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Adam Weinstein · 01/13/14 12:29PM
Tom Scocca · 01/07/14 03:39PM
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Glenn Greenwald: I Defend Snowden 'Like People on MSNBC Defend Obama'
Cord Jefferson · 12/26/13 07:49PMGlenn Greenwald, who famously worked with Edward Snowden this year to publicize the NSA's massive surveillance program, today rejected the idea that his role in the Snowden affair has gone from journalist to cheerleader, calling that criticism "ludicrous" and questioning his MSNBC interviewer's own partisanship.
Get Me Rewrite! At His Own Funeral, Kaplan Still Gets the Last Word
Tom Scocca · 12/04/13 06:42AMIt takes an extraordinarily brave and clear-eyed writer to compose his own epitaph. Four years ago—four years before his death at age 59—Peter W. Kaplan did. He was speaking to the media reporter for the New York Observer, his media reporter, after he had just told his staff there that he would not be their editor anymore. "I had a little newspaper in New York City!" Peter Kaplan said. "You can't beat that."
Israeli Army Accused of "Deliberately Targeting" Journalists
Taylor Berman · 12/02/13 10:18AMAccording to the Foreign Press Association, the Israeli military has intentionally targeted journalists at least ten times over the past two years. The most recent incident occurred on Friday, when the Israeli army allegedly fired rubber bullets and stun grenades at clearly-identified photojournalists covering a skirmish between the Israeli military and Palestinian protestors.
Denver Post Goes All In For Pot
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 12/01/13 10:45AMWith the legalization of the sale of marijuana coming into effect in Colorado on January 1st, everyone in the Centennial State has been getting ready for the bloodshot eyes of the nation to be on them. In that spirit, the Denver Post has hired a marijuana editor, and their introductory interview with him is pretty amazing.
Peter Kaplan, Longtime Editor of the New York Observer, Dead at 59
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 11/30/13 11:45AMTOP 10 BEST EVER WTF OMG REASONS BUZZFEED FIRED ME, LOL!
Mark "Copyranter" Duffy · 11/25/13 05:10PMGabrielle Bluestone · 11/09/13 03:28PM
Bloomberg News Killed Stories Critical of China
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 11/09/13 10:24AMYou can't really be a legitimate news organization if you're going to kill stories based on the political leanings of your owner. RT can't report honestly on the Kremlin, while Al-Jazeera can't freely critique the Qatari government. And now add Bloomberg News to the list of news outlets that kill stories to please institutions, in this case the Chinese government.
Camille Dodero · 10/08/13 09:30AM
Cord Jefferson · 10/01/13 06:46PM
Northwestern’s Journalism School is Sorry for Scamming Students
J.K. Trotter · 10/01/13 01:46PM"I'm the Level 3 Sex Offender All Of You Have Been Talking About"
Max Rivlin-Nadler · 09/21/13 01:00PMThursday night, a sex offender stepped in front of a microphone and tried to explain himself to his new community of Belmont, Massachusetts. ""My name is Carl Peterson. 'I'm the level 3 sex offender all of you have been talking about," the 48-year-old told his neighbors in the high school auditorium.
The Best Excerpts from the New York Times’ First Issue
J.K. Trotter · 09/18/13 11:34AMCord Jefferson · 09/12/13 10:45AM
University of Alabama paper The Crimson White does a deep dive into the school's problem of white sororities banning black members. It turns out many of the sorority girls want to desegregate their chapters, but alumnae override them or threaten to cut financial support if a black recruit is admitted.