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Rolling Stone and UVA: The Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism Report — A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: Last November, we published a story, ‘A Rape on Campus’ [RS 1223], that centered around a University of Virginia student's horrifying account of her alleged gang rape at a campus fraternity house.
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Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
Rolling Stone retracts UVA rape article following investigation that found the magazine failed to verify basic details; writer Sabrina Erdely apologizes — Rolling Stone Retracts Article on Rape at University of Virginia — Rolling Stone magazine retracted its article about a brutal gang rape …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sources: Rolling Stone publisher won't dismiss or suspend anyone involved in faulty rape story — Public accounting near for Rolling Stone — Columbia University will publish the results Sunday of an extraordinary three-month review of Rolling Stone magazine's editorial processes.
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New York Times:
Statement From Writer of Rolling Stone Rape Article, Sabrina Erdely — Sabrina Rubin Erdely, the author of a now-discredited article in Rolling Stone magazine about a rape at a University of Virginia fraternity, issued this statement: — “The past few months, since my Rolling Stone article …
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Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Sling TV apologizes for choppy streams during March Madness, but it's unclear what went wrong — Sling TV Says It Dropped the Ball During March Madness. When Will Web TV Be Ready for Primetime? — Yesterday was a big test for Sling TV: How would the Web TV service do when lots …
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Winston Ross / Newsweek:
Confessions of a vulture journalist seeking a story at the Germanwings crash site — Confessions of a Vulture Journalist — By the time I arrived at the staging area in the French Alps last week, I was a day late to the biggest story in the world. German Chancellor Angela Merkel …
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Alex Sherman / Bloomberg Business:
Streaming's quick adoption may force cable companies to compete with each other, which they've avoided in the past — Why the Cable Companies You Hate May Be Forced to Compete Online — (Bloomberg) — The largest U.S. cable companies may be approaching a cliff they've long tried to avoid — competition with each other.
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Medium now has four branded-content partnerships, is looking to fund more content creators; comScore measures about 3M monthly uniques — Medium is courting writers and advertisers. But will the dollars follow? — Medium was created by Twitter's founders, gets contributions from notables …
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Dave Levinthal / The Center for Public …:
Texas freelancer forms super PAC to represent the interests of journalists; many news organizations have guidelines preventing political activity — A super PAC for journalists? — Aligning with a political committee: most news reporters consider it a cardinal sin.
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Al Jazeera English:
Nigeria releases detained Al Jazeera journalists — Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustapha leave Maiduguri, where they were detained and are now at the network's office in Abuja. — Ahmed Idris and Ali Mustapha have now completed the journey back to Al Jazeera's bureau in Abuja [Al Jazeera]
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