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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, The Intercept, @b52malmet, @kenroth, @jmartnyt, @jmartnyt, @jimrutenberg, @janinegibson, @aaschapiro, @ennisnyt, @elianpeltier, @susannecraig and @sulomeanderson
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Hadas Gold / CNN:
The New York Times is shutting down three planned guided tours to Saudi Arabia as a result of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi — London (CNN Business)The New York Times is shutting down three planned guided tours to Saudi Arabia as a result of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
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New York Times, Fortune and RT
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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@sulomeanderson, @ejbeals, @kattykaybbc, Newser, @finolamcd, @sulomeanderson, The Guardian and Washington Post
Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump says “rogue killers” could have been involved in Jamal Khashoggi's death and says Sec of State Mike Pompeo is meeting King Salman about it — WASHINGTON — President Trump said on Monday that he spoke with the king of Saudi Arabia and that the ruler denied any knowledge …
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CNN, Mediaite and @rj_gallagher
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
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
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CNN, Newser, Washington Post, New York Times, The Guardian, TechCrunch, New York Times, Fast Company, The Week, @nytimes, Mediaite, Charles Arthur, @60minutes, Slate, @negarmortazavi, @kenroth, @peterbakernyt, @negarmortazavi, @eorden, Bloomberg and Yahoo
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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Press Gazette, Mediaite, The Daily Beast, Washington Examiner and The Daily Caller
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
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.
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 …
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
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.
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@gigastacey, @dabeard and @ggreenwald
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 …
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
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@fabiochiusi and @leiyla08