battling a bad reputation... and each other — Outbrain and Taboola's founders set out to make the Internet a better place. So why does everyone seem to hate their products? Outbrain is Yaron Galai's fourth company, but it's the one he wanted to build all along.
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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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