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thedailyfeed:

This Memorial Day, we took a look back at how the U.S. soldier has evolved over the years. Did you know camouflage wasn’t introduced until the end of World War II? 

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Excavator Crashes Through Foundation in Grafton

yahoonews:

We counted the most commonly used compound phrases in Vice President Joe Biden’s campaign speeches, and “middle class” came out on top, with 38 mentions in four speeches.

brooklynmutt:

“Thank you, CNN!” - JIM ROMENESKO

cheatsheet:

The New York Daily News tweets: “Police investigate package sent to World Financial Center [in New York City] with what appears to be a grenade.”

Live video here (h/t @_mikehayes)

onaissues:

Katie Zhu, 2012 AP-Google Scholarship Recipient

Developer and Northwestern University student Katie Zhu exemplifies creative digital journalism. She plans to build a tool to help digital journalists collaborate.

She says, “The traditional model of reporters as ‘gatekeepers’ of information has slowly eroded with the rise of digital journalism. My project re-imagines the current reporting and writing workflow while underscoring the ‘living’ nature of articles.”

Read more about the project proposal which helped her win a $20,000 AP-Google Scholarship. 

mainstreetconnect:

The Daily Shrewsbury: Husband Ate Wife’s Flesh in Shrewsbury Murder

newshour:

Do you get your news from Facebook and other social media?

Just 9% of those who were surveyed earlier this year in a Pew Research Center study said they frequently follow news recommendations from either Facebook or Twitter when using computers, smartphones or tablets.

“Social media is secondary,” said Amy Mitchell, deputy director of the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism. “Clearly it’s grown, clearly it’s the new player and part of the landscape, but it’s not the overwhelming driver.”

I’m pretty sure many sites traffic reports would disagree with this.