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Views of the News: Dixon Rape Accusations; Pinkel Rumors; Leveson Impact; Big Data; Drone Zone

Rape Accusation, No Charges Against Mizzou Player

Steve Walentik, Columbia Daily Tribune: "No charges filed after Dixon accused of rape"

Rob Dauser, NBC Sports: "Michael Dixon accused of, never charged with, sexual assault"

Vahe Gregorian, St. Louis Post-Dispatch: "Details on Mizzou's Dixon are out"

Corey Rudd, Bleacher Report: "Missouri Basketball: Why the Michael Dixon Suspension Could Derail the Season"

Pinkel Rumors and Media Responsibility

The Columbia Heart Beat: "RUMORS OF PINKEL'S DEMISE: Much exaggerated, but broadcast by St. Louis CBS station"

Andrew Astleford, Fox Sports Kansas City: "Pinkel rumors swirl, but his fight continues"

Leveson Report: Predicting the Impact

Katie Dowell, TheLawyer.com: "The Leveson Report: what will it recommend?"

Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter: "Celebrity Coverage, Media Regulation in European Spotlight"

L.V. Anderson, Slate: "Can You Libel Someone on Twitter?"

Big Data, Big Journalism

Dafna Linzer, Michael Grabell and Jeff Larson, ProPublica: "Flight Records Say Russia Sent Syria Tons of Cash"

Charles Seife, Scientific American: "How Drug Company Money Is Undermining Science"

Charles Seife, Scientific American: "How We Followed the Drug Research Money"

Columbia to Become Drone Zone

Associated Press: "MU journalist explores using drones for reporting"

Dylan Byers, Politico: "NPR affiliate launches drone program"

Stephen Feller, NewsMax: "TMZ Denies Seeking a Drone to Track Celebrities"

Drone Journalism Lab at the University of Nebraska

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.