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Caitlin Gibson / Washington Post:
Radio icon Diane Rehm signs off after 37 years: 'I've been proud to be your host' — It began the way it always has: “From WAMU in Washington, I'm Diane Rehm,” she said, and then she paused, because this time was different. “I've said those words for so many years, thousands and thousands of times.
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Diane Rehm, who is wrapping up a public radio career that spans four decades and 22K episodes, looks back on life on the air — Diane Rehm is wrapping up a public radio career spanning more than four decades and thousands of episodes. Her talk show has originated at Washington …
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Anne Applebaum / Washington Post:
A first-person account of being a target of a smear campaign by Russia-backed websites — We were told in June that the Democratic National Committee had been hacked by Russians. We were told in October that material subsequently passed on to WikiLeaks came from the same source and that President Obama was considering a response.
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Eric Johnson / Recode:
Interview with Recode's Kara Swisher, on calling out lies, making the jump from newspapers to blogs, why she sold to Vox, more — “We allow them to lie, we allow them to say things that are false, we don't question things as much as we should." — For the penultimate Recode Media …
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Alex Heath / Business Insider:
Twitter's Android app inflated video ad metrics between Nov. 7 and Dec. 12, source says by up to 35%; Twitter admits technical error and refunds advertisers — A bug in a recent version of Twitter's Android app inflated video advertising metrics by as much as 35%, a person familiar with the matter told Business Insider.
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Kate Kaye / Ad Age:
Facebook has held talks with the marketing industry's Media Rating Council about auditing its metrics, engaging in MRC accreditation process — The marketing industry's Media Rating Council has held recent talks with Facebook about auditing its measurement methodologies …
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump names Sean Spicer as White House press secretary, Jason Miller as communications director, and Hope Hicks and Dan Scavino to senior communications posts — President-elect Donald Trump named Republican National Committee official Sean Spicer White House press secretary …
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Hamish Bowles / Vogue:
Franca Sozzani, Editor in Chief of Italian Vogue, Dies at 66 — Franca Sozzani, the Editor in Chief of Italian Vogue, has died. — Franca, an ageless 66, was born in Mantua. Her father, a classic Italian patriarch, was an industrial engineer who did not approve his daughter's early ambitions to study physics.
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Cathy Locke / Sacramento Bee:
California Attorney General Kamala Harris files new criminal charges against CEO of Backpage.com and two controlling shareholders — California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced Friday that her office has filed new criminal charges against Carl Ferrer, chief executive officer …
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A review of Sinclair Broadcasting's internal documents and reporting aired in 81 cities shows a strong tilt toward Trump — Over four days in early August, Donald Trump gave interviews to four TV stations in Ohio, Florida and Maine, and to the Washington bureau of a national TV chain.
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Reuters:
Vivendi raises its stake in Italy's Mediaset to ~29%, just under the 30% threshold that triggers required bid for company, raising concerns of Italian officials — Vivendi (VIV.PA) raised its stake in Mediaset (MS.MI) further on Thursday, to 28.8 percent, while Italian politicians voiced …
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CNN:
Larry Que, newspaper publisher in the Philippines, is killed after criticizing local officials for alleged negligence over an illegal drug factory — (CNN)A journalist has been slain in the Philippines after writing a column criticizing local officials for alleged “negligence” over an illegal drug factory.
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