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Univision execs vote to delete six Gawker Media posts involved in ongoing lawsuits; Gawker Executive Editor John Cook says posts will disappear this weekend — In a vote carried out on Friday night, Univision executives voted to remove six posts published by former Gawker Media properties that are involved in ongoing litigation.
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Facebook reinstates “Napalm Girl” photo, says it will adjust its review processes to allow future sharing of that photo — “The value of permitting sharing outweighs the value of protecting the community.” — After removing several posts that used a famous photograph from the Vietnam War …
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Media Matters tells Ailes and Fox News to retain records in case of a lawsuit after report that Fox sought reporter's phone records — The progressive organization is seeking information following a report that Fox News obtained its journalist's phone records.
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Geraldo Rivera apologizes to Gretchen Carlson and Gabriel Sherman for doubting the sexual harassment allegations made against Roger Ailes
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Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman charged with criminal trespassing after covering North Dakota pipeline protest — An arrest warrant has been issued in North Dakota for Democracy Now! host and executive producer Amy Goodman. Goodman was charged with criminal trespassing, a misdemeanor offense.


Leaked documents reveal 2012 WikiLeaks release of Syrian government data excluded record of €2B transfer from Syria to government-owned Russian bank — Dell Cameron and Patrick Howell O'Neill — A trove of hacked emails published by WikiLeaks in 2012 excludes records …
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In an interview with Larry King on Kremlin-backed RT, Trump criticizes US media and dismisses idea that Russian hackers targeted Democratic Party — Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump criticized U.S. foreign policy and the American political press corps Thursday during an interview …


Ezra Klein admits that Vox.com's card stacks, once the site's key differentiating feature, aren't the game-changer he thought they'd be — Two years after Vox.com launched its “card stacks,” the site's editor in chief admits they're not the game-changer he thought they'd be.
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NY1 and New York Post sue Bill de Blasio in FOIA case for withholding emails; city says communications with outside advisers exempt from disclosure laws — City says emails with mayor's longtime advisers are exempt from disclosure laws — Two media outlets have sued New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio …


Amid scrutiny of swapped stories on presidential candidate forum, political editor says swaps, multiple writers are normal NYT online practice for some stories — The New York Times this week set off a firestorm of criticism on Twitter for a merry-go-round of wholesale changes …
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VoteCastr partners with Slate to publish real-time presidential and senate race projections on election day, departing from standard practices — PALO ALTO, Calif. — For decades, news organizations have refrained from releasing early results in presidential battleground states on Election Day …
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Facebook removes “September 11th Anniversary” Trending topic after it briefly promoted conspiracy theory article published in Daily Star — Facebook users looking for more context on why the Sept. 11 terrorist attack anniversary was trending on the platform on Friday were …
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ASNE diversity survey: 17% of print employees and 23% of digital-only site employees are journalists of color; women are 38% and 50% accordingly — There appear to be a few promising signs in this year's American Society of News Editors Diversity Survey, which was released Friday.
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ASNE stops trying to count full-time newsroom jobs and losses, and will not categorize employees anymore
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Uber now lets users play music from Pandora, in addition to Spotify, during rides; drivers can now connect their devices to play music via Bluetooth — Uber is a pretty simple app to use: press a button, hail a ride. But now things are getting a little funkier, thanks to an integration …
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