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Brad Scriber / Poynter:
Q&A with professor and journalist Lucas Graves, on the history of political fact-checking and how the 2016 election is changing the fact-checking landscape — Fact-checking may have gone mainstream in recent years, but it's still controversial. — That's according to Lucas Graves …
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The Huffington Post and The Daily Beast
David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with New York magazine reporter Gabriel Sherman, on covering Roger Ailes, the state of Fox News, and the future of conservative media — New York National Affairs Editor Gabriel Sherman was returning from a vacation in France in early July when news broke that former anchor Gretchen …
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J.K. Trotter / Gizmodo:
Univision execs vote to delete six Gawker Media posts involved in ongoing lawsuits; Gawker Executive Editor John Cook says posts will disappear this weekend — In a vote carried out on Friday night, Univision executives voted to remove six posts published by former Gawker Media properties that are involved in ongoing litigation.
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Forbes, @petersterne, iMediaEthics, The Huffington Post, @will_potter, Mashable, @hamiltonnolan, @mattbuchanan, Washington Post, @max_read, Politico, @katiedrumm, @cd_hooks, @ggreenwald, @athertonkd, @mccarthyryanj, New York Times, @jordansarge, @greghoward88, @mmasnick, @ashleyfeinberg, @xor, @petersterne, @mmasnick, @johnjcook, @petersterne and @petersterne
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Lack of “protective pool” of reporters for Clinton and Trump leads to flawed, incomplete coverage during incidents like Clinton's stumble at 9/11 service — Hillary Clinton's wobbly, stumbling exit from Sunday's September 11 commemoration set off a flurry of questions and concerns …
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@byrontau, CNN, Mediaite, Washington Post, Business Insider, Townhall.com, @davidfrum, @olivianuzzi, @skastenbaum, @davmicrot, @byrontau, NPR, @marklittlenews, @byrontau, @politicswolf, New York Magazine, @byrontau, @hadas_gold, @karoli, @byrontau, @byrontau and Jezebel
Democracy Now:
Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman charged with criminal trespassing after covering North Dakota pipeline protest — An arrest warrant has been issued in North Dakota for Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman. Goodman was charged with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor offense.
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Time Inc. launching free ad-supported video streaming service, People/Entertainment Weekly Network, on Sept. 13 covering human interest stories — Magazine publisher looks to counter print decline by pursuing a share of digital video advertising spending — The upcoming special …
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Media Wire Daily
Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
A Trump interview may be crowning glory for RT, a network funded by the Russian government — In an interview Thursday, Donald Trump was asked what surprised him most about the American press. “Well, I think the dishonesty of the media,” the Republican presidential hopeful responded, with little hesitation.
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Forbes, Washington Post, The San Diego Union … and New York Magazine
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Sling TV launches Windows 10 app with Cortana-enabled voice search for shows or channels — Dish Network's streaming service for cord cutters, Sling TV, has made its way to Windows 10. The company announced today the launch of its on-demand TV service for Windows 10 PCs and tablets …
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Business Wire, Engadget, Digital Trends, Fierce Cable, Multichannel News and BetaNews
Nick Corasaniti / New York Times:
VoteCastr partners with Slate to publish real-time presidential and senate race projections on election day, departing from standard practices — PALO ALTO, Calif. — For decades, news organizations have refrained from releasing early results in presidential battleground states on Election Day …
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@patrickruffini, @electproject, @sissenberg, @electproject, @patrickruffini, @natesilver538, Slate and Slate
Dell Cameron / The Daily Dot:
Leaked documents reveal 2012 WikiLeaks release of Syrian government data excluded record of €2B transfer from Syria to government-owned Russian bank — Dell Cameron and Patrick Howell O'Neill — A trove of hacked emails published by WikiLeaks in 2012 excludes records …
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The Verge, @ummjackson, @benparr, @lpdonovan, @yashalevine, @williamturton, @lorenzofb, @lhfang, @emptywheel, Gizmodo and Talking Points Memo
Saul Elbein / VICE:
Murder of local environmental reporter Tiang Try in 2014 highlights perils of reporting on illegal logging and mining in Cambodia — By the time his wife worked up the courage to ask him to stay, Taing Try was almost asleep. The two were lying together on a mattress beneath the mosquito nets …
Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
Facebook removes “September 11th Anniversary” Trending topic after it briefly promoted conspiracy theory article published in Daily Star — Facebook users looking for more context on why the Sept. 11 terrorist attack anniversary was trending on the platform on Friday were …
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Mediaite, New York Times, CNNMoney, Fortune, Dailystar.co.uk, Guardian, The Hill, BuzzFeed, @heerjeet, @anildash, @mathewi, @jbarro, Gizmodo, Engadget, Fast Company, The Daily Caller, Mashable, The Verge, Vocativ, New York Daily News, The Daily Dot and CNET
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
ASNE diversity survey: 17% of print employees and 23% of digital-only site employees are journalists of color; women are 38% and 50% accordingly — There appear to be a few promising signs in this year's American Society of News Editors Diversity Survey, which was released Friday.
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@niemanlab and @rickedmonds
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
ASNE stops trying to count full-time newsroom jobs and losses, and will not categorize employees anymore
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ASNE
Deputy Ed. - Gen. Assignment Desk, DC — 
EU Technology Reporter, Brussels — 
Breaking News Reporter, NY — 
Harrisburg Reporter, PA — 
Senior Editor - Styles, NY — 
Part-time Editor, Remote — 
Home & Travel Reporter, Ireland — 
Assistant Digital Editor, MA — 
Senior Editor - Visuals (Temporary), DC — 
Copy Editor, Remote US — 
Markets Reporter, NY/CA — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Food Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer, NV — 
Pharma Editor, Remote — 
Higher Ed. Reporter, Remote CA — 
Politics Reporter, Brussels — 
Investigations & Enterprise Ed., WI — 
Social Strategy Editor, NY — 
Senior Narrative Editor, CA — 
Editor-in-Chief, NY (flexible) — 
Housing Reporter, OK — 
Writer/AI Content Reviewer, CA — 
Writer/Editor, Remote — 
Multi Media Reporter, NC — 
Afternoon/Night Editor, NH — 
Education Lab Editor, WA — 
Senior Editor, Remote US — 
State Worker Reporter, CA — 
Executive Editor, NM — 
News Assistant, NY — 
Local Editor, NJ (Remote) — 
News Writer, CA — 
News Editor/Reporter, KS — 
