A few additional links to read this afternoon:
- Spokane police ombudsman says local media should have ombud, too (The Pacific Northwest Inlander)
- Agence France-Presse responds to Israeli embassy, says photo taken in West Bank wasn’t staged (AFP)
- Shorenstein Center announces finalists for Goldsmith Prize for Investigative Reporting (Harvard University)
- The Atlantic Wire Editor Gabriel Snyder says site is close to becoming a 24/7 operation (Mashable)
- The Bay Citizen in merger talks with Center for Investigative Reporting (The Bay Citizen)

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