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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump campaign blocks Politico reporter Ben Schreckinger from Tuesday night press conference — POLITICO reporter denied access to Trump event — POLITICO reporter Ben Schreckinger was denied entry to Donald Trump's press conference on Tuesday night, despite having previously been granted credentials by the campaign.
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Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Breitbart News Chairman Stephen Bannon must approve everything written about Trump at site
Sources: Breitbart News Chairman Stephen Bannon must approve everything written about Trump at site
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Breitbart sends ‘cease and desist’ letters to former staffers
Breitbart sends ‘cease and desist’ letters to former staffers
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Alex Hern / Guardian:
Major sites including New York Times and BBC hit by ‘ransomware’ malvertising — Adverts hijacked by malicious campaign that demands payment in bitcoin to unlock user computers — A number of major news websites have seen adverts hijacked by a malicious campaign that attempts to install …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN announces major digital expansion, complete with ‘restructuring’ pain — CNN Digital is “embarking on a strategic restructuring,” according to a note this morning from Andrew Morse, executive vice president of editorial, CNN U.S. & general manager of CNN Digital Worldwide.
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Matt Taibbi / Rolling Stone:
After an article on the legislative record of Bernie Sanders was widely shared, The New York Times made significant edits to make it less flattering — How the ‘New York Times’ Sandbagged Bernie Sanders — Online, we see both faces of the Gray Lady — The New York Times ran a piece …
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Les Moonves says CBS will sell, swap, or spinoff its radio assets in the coming year — CBS Plans to Sell Radio Station Group — CBS plans to sell or spinoff its radio assets in the coming year, acknowledging that the business has become slow-growth and a drain on resources …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler poised to circulate draft order approving Charter-TWC deal as soon as this week, with clauses ensuring growth of online video — FCC Drafting Order to Approve Charter-Time Warner Cable Deal — Order, expected as soon as this week, will set conditions focusing on promoting online video competition
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Nathalie Tadena / Wall Street Journal:
Retailer Lord & Taylor settles with FTC for not making clear disclosures that it paid for Nylon magazine article and social influencer Instagram posts — Lord & Taylor Reaches Settlement with FTC Over Native Ad Disclosures — FTC said retailer didn't make clear that it paid for magazine article, social influencer posts
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Geoffrey Mohan / Los Angeles Times:
Tribune Publishing's bid for O.C. Register faces antitrust hurdles, DOJ says — Newspaper boxes outside the Orange County Register in Santa Ana. A $45.5-million bid from Digital First Media for the assets of parent Freedom Communications will be the “stalking horse” bid in an auction Wednesday.
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New York Times:
Analysis shows Trump has earned close to $2B in free media, yet spent less than any other major candidate on advertising — Measuring Donald Trump's Mammoth Advantage in Free Media — Of all the ways Donald Trump has shocked the political system, one of the most significant is how he wins primary …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Instagram to begin testing an algorithm-based personalized feed for users, moving away from reverse chronological order — Instagram May Change Your Feed, Personalizing It With an Algorithm — For years, we have been trained to view web postings from our friends in a certain order.
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Guardian:
WPP founder and CEO Martin Sorrell receives £62.78M share award, one of the largest in UK corporate history — WPP hands CEO Sorrell one of biggest pay cheques in UK corporate history — Founder and chief executive of advertising group receives £63m share award plus salary, bonus and other benefits
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Alex Ritman / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice to expand to Russia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Bulgaria, Slovenia, Slovakia, and Croatia by year end — Vice Media Unveils Expansion Into Russia, Eastern Europe — EMAIL ME — The company is growing its two-year partnership with Greek-based Antenna Group to roll out its digital offering …
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