50 countries vow to fight #cybercrime; US and Russia don’t | Chicago Sun-Times
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Fifty nations and over 150 tech companies pledged Monday to do more to fight criminal activity on the internet, including interference in elections and hate speech. But the United States, Russia and China are not among them.
Chicago Sun-Times fires all staff photographers - World Socialist Web Site
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Chicago Sun-Times fires all staff photographers
By Alexander Fangmann
3 June 2013
On Thursday, June 2 the Chicago Sun-Times newspaper announced that it was laying off its entire 28-person staff of photographers.
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The Sun-Times photographers were informed of their layoffs in a profoundly hostile manner despite years, in some cases decades, of work for the newspaper. On Wednesday night, they were all told to come to the office the next day at 9:30 a.m. for what would be just the second meeting with the new owners since the paper was purchased by Wrapports LLC.
Chicago Sun-Times trains reporters to shoot with iPhones after laying off all its photographers
The Chicago Sun-Times this week laid off all 28 of its staff photographers, and has reportedly begun training its remaining reporters on “iPhone photography basics.” Media journalist Robert Feder first reported the news in a post to his Facebook page Friday, citing an internal memo from Sun-Times managing editor Craig Newman.
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Roger Ebert dies at 70 after battle with cancer - Chicago Sun-Times
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