So. Mediaite is a year old. Or, rather, a year and six days old. Or 1.02 years. As the site’s self-appointed data geek, I thought that this first birthday deserved a special data-oriented tribute.

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Following the brutal beating and death of Derrion Albert, 16, in front of his Chicago High School last Thursday, a three minute video shot by a fellow student on her cell phone was released yesterday, ultimately providing the evidence which led to the arrests and charges of three teenagers. After warning viewers of the graphic footage, CNN aired the clip unedited.

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When The Wire‘s Julito McCullum appeared on Tyra Bank‘s afternoon talk show for a segment about President Obama’s effect on the academic goals of young black men, he was asked by a producer to act like he had no interest in going to college.