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Justice Department report: FBI may impersonate journalists in undercover probes with high-level approval; 2007 case of AP impersonation did not violate policies — The Department of Justice Office of Inspector General found no problem with an FBI policy permitting agents to pose as journalists.
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AP condemns DOJ report, calls for practice of government impersonation of news media to end, demands to be included in official policy development — The Associated Press Thursday condemned a report from a Justice Department Inspector General that found that an FBI agent's impersonation of an AP editor did not violate its policies.
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The Definitive Source and NewsCut

The Guardian announces US job cuts that will reduce headcount by 30%, due in part to low ad sales and revenue shortfall — Company will reduce headcount by 30% in the U.S. — Executives from The Guardian announced today that there will be cuts at the British news organization's U.S. operation …
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Google, IAB, and others form The Coalition for Better Ads for monitoring and regulating online ad standards — Google has helped form a coalition group comprising advertising trade associations, advertisers, publishers, and agency groups that aims to rid the web of bad ads.
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Coalition for Better Ads, Ad Age, @jeffjarvis, @jeffjarvis, @dcnorg, @timschu, @jackmarshall, Adweek, Research Live and Mashable


Univision formalizes indemnity policy, promising to defend staffers if they are sued in the course of their jobs, following concerns of Gawker staffers — Univision chief news, entertainment and digital officer Isaac Lee plans to send an email later this afternoon to employees promising …
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@felixsalmon and @petersterne


Facebook briefly blocked a link to a video of activists protesting the Dakota Access pipeline, blames automatic spam filter for mistake — Yesterday morning, 22 protesters were arrested at two Dakota Access pipeline sites in North Dakota, according to the media collective Unicorn Outlet.
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The Verge, Hollywood Reporter, @breannacelena, Free Press Blog, @dangillmor, Unicorn Riot, Engadget, Fast Company, Common Dreams and PINAC


Profile of Breitbart tech editor Milo Yiannopoulos, whose trolling tactics have made him the most notorious spokesman for the alt-right movement — At 4 p.m., Milo Yiannopoulos puts on a pair of glasses for the first time today. He examines himself in a mirror to see if he wants to add …
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Mediaite, Washingtonian, @lisafleisher, @pamengel12, @benmullin, @pamengel12, @mathewi, FishbowlNY, @moorehn, @mlcalderone, @robaeprice, @jackshafer and The Daily Caller


Rio Olympics brought $250M profit to NBC Universal due to 20% increase in ad sales, CEO Steve Burke says, despite ratings 15% lower than London Olympics — While the ratings for the 2016 Summer Olympics didn't quite measure up to NBC's early projections, the Peacock still managed to strut away …
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Awful Announcing, @poynter, Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, Reuters, Radio & Television …, Variety and Deadline


NBCUniversal shuffles TV executive team; sports chief Mark Lazarus gets a big promotion — In a management shuffle, the head of NBC Sports, Mark Lazarus, becomes chairman of NBC Broadcasting and Sports. (Heidi Gutman / NBCUniversal) — NBCUniversal Chief Executive Steve Burke has shuffled …
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Broadcasting & Cable, The Wrap, Hollywood Reporter, Variety, The Wrap, Deadline, TVNewsCheck.com and Awful Announcing

Disney cuts about 250 jobs in consumer products and digital media as it continues its shift to game licensing and away from internal development — LOS ANGELES — Disney cut 5 percent of its consumer products and digital media staff on Wednesday, or about 250 jobs, a spokesman said …
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Los Angeles Times, Variety, @kindofstrange, @blarcade, @floydbishop, Polygon, @brooksbarnesnyt, Gamasutra, The Wrap and GeekWire

New editors revamp Politico's Playbook newsletter, with color photos, graphics, and consistent delivery time; subscriptions are up 8% in the past two months — Two months on, the hand-over of Politico's free daily newsletter, Playbook, appears to be going well.
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@breeshirvell, @cbudoffbrown, @james_dasilva, @wakeup2politics, @poynter, @apalmerdc, @digiday, @politicopress and @asmith83


BBC says new rules forcing it to reveal presenters' pay are “disappointing” and likely to cause a “massive headache” — Culture secretary says disclosure of those earning more than £150,000 will make corporation more ‘transparent and open’ as she launches draft charter
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Engadget, @jamie_medhurst, @mn_today, Telegraph and @mediaguardian