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12:30 AM ET, August 18, 2016

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New York Times:
Trump hires Breitbart News Executive Chairman Stephen Bannon to lead campaign in shakeup  —  LAS VEGAS — Donald J. Trump has shaken up his presidential campaign for the second time in two months, hiring a top executive from the conservative website Breitbart News and promoting a senior adviser …
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Ben Smith / BuzzFeed:
Trump's partnership with Steve Bannon highlights the blurred lines between journalism and media activism  —  Political communications and media activism take a step closer.  —  BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief  —  The effective merger of Donald Trump's campaign for president and the obstreperous …
Ben Shapiro / Daily Wire:
Ex-Breitbart Editor-at-Large Ben Shapiro says Steve Bannon led the site to openly embrace white supremacists, may work with Trump on a new media outlet  —  On Wednesday, the Trump campaign shifted top campaign staff: the new CEO of the campaign is, predictably and hilariously, Steven K. Bannon, the current chairman of Breitbart News.
Hunter Walker / Yahoo:
Trump campaign insider Jason Miller says “media bias” email blasts to the press makes journalists think twice, and Roger Stone says media criticism earns votes  —  The Trump campaign's email blast war against what it considers biased reporting is about to resume, according to its commander …
New York Times:
Sources: ex-Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes, ousted over accusations of sexual harassment, is advising Trump ahead of presidential debates
Elizabeth Jensen / Commentary : NPR:
As of August 23, comments on NPR's website will be disabled; in July, 419K comments were made by just 19.4K users, representing 0.06% of site's overall visitors  —  NPR is making an announcement today that is sure to upset a loyal core of its audience, those who comment online at NPR.org (including those who comment on this blog).
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Instagram starts showing US users personalized video suggestions of live events in the Explore tab  —  The photo sharer is getting into event curation again.  —  Instagram really wants to become a video destination.  It's one of the reasons (I suspect) it built its own version …
J.K. Trotter / Gawker:
Fate of Gawker.com Remains Unclear After Univision Acquisition of Gawker Media  —  Following a day-long auction against the online publisher Ziff Davis, the media conglomerate Univision is buying Gawker Media's assets—including Deadspin, Gizmodo, Jalopnik, Jezebel, Kotaku, and Lifehacker—for $135 million.
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Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:
Gawker Media's complicated tax structure, with headquarters in the Caymans, sheltered revenue from taxes and could shield some of Nick Denton's assets  —  Gawker media founder Nick Denton used dotcom money to build one of the tech industry's biggest critics.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Gannett sweetens bid for Tronc, which had rejected prior bid of $15 per share and is expected to respond by the end of the week  —  The new overture comes after Tronc rejected a prior bid of $15 a share  —  Gannett Co. has privately sweetened its bid for Tronc Inc. …
Discussion: FishbowlNY, San Diego Reader and @xeni
Financial Times:
Daily Telegraph owners rebuffed two potential buyers: consortium led by Richard Addis and, source says, London Evening Standard owner Evgeny Lebedev  —  The owners of the Daily Telegraph, Sir David and Frederick Barclay, have rebuffed two expressions of interest from potential buyers …
Discussion: Guardian
Tim Molloy / The Wrap:
Participant Media shutting down Pivot cable TV network by the end of the year, will focus on investing in content and social impact  —  Participant Media is shutting down Pivot TV, the millennial-facing cable network it launched four years ago to provide entertainment and encourage social activism.
 
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK's Independent pulls story criticizing Turkey's President over concerns for reporters' safety in country, say they were not pressured by Turkish govt to do so
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Sources: Viacom and Redstone near deal, with Dauman to exit with about $85M, replaced by COO Tom Dooley; sale of a Paramount stake remains a sticking point
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