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Views of the News: Crowley Checks Libya Claims; Hillary Takes Blame; NYT Page 1 Call; Felix's Jump

Obama/Romney Round Two: Crowley Ignites Controversy

Jack Mirkinson, The Huffington Post: "Pundits On Second Debate: Obama Came Back"

Mark Halperin, Time: "Moderator Role Under Scrutiny -- Before the Debate"

Associated Press: "Moderator Crowley became focus of debate when talk turned to Libya"

Dylan Byers, Politico: "Seeking control, Candy Crowley fact-checks Romney"

Dan Gainor, Fox News: "CNN's Crowley first plays umpire, then joins Team Obama"

Erik Wemple, The Washington Post: "Presidential debate: Did conservative media hurt Romney on Libya?"

David Weigel, Slate: "Acts of Terror -- or an Error?"

Hillary (Briefly) Takes the Blame

Matthew Lee, Associated Press: "Hillary Clinton shoulders blame for Libya consulate security"

Michael Calderone, The Huffington Post: "Wall Street Journal Held Hillary Clinton's Libya 'Responsibility' Comment For Several Days"

NYT's 'Front Page' Decision on Benghazi Hearing

Margaret Sullivan, New York Times Public Editor: "Why Wasn't Libya Hearing on Page A1 of The Times?"

Dylan Byers, Politico: "NYT Eds: 'No shame' in Libya hearings"

David D. Kirkpatrick, The New York Times: "Election-Year Stakes Overshadow Nuances of Libya Investigation"

Michael Calderone, The Huffington Post: "Reuters' Early Report Of Protestors At Libya Attack Raises Questions"

Michael Hastings, BuzzFeed: "The Media Dropped The Ball On Benghazi"

'Black People Drowning' Journo Makes Comeback

Joe Coscarelli, New York Magazine: "Fired Yahoo Journalist Lands at Politico After Racial Romney Quip"

Felix Baumgartner's YouTube Sensation

Cory Bergman, Lost Remote: "24-mile skydive breaks into social stratosphere, redefines event marketing"

Emma Rowley and Rebecca Clancy, The Telegraph: "Red Bull's space jump stunt with Felix Baumgartner 'worth £100m' in ad spend

Christopher Zara, International Business Times: "Felix Baumgartner Jump: One Giant Leap For Mass Media"

Peter Kafka, All Things D: "What Eight Million Livestreams Really Means"

Daniel Figueroa, Heavy.com: "Why Did CNN Cut Away From Their Broadcast of Baumgartner's Jump?!"

Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine: "Why Red Bull's Stratos Jump Was Just a Publicity Stunt -- and Only Partially Successful"

MIKE MCKEAN directs the Futures Lab, the experimental newsroom and technology testing center of the Reynolds Journalism Institute. He founded the School's Convergence Journalism program and serves on the MU Information Technology Committee. McKean is a leader in the School's partnerships with Apple, Inc., and Adobe Systems to transform journalism education through pervasive computing. He is a frequent trainer and guest lecturer at top media companies and universities in China, has helped establish convergence journalism programs at Shantou University and Moscow State University, and has conducted Internet workshops in the United States, the Russian Federation and Albania. McKean has been honored with the William T. Kemper Fellowship for Excellence in Teaching and the MU Faculty-Alumni Award. He earned a bachelor's degree at the Missouri School of Journalism in 1979 and a master of arts in political science from Rice University in 1985. McKean has served on the J-School faculty since 1986.