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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Trump has gone 36 days without holding a press conference since becoming President-Elect, twelve times longer than Bush and Obama — The president-elect postpones this week's press conference, his first planned since July, while holding four “Thank You” rallies — and meeting Kanye.
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Hugh Hewitt / The Hugh Hewitt Show:
In radio interview, Trump's chief of staff Reince Priebus says there are “different ways” to do WH daily briefing, seemingly suggesting it could be abolished — Transcript: HH: Joined now by the chairman of the Republican National Committee, Reince Priebus, incoming White House Chief of Staff as well.
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New York Times:
Amplified by the US media, Russia executed an effective cyber offensive against the DNC, aided by a sluggish FBI response — WASHINGTON — When Special Agent Adrian Hawkins of the Federal Bureau of Investigation called the Democratic National Committee in September 2015 to pass along …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Memo from publisher Fred Ryan: Washington Post is profitable, and traffic increased nearly 50% with digital subscription revenue more than doubling in past year — The Washington Post is a profitable and growing enterprise, the newspaper's publisher announced in a memo to staffers Tuesday evening.
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Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Amazon expands Prime Video to 200+ countries excluding China, no additional cost for Prime members, $5.99/month in countries with no Prime subscription option — A month after it dropped major hints, Amazon has made its Prime Video service available in more than 200 countries worldwide bringing …
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Alex Griswold / Mediaite:
Michael Flynn Jr., son of Trump's national security advisor General Michael Flynn, slammed the Washington Post and questioned if it should continue to operate — Michael Flynn Jr., the son of incoming Donald Trump national security advisor Gen. Michael Flynn, attacked The Washington Post Wednesday …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Facebook is in talks with TV shows and video producers about licensing content including original, licensed, scripted, unscripted, and sports programming — The company says it wants to “kickstart” its video efforts. — Facebook, which has long relied on other people to provide it with content …
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Sports-focused streaming service FuboTV signs deals with Fox Networks Group, NBCUniversal, NBA TV, the Weather Channel, and A&E Networks — Virtual pay-TV startup signs Fox, NBC, A+E, among others — Coming into the TV marketplace as a new digital entrant and getting the rights …
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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Bloomberg Media's flagship app receives 2.5M unique visitors a month, will soon feature a personalized feed of 3-5 relevant stories, adjusted by time of day — Forget the mobile web or social platforms: Bloomberg Media's betting its mobile future on apps. — Starting with its redesigned …
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Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / WWD:
Amid increased concerns about fake news, The New Yorker adds a “not the news” tagline and banner to The Borowitz Report — The New Yorker has taken steps to clarify that The Borowitz Report is not actually true. — What it looks like when The Borowitz Report is shared on social media.
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Jane Martinson / The Guardian:
In letter to the Culture Secretary, former UK PM Gordon Brown urges UK government to delay Fox-Sky deal until after second part of the Leveson inquiry — Former PM says planned second part of inquiry is needed to look at evidence of wrongdoing beyond phone hacking
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sources: The Daily Mail's US political editor David Martosko interviewed for a position in the Trump administration — David Martosko, the Daily Mail's U.S. political editor, has interviewed for a position in President-elect Donald Trump's administration, POLITICO has learned.
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