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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Phi Kappa Psi to ‘pursue all available legal action’ against Rolling Stone — The Phi Kappa Psi fraternity at the University of Virginia said Monday that it is moving forward with a possible lawsuit against Rolling Stone magazine in the wake of the now-retracted “Rape on Campus” article.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
Rolling Stone is a publication in institutional denial about its journalistic failings — Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner is in complete denial — Rolling Stone magazine failed an array of journalistic tests in publishing its November 2014 story “A Rape on Campus,” …
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Poynter:
In press conf, Rolling Stone report authors say problem was with methodology, not Jackie — Rolling Stone report authors defer to the magazine on why no one has been fired … The authors of Columbia Journalism School's — Here are some of the questions the authors answered on Monday.
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Elizabeth Spayd / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Columbia University's Steve Coll and Sheila Coronel on Rolling Stone report: “This was a systematic and collective failure”
Q&A with Columbia University's Steve Coll and Sheila Coronel on Rolling Stone report: “This was a systematic and collective failure”
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Steve Buttry / The Buttry Diary:
Rolling Stone should blame itself for mistakes, not Jackie; investigative reporting is about discovery of a story, not confirmation of your notions
Rolling Stone should blame itself for mistakes, not Jackie; investigative reporting is about discovery of a story, not confirmation of your notions
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Columbia Journalism Review:
Rolling Stone's investigation: “A failure that was avoidable”
Rolling Stone's investigation: “A failure that was avoidable”
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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 UVA rape article following investigation that found the magazine failed to verify basic details; writer Sabrina Erdely apologizes
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
John Oliver lands Edward Snowden interview from Russia — HBO comedian John Oliver scored his biggest coup yet: an in-depth interview in Russia with whistleblower Edward Snowden. — The comedian surprised viewers on Sunday night by revealing that he visited Russia last week and met with Snowden …
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Tim Arango / New York Times:
Turkey's blocking of social and news sites after circulation of one photo from a hostage situation highlights its aggressive censorship again — Turkey Blocks YouTube and, Briefly, Twitter Over Hostage Photo — ISTANBUL — As a hostage crisis at the central courthouse gripped this city last week …
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Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai / Motherboard:
Turkey lifts block on Twitter after it complies with local court order to remove pictures of an Istanbul prosecutor — Twitter Is Back in Turkey After Just a Few Hours — That didn't last long. — The block on Twitter in Turkey has apparently been lifted after the microblogging site complied …
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Lehar Maan / Reuters:
Viacom to cut jobs, abandon titles, reorganize network groups — (Reuters) - U.S. media company Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) said it will undertake a restructuring, including cutting jobs, abandoning some acquired titles and reorganizing three of its domestic network groups into two new organizations, to drive growth.
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John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
New Apple TV Will Not Support 4K Video Streaming — And you probably won't care. — BuzzFeed Illustration — When Apple's next-generation Apple TV finally arrives at market later this year, it will bring a groaning board of new features to the company's dusty set-top box — as BuzzFeed News first reported.
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Shannon Bond / Financial Times:
Vox buys data science start-up OpBandit to track readers better — Vox Media, the US digital publisher, has bought a data science start-up as it looks to track more closely how readers view, share and interact with content across the internet. — OpBandit tracks information about readers …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu launches GIF search engine for its TV shows, powered by Tumblr and shareable on Twitter, Pinterest or via email — Hulu Launches Its Own GIF Search Engine — Streaming video service Hulu is today launching its own tool for fans of GIFs, with the debut of its own GIF search engine powered by Tumblr.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Comcast Recruits Its Beneficiaries to Lobby for Time Warner Deal — WASHINGTON — The letters have come from all around the United States — from the Nutmeg Big Brothers and Big Sisters in Connecticut, the Houston Area Urban League and even the Dan Marino Foundation in Fort Lauderdale …
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Sarah Buhr / TechCrunch:
Publishing Platform RebelMouse Nabs $16 Million In A Series B Growth Round — Content publishing platform RebelMouse has raised $16 million in Series B funding from previous investors Softbank Capital and Oak Investment Partners, with additional participation from Buddy Media's Mike Lazerow.