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9:40 AM ET, October 4, 2016

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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.

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 …

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 — Donald Trump's outright contempt for journalists and press freedom is well known—but in the past month he has outdone himself.

Discussion: Washington Post, CNN, @trevortimm, @tonydwagner, @freedomofpress, The Daily Caller, @johnavlon, @daviduberti, Fortune, @joannaclay, @trevortimm, Mediaite, Forbes, The Wrap, The Week, www.wnyc.org, CNNMoney and Daily Stormer

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 …

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.

Discussion: Vanity Fair, Politicus USA, @lachlan, @ryanlcooper, @mtracey, @jonathanweisman, @emmaroller, @maxboot, @markharrisnyc, @hblodget, @sulliview, @karoli, @brianstelter, @eilenez, @jczamora, @dangainor, New York Daily News and @jimrutenberg

Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:

FOIA Wiki, a free, interactive tool for reporters, has launched in beta, featuring forums, directories, and explainers focused on federal sunshine law — If confusion is the first step to knowledge, FOIA users must be geniuses. Fee categories. Pre-determination agency actions. Multitrack processing.

Discussion: Nieman Lab

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 …

Discussion: @yousefalnaimi, @wesleylowery, @dabeard, @postbaron, @paulareidcbs, @leloveluck, Newser and Mediaite

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.

Discussion: Mercury, @nycjim, @jonathanellis, @moorehn, @sulliview, @alexweprin, @digiphile, @nycjim and @vivian

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.

Discussion: @georgeprof

John McCarthy / The Drum:

Mail Plus, Daily Mail's paid-for digital edition, becomes the first UK news brand to integrate with Amazon's Alexa; Echo speaker can read out Daily Mail stories — The Daily Mail is the first UK newsbrand to make use of Amazon's personal home assistant Alexa, with the Echo speaker able to read out the news on demand.

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 …

Discussion: @shani_o, @dangillmor, Mediaite, @madisonsiriusxm, FTVLive, TVNewser, LA Observed, @sulliview, @jonathanmahler and @dgbxny

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.

Discussion: @prconnors and @martinsfp

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