Mediagazer: Sources: Bassel Khartabil, the head of Creative Commons in Syria who had been imprisoned since 2012, was executed shortly after he disappeared in 2015 (Jimmy Wales Foundation)

11:55 PM ET, August 1, 2017

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Jimmy Wales Foundation:

Sources: Bassel Khartabil, the head of Creative Commons in Syria who had been imprisoned since 2012, was executed shortly after he disappeared in 2015 — Troubling news coming out of Syria about the death of Bassel Khartabil, the Wikipedian and Head of Creative Common in Syria, who has been imprisoned in Syria since March 15, 2012.

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Alex Heath / Business Insider:

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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:

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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:

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Washington Post:

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Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:

BrexitCentral, a new site where five of seven staffers worked for Vote Leave, gains Parliament gallery access, which is unusual for a new partisan outlet — How to turn a campaign into a journalistic outlet approved by parliament. — A pro-Brexit website run by former Vote Leave campaigners …

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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:

UK newspaper group Trinity Mirror's half-year revenue down £55M to £320M, as print advertising drops 27% and digital income rises 4.3% to £41.4M — Trinity Mirror is looking to find a further £5m in annual cost savings after reporting a £55m decline in revenue …

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