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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Washington Examiner apologizes for “inadvertently” plagiarizing The New York Times in a story about Kushner and Saudi Arabia — The Washington Examiner offered a lengthy apology over the weekend after a story about missing Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi included several …
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Washington Examiner, The Daily Beast and The Daily Caller
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Amid worries over Jamal Khashoggi's fate, a look back at fawning media coverage and top social events when Saudi Arabia's Mohammed bin Salman toured the US — Just six months ago, American media outlets presented a sunny-side-up portrait of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of Saudi Arabia …
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@alexburnsnyt, @jmartnyt, @jimrutenberg, @aaschapiro, @ennisnyt, @susannecraig, @justinhendrix, Salon, RT and wabe.org
Sulome Anderson / Columbia Journalism Review:
The daughter of a former hostage, AP bureau chief Terry Anderson, reflects on lack of sensitivity from the BBC and Thomas Friedman in covering Jamal Khashoggi — There were several times throughout my early childhood when I thought my father might have died.
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@kattykaybbc, @sulomeanderson, @dabeard, @dabeard and The Atlantic
CBS News:
Donald Trump says US will get to the bottom of the Jamal Khashoggi case and that there will be “severe punishment” if the missing Saudi journalist was murdered — President Trump tells 60 Minutes Saudi Arabia has denied playing a part in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi, but says the case is being investigated.
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CNN, New York Times, New York Times, TechCrunch, Fast Company, Washington Post, Mediaite, @60minutes, The Guardian, Charles Arthur, @nytimes, Slate, @negarmortazavi, @kenroth, Newser, @peterbakernyt, @negarmortazavi, @eorden, Bloomberg and Yahoo
Noah Kulwin / New York Magazine:
Ex-Reddit product head Dan McComas talks about how site's focus on growth at all costs hurt the health of the community and why Reddit won't be able to change — Reddit started a couple of years after Facebook, and it's super giant, and the kind of thing that you were present for was the challenge …
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The A.V. Club, @galwaygrrl and @hardmaru
Kathleen Pender / San Francisco Chronicle:
At least five members of San Francisco magazine's small editorial staff have quit, and former staffers believe only two full-time editors remain — Most of San Francisco magazine's small editorial staff gave notice or quit their jobs this week. — The monthly publication won …
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San Francisco magazine, @scottlucas86 and @sarahstodder
Kara Swisher / Slate:
Kara Swisher writes about the bosses and mentors she has had, confidence in her own talents, honesty, and being a boss herself — Executive Time is Slate's pop-up blog about bosses. This as-told-to essay has been transcribed and edited for clarity from a conversation with Laura Bennett.
Discussion:
@dabeard and @ggreenwald
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Outline founder Josh Topolsky billed it as “weird”, but its demographics, advertising business model, reliance on freelancers, and layoffs make it typical — “We're not the enemy. This is a really shitty industry for writers.” — There are some sites that everyone roots for.
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@raju
Rossalyn Warren / WIRED UK:
Egyptian law enforcement is using the country's new law against “fake news” to imprison women who share their sexual harassment experiences on social platforms — Social media accelerated Egypt's revolution. Now those same services have become a tool of control for a repressive regime
Discussion:
@fabiochiusi and @leiyla08, more at Techmeme »
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: CBS' internal probe into Moonves allegations is now examining the conduct of individual board members during the saga — The broadcaster's upheaval leaves two open board seats, potentially making a merger more likely — CBS Corp. CBS .93% sought to turn the page on a tumultuous stretch …
Travis Fox / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the growth of drone journalism and the federal and local regulatory hurdles that journalists face — Josh Haner flies a drone on the Greenland Ice Sheet. Photo: Gavin A. Sundwall, courtesty of The New York Times. — The images, taken by photographer Josh Haner from about 135 feet above …
Poynter:
Study of online local news outlets: 96% of thriving outlets were in communities whose businesses could buy ads and readers had extra income to subscribe — This piece was co-published with the Center for Cooperative Media at Montclair State University. — More than a decade into the rise …
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@journoprof, @broadstreetads and @centercoopmedia