August 8 2013 notable facts and events digest
On August 8 2013 the calendar marks the 220th day of the year and the 49th of summer. It lists birthdays of Marjorie Rawlings Benny Carter Esther Williams Mel Tillis Dustin Hoffman Paul Hogan Keith Carradine Deborah Norville The Edge Roger Federer and others. It notes the UN has 193 members with Kosovo Taiwan and Vatican City not members and recalls 1988 Cubs night game at Wrigley Field halted by rain with Cubs leading 3 1 Mets. The Warsaw radio mast stood tallest until its 1991 collapse. Moon phase between new moon August 6 and first quarter August 14.
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Marjorie Rawlings
Benny Carter
Esther Williams
Mel Tillis
Dustin Hoffman
Paul Hogan
Keith Carradine
Deborah Norville
the Edge
Roger Federer
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Cubs
Mets
Warsaw
Poland
The Post Writers Group Faces Bezos Era
Kathleen Parker reflects on The Washington Post Writers Group a family like the Grahams. She recalls the shift from a journalist driven ethos to a Bezos led private enterprise and considers the impact on journalism and personal identity.
Patronage and journalism in the Bezos Post era
Carter Eskew argues that newsrooms face a patronage crisis as digital aggregators erode funding. He questions Bezos potential role at The Washington Post and urges protection of hard information and democratic accountability amid changing economics. He notes readers as touchstone but warns publishers must sustain quality reporting.
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Great Washington
le Pavillon
Yannick Cam
Cam
Amazon
Jeff Bezos
Washington Post
Post
Newsweek
The
the Times
Economist
New Yorker
Atlantic
Bezos
the Post
Cleveland Right to Life splits over same sex marriage ban stance
Cleveland Right to Life seeks to amend its mission to ban same sex marriage in Ohio provoking a breakup with National Right to Life. The piece notes criticism of anti gay agendas and highlights responses from Connie Schultz on the cluttered debate over abortion and family rights.
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Muffy
Binky
National Right To Life
Cleveland
Right To Life
Ohio
Wackadoodle Land
Rick Santorum
Santorum
Texas
Austin
Men's Christian Association
YMCA
Cleveland Right To Life
Molly Smith
the Plain Dealer
University of Melbourne
Simon Crouch
Ugg Boots
Cleveland Right To Life Board
Jerry C. Cirino
National
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Garry Trudeau
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United Nations
Kosovo
Taiwan
Vatican City
Holy See
Post Writers
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Post Group
Alan Shearer
James Hill
Richard Aldacushion
Richard
Kathleen Parker
Grahams
Bob Woodward
Watergate Fame
Ben Bradlee
Katharine Graham
Don Graham
Katharine Weymouth
Weymouth
Kathleenparker
Washpost
Major League Baseball
Carter Eskew
Connie Schultz
Parade Magazine
Sherrod Brown
U.S. Senate
Con Schultz
Yahoo
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