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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Breitbart News hires WSJ's John Carney to lead finance and economics section focused on “economic populism”, launching soon after January 20 — In a bid to expand its influence in the era of Donald Trump, Breitbart News, the crusading populist-right website that was an early champion …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with Jim VandeHei, CEO of news startup Axios, on crafting news for other platforms, developing a subscription business, hiring non-journalists, more — “I look at Axios as a rolling R&D lab,” Jim VandeHei, chairman and CEO of the new venture, said in a Q&A.
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Digiday, @samdjacobson, Editor & Publisher and @niemanlab
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Committee to Protect Journalists sees spike in donations after Streep speech, receiving about 500 on Sunday night, well above the average handful — Courtney Radsch was just sitting down to watch the Golden Globes when Meryl Streep came on. — Radsch, a fan of Streep's …
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Dana Eisenberg / Mediaite:
Meryl Streep at Golden Globes blasts Trump for mocking disabled reporter and calls for support of The Committee to Protect Journalists
Meryl Streep at Golden Globes blasts Trump for mocking disabled reporter and calls for support of The Committee to Protect Journalists
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Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:
Sources: Fox News quietly agreed a settlement with ex-host Juliet Huddy who lodged sexual harassment allegations against O'Reilly and Fox's new co-president — LawNewz.com has learned that in the midst of the fallout from Roger Ailes' ousting, Fox News came to a very quiet settlement arrangement …
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New York Times, AOL, @jkarsh, @gabrielsherman and The Wrap
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Jared Kushner to sell The New York Observer to family trust, his lawyers say; Joseph Meyer, chairman and CEO, to take over as publisher — Editor says election coverage was a ‘disgrace’ — Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner said Monday that he will resign from all of his professional roles …
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BuzzFeed:
Trump Officially Names Son-In-Law Jared Kushner As Senior White House Adviser
Trump Officially Names Son-In-Law Jared Kushner As Senior White House Adviser
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Oliver Darcy / Business Insider:
Ex-HLN host Nancy Grace launches crime news site, Crime Online, and daily podcast, Crime Stories with Nancy Grace — Television personality and former prosecutor Nancy Grace on Tuesday launched a new digital media venture that aims to be the one-stop-shop for those interested in crime news.
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@oliverdarcy and @daviduberti
Alexei Oreskovic / Business Insider:
SEC filing: Marissa Mayer, Yahoo co-founder David Filo, and four others to leave Yahoo board after Verizon sale; remaining business to be renamed Altaba Inc. — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer will resign from the company's board of directors after its planned $4.8 billion merger with Verizon is completed …
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
Following Trump's request to Congress to investigate the leak of an intelligence report to NBC, attorneys say there's little precedent for such a move — On Friday morning, President-elect Donald Trump tweeted a request for House and Senate intelligence committees to investigate the leak …
Telegraph:
Clare Hollingworth, the former Daily Telegraph correspondent who broke the news that WW2 had started, has died aged 105 — Clare Hollingworth, the former Daily Telegraph correspondent who broke the news of World War Two, has died aged 105. — “The FCC is very sad to announce the passing …
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Ryan Mac / Forbes:
Sources: Blogger and fake news publisher Chuck Johnson, who published the home addresses of NYT reporters, has been advising Trump's transition team — An internet troll, who was once called “the most hated man on the internet” and is banned from Twitter, is recommending candidates to serve in the Trump administration.
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bookforum.com, New York Magazine and The Verge
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Sir David Clementi appointed Chair of BBC's unitary board, which replaces BBC Trust; Clementi was preferred candidate despite lacking broadcasting experience — Former deputy governor of Bank of England will lead BBC's new unitary board, which will replace BBC Trust
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ITV, The Guardian, @samiramadani1, @jbonham_carter, The Drum and Business Insider
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Trinity Mirror says it's in early talks to acquire minority stake in Daily Express publisher Northern and Shell, after previous discussions ended in 2015 — The publisher of the Daily Mirror newspaper has confirmed talks are under way to acquire a minority stake in Daily Express publisher Northern and Shell.
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The Guardian