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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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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.
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 …
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 …
Eszter Zalan / EUobserver:
Hungary's largest daily paper, Nepszabadsag, closes prompting fears of government clampdown on media, but owner Mediaworks says it is revising business model — Hungary's largest daily newspaper was unexpectedly shut down on Saturday (8 October), fuelling concerns over a government crackdown on critical media.
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Facebook's video metric miscalculation has put a spotlight on the lack of ad-measurement uniformity among platforms like Snapchat, Twitter, and Pinterest — Facebook's inflate-gate put a spotlight on the problem with a platform being a walled garden. But while Facebook may get more attention …
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