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Trump steps up his routine mockery of the press and accusations of news media bias — Donald J. Trump was on the defensive all week, battered from all sides for his heated statements hailing the Second Amendment and linking political opponents to the Islamic State.
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New York Times:
Distrust has grown between Tronc Chairman Michael Ferro Jr. and the firm's third-largest shareholder, Oaktree Capital, as Ferro fought off a Gannett bid — In early summer, after the company formerly called Tribune Publishing had rejected two takeover offers from Gannett …
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Mike Isaac / New York Times:
Sources: Twitter in talks with Apple to bring its app to Apple TV, hoping to fully capitalize on its live-streaming deals with NFL, MLB, NBA, Wimbledon, others — SAN FRANCISCO — Last March, Twitter and Facebook, along with other tech companies, faced off over which of them would get the rights …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Final bids for Gawker due Monday at 5pm: potential contenders include New York Magazine, Univision, Penske Media, and Vox Media — The end of Gawker Media as an independent company is near. — Under financial pressure from a $140 million legal judgment in an invasion-of-privacy lawsuit …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Fox News has avoided covering the Roger Ailes scandal, spending about 11 minutes on it across all shows over the past 5 weeks — It's one of the most intriguing stories of the summer, a tale of sex, money, politics and corporate skullduggery that would seem especially ripe for coverage and discussion by the firebrands at Fox News.
Jena McGregor / Washington Post:
As his fifth anniversary as Apple CEO approaches, Tim Cook reflects on his tenure and Apple's future: mistakes, progress made, acquisitions, services, content — Apple's CEO talks iPhones, AI, privacy, civil rights, missteps, China, taxes, Steve Jobs — and steers right past the car rumors
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Taylyn Washington-Harmon / Nieman Lab:
Inside The New York Times, National Geographic, and Sports Illustrated strategies for Instagram Stories versus Snapchat — The announcement of Instagram Stories last Tuesday came with mixed reviews, many considering it a blatant ripoff of Snapchat. Allowing users to share real-time life updates …
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Variety:
Sources: TV operator Sky to test European market by launching OTT service Now TV in Spain — Pay TV giant plots bow of OTT service Now TV in Spain as test case for launches in rest of Europe — Sky, Europe's biggest pay TV operator, looks set to launch its Now TV on demand streaming service in Spain …
Wall Street Journal:
Private-equity firm TPG agrees to buy cable providers RCN and Grande Communications for about $2.25B including debt; Google Capital taking minority stake — Google Capital, Alphabet's growth-equity investment fund, to take minority stake in cable-TV companies
Mark Seibel / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Family of missing American journalist Austin Tice mark his 35th birthday, four years after he disappeared while reporting in Syria — WASHINGTON — For the last four years, the second week in August has been challenging for Debra and Marc Tice. — On Aug. 11, they celebrate the birth …
Shelley Hepworth / Columbia Journalism Review:
CNET expands reporting on the cultural impact of technology by sending a dozen journalists to report on the refugee crisis in 10 countries — The technology website CNET this summer sent about a dozen journalists to report on the refugee crisis from 10 countries around the globe.
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Zheping Huang / Quartz:
Profile of Global Times, China's nationalistic tabloid published by People's Daily, whose hawkish editorials often attract the attention of foreign media — Hong Kong's best film of 2015 is a “virus of the mind.” Taiwan's push for independence means war with China is inevitable.
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Source: Condé Nast was in advanced talks to buy tech review site Digital Trends for $120M, but the deal fell through — Lots of publishers are focused on Facebook, but the 10-year-old site is very good at Google. — Condé Nast was close to adding another web publisher to its stable …
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