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Views of the News: Rebekah Brooks; Gay Marriage Poll; Romney a Bully?; Dueling Covers; David Sedaris

Obstruction Charge in Phone Hacking Case

Stephen Wright and Tim Shipman, The Daily Mail: "'It's a witch hunt': Rebekah Brooks and husband Charlie lash out after they are charged with perverting the course of justice in phone-hacking scandal"

Roy Greenslade, The Guardian: "Rebekah Brooks charges take the phone-hacking scandal to a new level"

The Telegraph: "Rebekah Brooks arrest: the media response"

Politics of President's Gay Marriage Stance

Peter Baker and Dalia Sussman, The New York Times: "Obama's Switch on Same-Sex Marriage Stirs Skepticism"

Howard Kurtz, The Daily Beast: "Obama Caught Practicing Politics!"

Dylan Byers, Politico: "Obama campaign: NYT/CBS poll 'biased'"

Ombudsman Edward Schumacher-Matos, NPR: "Eight Days of Same-Sex Marriage (The Coverage)"

Romney a Bully or Victim of Gotcha Journalism?"

Jason Horowitz, The Washington Post: "Mitt Romney's prep school classmates recall pranks, but also troubling incidents"

Ombudsman Patrick B. Pexton, The Washington Post: "Mitt Romney bullying story holds up to scrutiny"

Ben Shapiro, Breitbart.com: "Washington Post Romney Hit Piece Implodes"

Dueling Magazine Covers

Ehab Zahriyeh, New York Daily News: "Obama named 'The First Gay President' on Newsweek magazine cover"

Andrew Sullivan, Newsweek: "Obama's Gay Evolution: The President of the United States Shifted the Mainstream in One Interview"

Jeff Bercovici, Forbes: "Will Time's Breastfeeding Cover be Bad For Business?"

Hannah Rosin, Slate: "Why Is This Attractive Woman Breast-Feeding This Giant Child?

Kate Pickert, Time: "Are You Mom Enough?/The Man Who Remade Motherhood" (must be Time subscriber to read full article"

Fact-Checking David Sedaris

Paul Farhi, The Washington Post: "As Sedaris walks line between real and 'realish,' NPR is left in the middle"

The Huffington Post: "Mike Daisy Blasts NPR Fact-Checking Debate: 'Leave David Sedaris The F-ck Alone'"

Alex Heard, The New Republic: "This American Lie"

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.