Mediagazer: Research: some WhatsApp group users are spreading Nazi propaganda through stickers and chain letters in Germany, where local laws forbid the use of Nazi imagery (Karsten Schmehl/BuzzFeed News)

3:35 AM ET, April 22, 2019

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Lyra McKee inspired others as she took a circuitous route into journalism, crowdfunding $6,000 for her first investigation and later giving conference talks — Lyra McKee had a talent for inspiring people. In 2012, when she first approached me about becoming a distance learning student on my MA course …

Ryan Smith / belfastlive:

Northern Ireland Police say the two teenagers arrested in connection with the murder of Lyra McKee have been released without charge — The shooting has been blamed on the New IRA — Two teenagers arrested by police investigating the murder of Lyra McKee have been released without charge.

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The Irish News:
Lyra McKee, Mediagazer editor, freelance journalist, and writer who wrote about the legacy of Northern Ireland's Troubles, was killed amid violence in Derry, NI

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Cormac Fitzgerald / TheJournal.ie:
Lyra McKee was dedicated to telling the stories of marginalized people and devoted to dragging Northern Ireland out of its dark past

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Mike Harris / CNN:
Lyra McKee freely gave time and energy to fight Northern Ireland's archaic libel laws, which she said are used to silence investigative journalists

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Susan McKay / The Guardian:
Lyra McKee, a symbol of Irish freedom, worked to improve life for others: “It gets better for those of us who live long enough to see it get better”

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The Guardian:
People mourned Lyra McKee at local vigils; leaders of Northern Ireland's six main political parties issued a rare joint statement condemning the murder

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Ainsley Harris / Fast Company:

Bob Iger's 2018 pay was $65.6M, or 1,424X the median Disney salary, says study; Disney co-founder's granddaughter Abigail Disney says that pay level is “insane” — In 2018, Disney CEO Bob Iger got a raise-a big raise. His total compensation increased 80% to hit $65.6 million.

Karsten Schmehl / BuzzFeed News:

Research: some WhatsApp group users are spreading Nazi propaganda through stickers and chain letters in Germany, where local laws forbid the use of Nazi imagery — BERLIN — German WhatsApp users are spreading far-right propaganda through the use of stickers and chain letters …

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Dani Deahl / The Verge:

AI-produced music raises copyright questions on whether AI or their human creators can claim authorship and whether artists mimicked by AI should be compensated — AI is capable of making music, but does that make AI an artist? As AI begins to reshape how music is made …

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Owen Churchill / South China Morning Post:

A promo video for Leica showed the Tiananmen Square “Tank Man” photo, so China banned the word Leica on Weibo; the camera maker says it wasn't an official video — Leica draws fire from online commenters and is censored on Chinese social media platform Weibo Spokeswoman …

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Annaliese Griffin / Quartz:

A look back at a distinctly gendered condescension that has often defined the news coverage of Pinterest because of its overwhelmingly female audience — Even as Pinterest prepares to go public, tech journalists covering the company remain slightly befuddled when it comes to defining what it does.

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Saritha Rai / Bloomberg:

Profile of Boom, one of seven tiny fact-checking firms Facebook hired before India's May 19 elections, which finds fighting misinformation a Sisyphean task — - The company has hired contract firms during India's elections — At least one fact-check team says it's struggling to keep up

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Peter Kafka / Recode:

LinkedIn's Jessi Hempel on connecting with readers, LinkedIn as a way to finding knowledgeable sources, and frequent narrow thinking behind business stories — Hempel joined the site's editorial team this year after 17 years at magazines like Businessweek, Fortune, and Wired.

Discussion: @_maditla, @adammarx13, @recode and @cfair1

Matt Tullis / Nieman Storyboard:

A Washington Post reporter and Sandy Hook parents reflect on their motivations during the reporting process in the wake of unimaginable loss — In the wake of unspeakable grief, parents from the 2012 Sandy Hook school shootings kept lists of journalists they would, and wouldn't, talk to

Variety:

Motion Picture Academy says it stands by its decision to expel Roman Polanski, after he sues the Academy claiming unfair treatment and demanding reinstatement — UPDATE: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has responded to a lawsuit from director Roman Polanski that claimed …

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Katherine Khashimova Long / Columbia Journalism Review:

Report: Tajikistan's Radio Ozodi, funded by the US as a member station of the RFE/RL network, has become a mouthpiece for the country's authoritarian government — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, a network of radio stations funded by the US government to counter misinformation abroad …

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Brian Stelter / CNN:

Three printed versions of “The Mueller Report” rose to the top of Amazon and Barnes & Noble best-seller lists 24 hours after the release of Mueller's findings — New York (CNN)Three versions of “The Mueller Report” soared to the top of Amazon and Barnes & Noble's best-selling book charts …

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David Yanofsky / Quartz:
Scribd reinstates 32 copies of Mueller's report, which is in the public domain, says they were removed after algorithms identified them as copyrighted work

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Brian Steinberg / Variety:

WarnerMedia pulls out of OpenAP, a media alliance for helping advertisers target TV viewers; alliance members include Viacom, Fox, Univision, and NBCUniversal — WarnerMedia is going its own way when it comes to helping advertisers find specific groups of TV-watchers.

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Kristen Hare / Poynter:

For the 2019 Pulitzer Prizes, local journalism was the highlight, with local news winning several categories amid a year of layoffs and changing business models — Several local newsrooms have something new in common this week — a Pulitzer Prize. — This year, local newsrooms won …

Discussion: @morningbriefing, @penamerican and @poynter