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Michael Hastings Dead at 33

rollingstone.com — Michael Hastings, the fearless journalist whose reporting brought down the career of General Stanley McChrystal, has died in a car accident in Los Angeles, Rolling Stone has learned. He was 33. Hastings' unvarnished 2010 profile of McChrystal in the pages of Rolling Stone, " The Runaway General," captured the then-supreme commander of the U.S.-led war effort in Afghanistan openly mocking his civilian commanders in the White House.

LePage administration: No more comments for newspaper

pressherald.com — By Steve Mistler smistler@pressherald.com State House Bureau AUGUSTA - Gov. Paul LePage 's administration will no longer comment in stories published by the Portland Press Herald, Kennebec Journal and Morning Sentinel, his spokeswoman said Tuesday. Adrienne Bennett informed a Portland Press Herald reporter of the new policy following a request for the governor's public events calendar.

Marketing 'Man Of Steel' To Christians

forbes.com — This is not the most important thing in the world. Or, maybe it is. As part of its marketing campaign for "Man of Steel, Warner Brothers Studios is pushing the movie with Christian pastors. The studio invited them to screenings. It made Christian-themed trailers. It drafted sermon notes: "How might [...]

Take a tour of PA Media Group's new, innovative office space

pennlive.com — Natural light floods the space, and there are no inner walls to block it out. All the glass symbolizes the transparency so integral to the news gathering and community engagement process. The work spaces of varying types are spare but communal. Gone are the cubicles and any other dividing lines or barriers between departments and co-workers.

PA Media Group staffers react to bold, colorful, wide-open new office space

pennlive.com — It's been a time of constant change for many of the PA Media Group staff. They have migrated from The Patriot-News and PennLive to come together under a new corporate umbrella, PA Media Group. They have committed to a common mission of engaging an audience and serving customers on all platforms: print, digital, mobile, tablet and online.