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Date: 13 February 2015
By BENJAMIN MUELLER
Benjamin MUELLER
Investigators say New York livery cab that crashed into metal barricade killing passenger and CBS News correspondent Bob Simon sped up just before crash.
Date: 13 February 2015
By ASHLEY SOUTHALL
Ashley SOUTHALL
Bob Simon, an award-winning CBS News correspondent who covered many major world conflicts over nearly 50 years, dies in a Manhattan car accident at age 73; in his 19th season with 60 Minutes, Simon won dozens of prestigious honors in a career that dated to the 1960s.
Date: 13 February 2015
By THE NEW YORK TIMES
Join us in reveling in the wonderful words of David Carr.
Date: 12 February 2015
By EMILY STEEL
Emily STEEL
Interviews with NBC insiders reveal that its news division scrambled to control fall-out after revelations that celebrity anchor Brian Williams had exaggerated account of helicopter flight in Iraq and to determine extent of damage for his career and for network; executives held multiple high-level secret meetings before deciding to suspend Williams without pay for six months.
Date: 13 February 2015
By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK
David
Egyptian court orders release of Al Jazeera journalists Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, who were arrested in 2013 on charges of broadcasting false reports of unrest in Egypt as part of conspiracy with Muslim Brotherhood; prosecutors offered no evidence to support such claims.
Date: 13 February 2015
By BEN SISARIO
Ben SISARIO
Millennial news site Mic fires its news director Jared Keller after it was discovered he had lifted numerous material from other sources with proper attribution.
Date: 12 February 2015
By DAVID CARR
David CARR
David Carr The Media Equation column compares careers of Jon Stewart, host of Comedy Central's The Daily Show, and NBC anchor Brian Williams, in wake of Stewart's announcement that he will retire and Williams's suspension; notes that Stewart is leaving his position as head of comedy show and arguably the most trusted man in news, whereas Williams's career as news anchor may be in jeopardy due to his misrepresentations of facts.
Date: 13 February 2015
By ERNESTO LONDOÑO
Ernesto LONDOÑO
Ernesto Londono Editorial Observer contends breakaway success of podcast Serial, about 1999 murder of high-school student Hae Min Lee, allegedly by boyfriend Adnan Syed, is due in large part to its rejection of journalism's worst trends and embrace of style that is at once casual, freewheeling and nuanced; holds surprisingly successful podcast will be even more significant game-changer if it results in new trial and Syed's acquittal.