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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Source: along with the NYT, the Daily News received three pages from Trump's 1995 state tax returns, but its reporters couldn't verify that they were real — The New York Times wasn't the only news outlet to receive documents from Donald Trump's tax returns. But they were the only ones to successfully vet them.
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Ronald K.L. Collins / Concurring Opinions:
11 prominent First Amendment experts agree that New York Times reporters won't go to jail for publishing Donald Trump's 1995 state tax returns — → “[A] lawyer for Mr. Trump, Marc E. Kasowitz, emailed a letter to The Times arguing that publication of the records is illegal because Mr. Trump …
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Trevor Timm / Columbia Journalism Review:
Trump's threat to sue NYT for publishing his taxes is at least the 11th time he's threatened to sue a news org or journalist during his campaign for president
Trump's threat to sue NYT for publishing his taxes is at least the 11th time he's threatened to sue a news org or journalist during his campaign for president
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
BuzzFeed editor Andrew Kaczynski and three members of his scoop-driven political research unit are joining CNN; they begin on Tuesday — The cable network scores a major coup in hiring the political research unit known for 2016 scoops. — NEW YORK BuzzFeed's Andrew Kaczynski …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Twitter's hate speech and harassment issues have steadily grown worse, exacerbated by the company's failure to enforce its own rules and political campaigns — If you go by what some Twitter users have to say, it's a wonder I can string together a sentence.
Carol Morello / Washington Post:
Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and his family file federal suit against the Iranian government, claiming his imprisonment was for political gain — Washington Post reporter Jason Rezaian and his family filed a federal lawsuit Monday against the Iranian government …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Ex-NYT, Mashable Executive Editor Jim Roberts joins public strategy and communications firm Mercury, will lead its global digital practice — Jim Roberts is turning in his newsman's hat. Mercury, a global public strategy and communications firm, is announcing on Monday it has hired him to lead its global digital practice.
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Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
US news organizations face increasing requests from individuals to take down old embarrassing stories and generally deal with issues case by case — Legacy news organizations have been trying for more than a decade to crack the code of what to publish digitally, where and when.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Driven by ratings, as a top exec at NBC Entertainment and CNN, Jeff Zucker aided Trump's rise with Apprentice shows and airing of rallies during primaries — Looking for someone specific to hold responsible for the improbable rise of Donald Trump? — Although there are many options …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
BBC Radio 1 controller Ben Cooper says the network is competing with Minecraft and Pokémon Go for younger audiences — In any normal week, Ben Cooper's eye-catching and ambitious mission to make BBC Radio 1 like a Netflix for radio would make an ideal entry point to an interview with the station's controller.
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Roy Greenslade / Guardian:
Syrian journalist Zaina Erhaim had her passport confiscated by British airport authorities because the Assad regime had reported it stolen — It is 12 days since the British authorities confiscated the passport of the Syrian journalist, Zaina Erhaim, a prominent critic of Bashar al-Assad.
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@jodieginsberg and @peston
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: despite recent relaunch, Relativity is now up for sale, after founder Ryan Kavanaugh failed to secure the financing needed to make debt repayments — Sources say the studio has hired EMP and Zolfo Cooper to help with the sale and has begun fielding offers over the weekend.
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Gawker Media's liquidation plan reveals that Nick Denton, other Gawker execs may face claims of breach of fiduciary duties, with an investigation underway — The bankrupt Nick Denton company also is proposing that two-thirds of Univision's $135 million be allocated to its Hungarian affiliate.