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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
Jason Miller says he will not join Donald Trump's administration two days after being named White House communications director — Jason Miller, who was tapped only two days ago to be White House communications director, announced Saturday that he will not join Donald Trump's administration.
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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump names Sean Spicer as White House press secretary, Hope Hicks as director of strategic communications, and Dan Scavino as director of social media
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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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@spencerwmcbride and FishbowlDC
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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@passantino, @penamerican, @pkafka, @karaswisher, @chrislouie and TuneIn
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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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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@cnn, @tiranahassan, @guardian, @amandawills, Asian Correspondent, Democracy Now and @dangillmor
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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@carnage4life, @adage and Marketing Land
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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@anneapplebaum and @martinsfp
Reporters Without Borders:
74 journalists killed worldwide in 2016, fewer than 101 killed in 2015, but fall largely due to reporters fleeing dangerous countries like Syria, Iraq, Libya — Organisation — RSF_en — Reporters Without Borders (RSF) is today releasing its annual worldwide round-up on journalists who have been killed in the past year.
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@nahlahayed
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Tracing Ed Schultz's political conversions, from radio sportscaster to conservative and then liberal talk-show host to MSNBC commentator to RT anchor — Ed Schultz used to be the bombastic lefty host of a syndicated radio show and daily MSNBC program. He befriended Hillary Clinton …
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Katherine Rosman / New York Times:
Profile of Cindy Adams, the longtime New York Post columnist, whose 40-year connection with Donald Trump will likely bring her White House gossip — “There are no names here,” the longtime New York Post columnist Cindy Adams complained. — Mrs. Adams, 86, was standing outside …
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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 …
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