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Joshua Green / Bloomberg:
Breitbart News hires WSJ's John Carney to lead finance and economics section that is set to launch soon after the 20th January presidential inauguration — 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 …
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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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Committee to Protect Journalists sees modest spike in donations after Streep speech, receiving about 500 donations 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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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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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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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.
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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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 …
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 …
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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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
David Clementi is expected to be named as the new Chair of the BBC, subject to approval by UK Prime Minister Theresa May — Author of report calling for BBC Trust to be scrapped is expected to be named as head of corporation — Sir David Clementi, the author of a report calling …
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
BBC Trust confirms closure of website and app for Radio One news bulletin Newsbeat — The BBC Trust today amended its Radio One service licence allowing it to close news bulletin service Newsbeat's associated website and app. — The closure was first announced in May last year …