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4 votes
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Longtime Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg granted immunity in Michael Cohen probe
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Major prison strike spreads across US and Canada as inmates refuse food
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Scott Morrison is the new Prime Minister of Australia
Key points: The petition for a party room meeting of the Liberal Party got 43 signatures, so Turnbull allowed the meeting to be called. The party room voted 45:40 to spill the leadership. Three...
Key points:
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The petition for a party room meeting of the Liberal Party got 43 signatures, so Turnbull allowed the meeting to be called.
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The party room voted 45:40 to spill the leadership.
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Three candidates nominated: Peter Dutton, Scott Morrison, Julie Bishop.
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Bishop was eliminated in the first round of voting.
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Morrison won the second round of voting against Dutton, 45:40.
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As the leader of the Liberal Party, Morrison becomes the new Prime Minister... probably. It now depends on whether their coalition partners, the National Party, support the new Liberal leader (but they probably will: the alternative is to lose government).
EDIT1: And Josh Frydenburg is the deputy leader of the Liberal Party. That does not make him the Deputy Prime Minister: that role goes to the leader of the National Party whenever the Coalition is in government.
EDIT2: The news: http://mobile.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/scott-morrison-wins-leaderal-leadership/10160168
Follow live here: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/live-turnbull-leadership-challenge-looms/10159462
Some background on Scott Morrison: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-24/scott-morrisons-rise-to-prime-minister-of-australia/10160458
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Russian propaganda campagin 'spreading discord' over vaccine safety online
9 votes -
South Korean court raises ex-president Park's jail term to 25 years
5 votes -
White House blocks bill to protect US elections
16 votes -
Reality Winner, former NSA translator, gets more than five years in leak of Russian hacking report
12 votes -
Gov guidance on how to prepare for Brexit if there's no deal
4 votes -
US reviewing El Salvador relationship after Taiwan break
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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has ditched his commitment to legislate for an emissions reduction target as he scrambles to save his leadership.
10 votes -
Tajikistan releases whistleblower but leaves conviction in place
6 votes -
Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull clings to power, but three-way showdown between Julie Bishop, Peter Dutton and Scott Morrison looms
11 votes -
Saudi Arabia seeks its first death penalty against a female human rights activist
10 votes -
Michael Cohen's lawyer says he's completely flipped and will give evidence that US President Donald Trump colluded with Russia
20 votes -
US vows to grant few waivers on Iran sanctions
5 votes -
US deports former Nazi concentration camp guard, 95, to Germany
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The Correspondant - A different business model for organizations producing journalism.
I just watched an interesting This Week in Startups interview with the CEO of a nascent but successful new "news" organization from the Netherlands called De Correspondent. They are launching a...
I just watched an interesting This Week in Startups interview with the CEO of a nascent but successful new "news" organization from the Netherlands called De Correspondent. They are launching a new US-based company called The Correspondent, which has some high profile supporters. This list includes Nate Silver, William Julius Wilson, Rosanne Cash, and some others.
Their business model allows them to attract high-quality journalists by optimizing for journalistic integrity and independence. They have around 60,000 members paying around $70 per year in the Netherlands. They do no advertising business and are a for-profit corp with a dividend cap of 5% to make themselves unattractive to VC-type investors. The CEO claims they "ignore the news," meaning that they try to avoid the sound-bite quips that can be very distracting. They do not report on individual's scandals, instead focusing on systemic issues.
Journalists are required to share their stories with the members as they are developing. Stories are not guarded secrets while in development unlike traditional news organizations. This allows members to contribute to the stories via a form of curated crowdsourcing. For example, they reached out to members when doing a story on Shell, and found a few members who had access to the company which led to discovery of Shell's own internal Inconvenient Truth type video which was made in 1991.
The CEO also mentioned that he always includes a developer or designer in story discussions so that the latest investigation and presentation tools can be used on a story from day one.
Please take a look at the links and let me know what you think of this model, and its chances in the US market. I am pretty excited for anyone trying anything new in this space. What do you think? Would you pay for something like this?
Edit: I'm not sure if there is a better ~group for this topic, please move it if there is. Also, formatting, phrasing, and clarity.
Here is a direct link to the CEO's Medium account with more information.
15 votes -
'Gun factory' uncovered on Hailsham industrial estate
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Prisoners striking in seventeen US states over prison conditions
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World attention will today focus on Zimbabwe when the Constitutional Court hears the petition lodged by Nelson Chamisa in his bid to overturn President Mnangagwa’s victory in the July 30 elections
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US President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort found guilty on eight counts
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South Africa begins seizing White-owned farms
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In a precedent, the Saudi prosecution calls for the beheading of female human rights defender Israa Al-Ghomgham
19 votes -
Mozilla files arguments against the FCC – latest step in fight to save net neutrality
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Malcolm Turnbull has beaten Peter Dutton 48-35 in a snap Liberal leadership spill
The news: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-21/liberals-leadership-challenge-declared/10146574 A live feed:...
The news: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-21/liberals-leadership-challenge-declared/10146574
A live feed: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-21/politics-live-malcolm-turnbull-in-partyroom-meeting/10146280
Some background: http://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-20/malcom-turnbull-leadership-crisis-explained/10139208
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New Orleans becomes first city in Southern US to axe court fees for delinquent youths
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A jury convicted a doctor of raping a patient at a hospital — and sentenced him to probation
18 votes -
Jawar Mohammed's red-carpet return signals Ethiopia's political sea change
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Shocking pictures show Indonesian preschoolers dressed in ‘ISIS costumes’
From Al Arabiya: Shocking pictures show Indonesian preschoolers dressed in ‘ISIS costumes’ From the Guardian: Kindergarten dresses children as jihadists for parade in Indonesia From the Australian...
From Al Arabiya: Shocking pictures show Indonesian preschoolers dressed in ‘ISIS costumes’
From the Guardian: Kindergarten dresses children as jihadists for parade in Indonesia
From the Australian Broadcasting Commission: Kindergarten under fire after parading children in niqabs, AK47s on Indonesian Independence Day
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Bandidos informant granted refugee status by Canada after cover blown in Australia
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White House Counsel has cooperated extensively with Mueller’s obstruction inquiry
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Trump Is Not a King - A group of top former intelligence and military leaders are sending a message to the nation’s troops and spies: think twice before following the president’s orders in a crisis.
18 votes -
Gun law changes dropped by Tasmanian Liberals following community backlash
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Elizabeth Warren unveils bold new plan to reshape American capitalism
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America’s prisoners are going on strike in at least seventeen states
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US judge bars statements made by Guantánamo detainees during FBI interrogations
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Pentagon says it's postponing US President Donald Trump's military parade
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Officer investigating old South African government pedophile ring allegedly commits suicide
8 votes -
Protesters in Russia Accuse Government of Entrapping Young Critics
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Hundreds of US newspapers run editorials rebuking Trump for attacks on media
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US to more than double the number of Marines in Norway, strengthening defenses along the border with Russia
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Terrorist attacks are quietly declining around the world
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New Zealand bans home sales to most foreigners: 'It's not a right, it's a privilege'
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Nope, those aren't mailboxes: Paris rolls out sidewalk urinals
17 votes -
Amazon in running to acquire the Landmark Theatres movie chain
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Average Canadian house sold for CAD$481,500 last month, up 1% in past year
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Hospitals scrap surgeries, Venezuelans forgo showers as taps run dry
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The $1.4 Billion Transit Fund the U.S. Government Won’t Release
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Nick Hanauer: Democrats Must Reclaim the Center - by Moving Hard Left
9 votes