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media Gawker never relaunched, and perhaps never will Rob Beschizza

trump Trump was going to let Egypt arrest NYT reporter, Sulzberger says Xeni Jardin

tabloids Royal scandals and the Obamas divorce, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

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News List of thousands of criminal cops accidentally released under public records laws, now CA AG threatens 2 reporters with legal action for having a copy Xeni Jardin

News CNN hires former Jeff Sessions GOP operative as political editor Xeni Jardin

fake news Tabloids turn on Trump, Brad and Jen reunite, and Natalie Wood’s death mystery solved, in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

scholarship When should the press pay attention to trolls, lies and disinformation? Cory Doctorow

tabloids Sean Hannity’s secret life and Scientology scandals in this week’s dubious tabloids Peter Sheridan

News YouTube plans to spend $25 million fighting 'fake news.' Here's how. Xeni Jardin

happy mutants At the Golden-Calf Slaughterhouse: an interview with Johannes Grenzfurthner Thomas Kaestle

petard News crew discovers 40 cellphone-tracking devices operating around DC Cory Doctorow

picks MSNBC's Joy Reid says anti-gay posts on her old blog were 'fabricated', Internet Archive responds Xeni Jardin