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Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei raises $10M round led by Lerer Hippeau for a subscription-based news venture aimed at professionals, launching early 2017 — Service will sell subscriptions, aim at specialists in industries like tech, health care — Politico co-founder Jim VandeHei …
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Trump ends his media ‘blacklist’, effective from Thursday, approving requests for press credentials to media outlets including WaPo, Politico, and BuzzFeed — Donald Trump is ending a practice most journalists think he never should have started: his “blacklisting” of news outlets.
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Sources: Van Susteren tried to renegotiate contract when Ailes left, but when Fox execs refused, she activated contract clause allowing her to exit — Greta Van Susteren, one of the top anchors on Fox News for the past decade, is leaving the cable news channel, effective immediately.
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Source: 21st Century Fox has settled with a “handful” of other women over harassment claims against Ailes; lawyer for Andrea Tantaros says she has not settled

Sources: Fox settles Ailes harassment suit with Gretchen Carlson for $20M, has also reached settlements with two other women
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Subscription video news startup Cheddar raises $10M Series B, led by Lightspeed Venture Partners and including Comcast Ventures and Ribbit Capital — Cheddar to expand to full day of linear live programming — Cheddar, the live news and entertainment company, today announced $10 million …
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The Guardian's social editor, product manager on what they've learnt from its Sous-chef bot: natural language increases engagement, bots can't be too human-like — For the past two months, the Guardian has been testing a Facebook Messenger bot, “Sous-chef,” that provides recipe suggestions …


The New York Times launches California Today, a daily newsletter posted at 6 am PT, also available on site and via mobile apps — Today The New York Times introduced California Today, a morning update for readers in California (and anyone else interested in the state).
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Gabriel Sherman, New York Magazine's national affairs editor, and author of unauthorized Roger Ailes biography in 2014 named NBC, MSNBC contributor — Gabriel Sherman has been named a contributor to NBC News and MSNBC, the network announced on Tuesday. — Sherman, New York Magazine's …
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Analysis: streaming drives music labels' digital revenue growth, but advanced payments that are separate from royalties are padding the numbers — All of the three major record labels announced strong streaming music revenue growth in the 2nd quarter of 2016.


A local Republican candidate said he hoped I got raped, showing the lack of decorum and misogyny journalists and others now face — My journalism career started in 2013, when I was 20 years old, with the press secretary for a New York City mayoral campaign calling me a “c**t”—on the record …


Maldives government threatens to sue anyone involved in producing or broadcasting al-Jazeera documentary, claims it includes false allegations of corruption — Majority party threatens anyone involved in assisting with, producing or broadcasting what it says are false claims featured in film
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Dallas Morning News refuses to endorse GOP nominee for first time since 1964 — The GOP nominee “is not qualified to serve as president and does not deserve your vote.” — The Dallas Morning News, which has endorsed the Republican nominee in every presidential election since 1964 …
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Alt-right writers like Milo Yiannopoulos and Mike Cernovich join Gab.ai, a social network that emphasizes free speech, is in beta and has 10K users — Freedom of speech—as protected by The First Amendment of the United States Constitution—has been central to America's philosophy since it's founding.

AFP opens bureau in North Korea, becomes fourth news agency in country after AP, Japan's Kyodo, and China's Xinhua, will primarily file videos and photos — Global news agency AFP has opened a bureau in North Korea, becoming one of only a handful of foreign media organisations …