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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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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Media Matters tells Ailes and Fox News to retain records in case of a lawsuit after report that Fox sought reporter's phone records — The progressive organization is seeking information following a report that Fox News obtained its journalist's phone records.
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Mediaite, Media Matters for America, www.wnyc.org, Politico and The Week
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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@petersterne, Forbes, iMediaEthics, The Huffington Post, @will_potter, Mashable, @hamiltonnolan, @mattbuchanan, Washington Post, @cd_hooks, @ggreenwald, @max_read, New York Times, @athertonkd, @mccarthyryanj, @katiedrumm, @greghoward88, @mmasnick, @ashleyfeinberg, @jordansarge, @xor, @petersterne, @mmasnick, @johnjcook, @petersterne and @petersterne
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.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Facebook reinstates “Napalm Girl” photo, says it will adjust its review processes to allow future sharing of that photo — “The value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community.” — After removing several posts that used a famous photograph from the Vietnam War …
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New York Times, Media Myth Alert, Forbes, @mikeisaac, The Drum, Guardian, Futurist Gerd Leonhard, Engadget, Quartz, The Wrap, Fortune, The San Diego Union …, BuzzMachine, Reuters, The Verge, The Huffington Post, Guardian, Fortune, Fast Company, The Daily Caller, The Hill, @amanafk, Politico, Gizmodo, Techdirt, TIME, @nahlahayed, CNET and Business Insider
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, @lpdonovan, @yashalevine, @williamturton, @ummjackson, @benparr, @lorenzofb, @lhfang, @emptywheel, Gizmodo and Talking Points Memo
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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Multichannel News, Fierce Cable, Business Wire, Engadget, Digital Trends and BetaNews
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 …
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
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Ezra Klein admits that Vox.com's card stacks, once the site's key differentiating feature, aren't the game-changer he thought they'd be — Two years after Vox.com launched its “card stacks,” the site's editor in chief admits they're not the game-changer he thought they'd be.
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@om
Josh Dawsey / Wall Street Journal:
NY1 and New York Post sue Bill de Blasio in FOIA case for withholding emails; city says communications with outside advisers exempt from disclosure laws — City says emails with mayor's longtime advisers are exempt from disclosure laws — Two media outlets have sued New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio …
Carlett Spike / Columbia Journalism Review:
Amid scrutiny of swapped stories on presidential candidate forum, political editor says swaps, multiple writers are normal NYT online practice for some stories — The New York Times this week set off a firestorm of criticism on Twitter for a merry-go-round of wholesale changes …
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@mlcalderone, @spj_tweets, @penenberg, @anthony, @bobbymacreports, CNNMoney, @jayrosen_nyu, @daviduberti, @cjr, @jamesgreaves1, @kmatthews and @nycsouthpaw
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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Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
