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Cash prize of $100. Looking for the best editorial cartoon that features the 2020 Beirut explosions as the primary subject.

Details and how to enter https://cartoonist.org/site/newsroom/2020/08/100-editorial-cartoon-contest-beirut-explosion

Lebanon's leaders warned about the explosion before 2 week of the explosion.
https://cartoonist.org/p/Nasif-Ahmed3/199825302111784960

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We declare that @[email protected] is the winner of Thursday.
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Trump ignores th@[email protected]: "After 3-and-a-half years, do you regret at all, all the lying you've done to the American people, all the dishonesties?"
https://twitter.com/therecount/status/1294034621177516035
The Recount on Twitter

“Trump ignores this question: "After 3-and-a-half years, do you regret at all, all the lying you've done to the American people, all the dishonesties?" https://t.co/wN3x6LoJ8J”

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Just a reminder that no legitimate news agency or site would ever refer to Covid-19 as "the China Virus."
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Facebook launches a Voting Information Center and behaves more like a news organization every day. https://twitter.com/fbnewsroom/status/1293804958786236416
Facebook Newsroom on Twitter

“Launching Our US 2020 Voting Information Center https://t.co/8mWol3RsfW”

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One Day Left!

Looking for the best editorial cartoon that features the August, 4th, 2020 Beirut explosions as the primary subject.

Cash prize of $100.
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Here's something new: Fourth Estate, the social media alternative for journalists, has launched a "mini-contest" for cartoonists. $100 goes to the winner. Deadline: Friday, August 14.

https://cartoonist.org/site/newsroom/2020/08/100-editorial…
https://twitter.com/AAEC_Cartoonist/status/1291867584762191873

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Journalism deserves better than @[email protected]...

... and this is your reminder that it's never been easier to start a news site. https://twitter.com/chicagotribune/status/1293667354249961478

Chicago Tribune on Twitter

“Tribune Publishing, owner of the Chicago Tribune, is closing the newsrooms at 5 of its newspapers, including the New York Daily News, the Orlando Sentinel and The Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. https://t.co/QzfvBZQEpA”

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.@[email protected] (parent of @[email protected]) has new financial statements. A lot of it is beyond my grasp, but this I get: The company didn't pay rent on most of its properties in April, May & June and some landlords are taking the company to court.

https://investor.tribpub.com/static-files/0f106f91-7a34-4c05-8c7d-b9d35a5aebd0

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.@[email protected], I love you, but this headline — on a republished 16-year-old story! — is bad and needs to be changed

"If Kamala Harris is of Asian descent, why does the press label her 'Black?'"

https://www.poynter.org/reporting-editing/2020/if-the-d-a-is-of-half-asian-descent-why-does-the-press-label-her-black/

If Kamala Harris is of Asian descent, why does the press label her 'Black?' - Poynter

It is common journalistic practice to note pioneering facts about prominent public figures. But how accurate and how relevant are such labels?

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Pro Tip: Remember that the AM news shows are journalism kabuki.
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@[email protected] @[email protected] @[email protected] Remember, @[email protected], this is Sheldon Adelson’s Washington correspondent.