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Baltimore Sun:
At least five dead, several others gravely injured in a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Anne Arundel County, Maryland; one suspect in custody — Lt. Ryan Frashure gives an update on a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis. (Tim Prudente/Baltimore Sun video)
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Jean Marbella / Baltimore Sun:
Rob Hiaasen, a Capital Gazette editor and the brother of Miami Herald columnist Carl Hiaasen, was one of those killed in the Annapolis shooting — Capital Gazette editor Rob Hiaasen has been identified as victim of a shooting at the newspaper. — Rob Hiaasen once wrote a description of his ideal job …
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6abc.com:
Police identify the five people killed in Annapolis shooting: Gerald Fischman, Robert Hiaasen, John McNamara, Rebecca Smith, and Wendi Winters — At a press conference Thursday evening, police identified the victims of a shooting at a Maryland newspaper that occurred earlier in the day.
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Baltimore Sun:
Journalist deaths are low in the US, but some worry that they could be targeted as public figures, while recognizing that fear of a shooting is all too common — County Executive Steve Schuh gives an update on the shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis. (Eduardo A. Encina/Baltimore Sun video)
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J. Freedom du Lac / Washington Post:
Capital Gazette publishes paper the day after the shooting with only 56 words on the editorial page, starting with “Today, we are speechless” — On the morning after the unfathomable tragedy in its Annapolis newsroom, the Capital Gazette somehow published a newspaper.
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Baltimore Sun:
Sources: police are holding Jarrod W. Ramos, 38, as the suspect in Annapolis shooting; Ramos lost a defamation suit against the Capital Gazette over 2011 story — Police and federal agents gathered late Thursday outside the address of 38-year-old Jarrod W. Ramos, who is being held as the suspect …
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Juliette Verlaque / The Wrap:
After Annapolis shooting, Milo Yiannopoulos says his comment that he can't wait for people “to start gunning journalists down” was a joke and deflects blame — Several now blaming right-wing firebrand for Thursday's massacre in Maryland — Milo Yiannopoulos is battling backlash …
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David Beard / Poynter:
News outlets in the US, Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala partner to gather information on detained, separated children via tip lines and secure messaging — The newsrooms are in the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. — Frustrated at the Trump administration's limited information …
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BBC:
Carrie Gracie receives apology and back pay from the BBC, which she is donating to a women's rights charity: “today I can say at the BBC I am equal” — The BBC has apologised to news presenter Carrie Gracie for underpaying her and says it “has now put this right” by giving her back pay.
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Sources: 44 staffers from former Gawker Media sites including Jezebel, Gizmodo, and Deadspin have taken buyouts in recent weeks, with no layoffs for now — A total of 44 staffers will leave Gizmodo Media Group as part of new budget cuts mandated by the group's parent company Univision.
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Jill Abramson calls for a course correction at NYT, citing political primary coverage and exposé that neglected impact of Ali Watkins' work and the war on leaks — It may not have been the tweet heard 'round the world, but it was certainly heard—like a thunderclap …
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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Twitter makes its Ad Transparency Center, announced before Congressional hearings in October, available to all users — Twitter is unveiling the Ads Transparency Center that it announced back in October. — This comes as Twitter and other online platforms have faced growing political scrutiny around …
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DC Entertainment opens signups for its subscription service, coming this fall with a library of movies and shows, both old and new, and access to digital comics — DC Entertainment is sharing more information today about DC Universe, a subscription service built around DC superheroes.
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