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9:15 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.
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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 …
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
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.
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
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 …
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.
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 …
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
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
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.
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
As Disney's shares dip, speculation mounts that it's looking to grow through acquisitions that would be less obvious than previous deals with Pixar, Marvel  —  LOS ANGELES — This is new territory for Robert A. Iger.  —  Since taking over as chief executive of the Walt Disney Company in October 2005 …
 
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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
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
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Being without an editor-in-chief has left some Huffington Post staff anxious for the site's future, as Chief Executive Jared Grusd tries to boost morale
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:
Company that owns Telegraph took £150M writedown on newspapers as it paid owners a £150M dividend