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Law and Order

Cop Unplugs Body Cam, Shoots Woman, Turns Camera Back On Just In Time For Gun To Appear On Dead Body

Moreh B.D.K.11 years ago11 years ago07 mins

Quick Adsense WordPress Plugin: http://quicksense.net/ Former Albuquerque Police Officer Jeremy Dear’s body camera didn’t malfunction when he chased, shot and killed 19-year-old Mary Hawkes. The camera was not plugged in and even though the Albuquerque police higher-ups have refused to acknowledge this, fired officer Dear has acknowledged this repeatedly during the investigation into the shooting…

8 questions you’re too embarrassed to ask about Fifty Shades of Grey – Vox

Kelsey McKinney11 years ago11 years ago021 mins

For many moviegoers, this Valentine’s Day will be all about a woman named Anastasia “Ana” Steele (played by Dakota Johnson) and her long series of sexy, fantastic adventures. See, Ana is the protagonist of the internationally bestselling book Fifty Shades of Grey, the first in a trilogy. Hers is a tale of romance and frustration,…

» Waco Tribune did *not” pull its Bill Nye the Science Guy story JIMROMENESKO.COM

Romenesko11 years ago11 years ago08 mins

Waco Tribune did *not” pull its Bill Nye the Science Guy story A Washington Post journalist sends this email: I saw this posting today on Facebook — that the incident happened isn’t very surprising, but is it true that the Waco Tribune took down its story about it (mentioned at the bottom of this…

Vox experimented with a new format for its daily email and the audience really hated it » Nieman Journalism Lab

Joshua Benton11 years ago11 years ago04 mins

Vox Sentences is Vox’s evening email newsletter, designed to be a wrapup of the day’s top news — we wrote about it back in October when it entered the ever-crowding arena of news-roundup emails. Vox Sentences’ major differentiators are its timing (evening rather than morning) and its format — a series of scannable one-sentence bullet points with links….

Gaming

[Barely English, WTF?] Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition out now on Steam | VG247

Stephany Nunneley11 years ago11 years ago01 mins

Paranautical Activity has returned to Steam as Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition. The Code Avarice-developed game was removed from Steam after one of its creators, Mike Maulbeck, went on a Twitter tirade against Valve boss Gabe Newellover his game being featured on Steam’s promotional carousel as an Early Access title when it had already left the…

Some Guy Figured Out How to Delete Every Photo on Facebook

Adam Clark Estes11 years ago11 years ago07 mins

A security researcher recently made a seriously startling discovery. With just four lines of code, he says he could delete any photo album on Facebook. Zuck’s wedding photos? Zap. Your high school graduation album? Lost forever. Lucky for you, he decided to report the bug to Facebook, which promptly cut him a check. Let’s back…

Journalism

Remembering David Carr As The Misfit Amid the Elites | Zombie Journalism

Mandy11 years ago11 years ago07 mins

When first read Hunter S. Thompson’s “The Kentucky Derby is Decadent and Depraved” in high school, I knew I wanted to be a journalist. Thompson’s distinctive voice and writing style leapt off the page no matter what the subject matter – there was simply no mistaking you were reading one of his stories. His personal…

Left Out | The Players’ Tribune

Andrew McCutchen11 years ago11 years ago019 mins

A bunch of 12-year-old kids had their hearts broken this week. Jackie Robinson West, a team from Chicago’s South Side, won the U.S. title at the 2014 Little League World Series. They achieved their dream in dramatic fashion. I remember watching their pitcher give up the go-ahead homer against Nevada in the title game and…

Manhattan Luxury Condos Turn to High-End Rentals in Days – Bloomberg Business

Oshrat Carmiel11 years ago11 years ago09 mins

(Bloomberg) — One Tuesday last month, a buyer at Manhattan’s Stella Tower completed the $5.35 million purchase of a two-bedroom condominium on the 14th floor. That Friday, the home was listed for rent at a rate that makes it one of the costliest apartments in the midtown west neighborhood. The buyer, a shell corporation listed…

Copyranter: Native advertising is killing ad creativity – Digiday

Mark Duffy11 years ago11 years ago07 mins

Mark Duffy has written the copyranter blog for 10 years and is currently an unemployed but freelancing copywriter with 20-plus years of experience. His hockey wrist shot is better than yours. The “content” being produced is an embarrassment to the advertising industry, and more importantly, to the brands sponsoring it. All of it falls into one…

Capitalism and Schizophrenia – Annotated

Nonprofit leaders furious as Chan Zuckerberg Initiative cuts funding

Efforts to Weed Out Fake Users for Online Advertisers Fall Short

The Anxiety of Influencers

Andrew Tate, charged with rape and trafficking in Romania, returns to the U.S.

As measles cases rise in the U.S., some adults may need a vaccine booster : Shots – Health News : NPR

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Cop Unplugs Body Cam, Shoots Woman, Turns Camera Back On Just In Time For Gun To Appear On Dead Body

8 questions you’re too embarrassed to ask about Fifty Shades of Grey – Vox

» Waco Tribune did *not” pull its Bill Nye the Science Guy story JIMROMENESKO.COM

Vox experimented with a new format for its daily email and the audience really hated it » Nieman Journalism Lab

[Barely English, WTF?] Paranautical Activity: Deluxe Atonement Edition out now on Steam | VG247

Remembering David Carr As The Misfit Amid the Elites | Zombie Journalism

Left Out | The Players’ Tribune

Manhattan Luxury Condos Turn to High-End Rentals in Days – Bloomberg Business

Copyranter: Native advertising is killing ad creativity – Digiday