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Sources: NBC's Billy Bush boasted in August to NBC staff that he had a “tape of Trump being a real dog”, prompting staffers at Access Hollywood to seek out tape — Billy Bush brazenly bragged to NBC staff about the vulgar Donald Trump tape while covering the Olympics in Rio, multiple sources tell Page Six.
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Sammy Nickalls / Esquire:
Apprentice Producer Mark Burnett releases statement, says he does not have right to release Trump footage, did not threaten anyone with legal action over leaks — He also added that he “has consistently supported Democratic campaigns.” — Amid rumors that The Apprentice producer Mark …
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Scott Collins / The Wrap:
Ex-Democratic Senate Aide Aaron Holman launches crowdfunding campaign to raise $5M to purchase Apprentice footage of Donald Trump — Aaron Holman wants America to hear more of the uncensored Donald Trump — and he's raising money to make that happen. — Holman, a former Democratic Senate aide …
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Kate Stanhope / Hollywood Reporter:
Ex-Apprentice cast, crew accuse Trump of making sexist, racist comments while on the show, with female contestants forced to adhere to sexy dress code — YOUTUBE — THR spoke with several former contestants on ‘The Apprentice,’ as well as individuals who worked with Trump on the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.
Krishnadev Calamur / The Atlantic:
The Atlantic names national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg as editor in chief, overseeing editorial in print, digital, and video — Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, is the new editor in chief of the 159-year-old magazine, Bob Cohn, The Atlantic's president, announced Monday.
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Kara Swisher / Recode:
Fortune's “Term Sheet” columnist Dan Primack leaves for Politico founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen's new startup, will cover intersection of business, tech — The high-profile columnist has been the go-to blog for VC news and insights — Dan Primack, one of the best-known …
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Kurt Andersen / Esquire:
Esquire revives Spy magazine online for last 30 days of presidential campaign — We need you. — Back in the late '80s and early '90s, SPY magazine pretty much had the American satirical-journalism field all to itself. Then came the full-blown Internet, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert …
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
An assertive debate moderation style is effective when presidential candidates rely on confusion and shutting out the press — Moderators Martha Raddatz of ABC and Anderson Cooper of CNN appear during the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri.
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Liz Spayd / New York Times:
Q&A with NYT political editor Carolyn Ryan, on how the Times decided to publish Trump's vulgar words from leaked 2005 video, which were used in print and online — Coverage of the leaked 2005 audio tape of Donald Trump speaking in lewd language about women has produced an onslaught of reader mail …
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Ben Travers / IndieWire:
Review of Vice News Tonight debut: without an anchor to guide viewers, it's just a series of YouTube videos stitched together, with too many topics for one show — Vice's nightly news program promises “the first modern news show,” but its series premiere simply catered to short attention spans.
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Memo: Fusion Executive Editor Dodai Stewart is promoted to Editor-in-Chief; Alexis Madrigal now editor-at-large, will continue to exec produce Real Future show — Today FUSION named Dodai Stewart its new Editor-in-Chief as Alexis Madrigal returns to writing and producing in his new role as Editor-at-Large.
Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Time, CNBC, Fortune, and The Hill chose not to conduct post-debate online polls, which are discounted by professional pollsters as unreliable and unscientific — At least four news outlets that formerly conducted postdebate online polls chose not to do so Sunday, following increased scrutiny …
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Mike Shields / Wall Street Journal:
Vox Media expected to launch travel site Meridian, fully funded by sponsor, Chase Sapphire Reserve; branded content now accounts for two-thirds of Vox's revenue — The new pop-up publication Meridian is being fully funded by the marketer — Vox Media on Tuesday is expected to launch Meridian …