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Iran frees Post reporter Jason Rezaian, 4 other Americans, officials say — VIENNA — Iran released Washington Post correspondent Jason Rezaian and three other detained Iranian Americans on Saturday in exchange for the freedom of seven people imprisoned or charged in the United States …
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Ryan Grim / The Huffington Post:
Here's Why We Held The Story On The U.S.-Iranian Prisoner Exchange — In early fall, HuffPost foreign affairs reporter Jessica Schulberg landed a hell of a scoop: a State Department official was willing to talk on the record about the most sensitive of diplomatic operations …
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Steve Cuozzo / New York Post:
21st Century Fox and News Corp to remain in New York City's Midtown, won't move to 2 World Trade Center — Fox, News Corp. to keep HQs in Midtown — 21st Century Fox and News Corp. won't be moving to the World Trade Center after all. — Real estate sources told The Post …
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Alastair Reid / First Draft:
Knight Foundation-funded prototype tool Verified Pixel aims to automate the process of verifying images in the news — Meet Verified Pixel: A ‘visual spellcheck’ for verifying images in news — It seems every major news story now brings with it a minefield of fake pictures for newsrooms to sort through …
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
How Al Día, Philadelphia's Spanish-language newspaper, is adapting to a bilingual world — Philadelphia has one of the country's most vibrant Chinatowns, and as new Chinese restaurants and Chinese-owned businesses open, many have turned to the city's Latino community for new employees.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Working with young reporters, City Bureau is telling the story of police misconduct in Chicago — The Chicago Police Department has come under national scrutiny in recent weeks after a police officer was charged with murdering a black teenager, Laquan McDonald.
Dillon Baker / MediaShift:
Q&A with Glenn Greenwald on surviving as a freelancer, online investigative journalism, and nonprofit news organizations — Glenn Greenwald Talks Freelancing, Future of Investigative Journalism — It's fair to say that the Edward Snowden leaks, which revealed top-secret …
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Matt Bonesteel / Washington Post:
Survey: 56% of respondents would remove ESPN and ESPN2 from cable packages to save $8 per month as subscription base is down to 92M homes, lowest in a decade — Survey paints gloomy picture for ESPN — Last year was a rough one for ESPN, full of big-name departures …
Mark Coatney:
Yahoo should embrace Tumblr as a content platform, adding revenue sharing for partners — How Tumblr Can Save Yahoo — There's a pony in there somewhere, and its name is Tumblr — The short answer is, no, of course, nothing can save Yahoo. A year from now things will certainly look very different in Sunnyvale.
John Dyer / Nieman Reports:
As the Freedom of Information Act turns 50, journalists are innovating new ways to use the law — As the Freedom of Information Act turns 50, journalists are innovating new ways to use the law — Dave Philipps was well acquainted with the plight of troubled veterans when he heard …
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Jacob Gershman / Wall Street Journal:
Federal civil lawsuit in California claims Twitter is responsible for ISIS tweets, raising questions about liability exemptions for online publishers — Can Twitter Be Liable for ISIS Tweets? — Islamic State has been able to mobilize followers via social media sites like Twitter .
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC had “productive” net neutrality talks with Comcast, AT&T, T-Mobile — Carriers explained data cap exemptions (and, in T-Mobile's case, throttling). — The Federal Communications Commission says it has held “productive” meetings with Comcast, AT&T, and T-Mobile USA …
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