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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A hellscape of lies and distorted reality awaits journalists covering President Trump — At the northeast corner of the National Archives building sits Robert Aitken's sculpture “The Future,” inscribed with some famous words from Shakespeare's “The Tempest”: “What is past is prologue.”
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Mathew Ingram / Fortune:
After Trump's confrontational press conference, the media needs to start treating the president-elect like a hostile witness rather than try to curry favor — In courtroom TV dramas, when a witness is testifying and starts to lie or refuses to answer, the lawyer asking the questions …
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Peter J. Boyer / Esquire:
3 senior officials on Trump transition team say there's been serious consideration of evicting White House press corps; press secretary acknowledges discussion — “They are the opposition party,” a senior official says. — The upset to the existing order caused by the presidential election …
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Ali Dukakis / ABC News:
Responding to Esquire report, Reince Priebus says the Trump administration is considering moving press briefings out of the West Wing to building beside the WH — President-elect Donald Trump's team is considering moving the press briefing room out of the White House West Wing …
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Amar Toor / The Verge:
Facebook says it will soon expand tools to fight fake news to Germany, will send flagged posts to Berlin-based nonprofit news org Correctiv for fact-checking — Social network introduces fact-checking tools ahead of national elections later this year — Facebook will begin rolling …
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Amanda Erickson / Washington Post:
The intelligence report calling out Russia Today for involvement in US election overestimates the influence of channel's political coverage in the United States — When Russia Today's top editor read the newly released report from the director of national intelligence on Russia's hack of the U.S. election …
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Peter Sterne / Politico:
C-SPAN ‘investigating’ why congressional livestream switched to Russia Today — On Thursday afternoon, C-SPAN's online live video coverage of Congress abruptly switched to a live feed of the Kremlin-backed news channel Russia Today. The livestream continued to show RT for about 10 minutes, before switching back to C-SPAN.
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
In interview with The Sunday Times, Trump says he'll keep using @realDonaldTrump Twitter account — With President-elect Donald Trump on the brink of officially becoming the country's Commander-in-Chief, it appears we are getting the answer to what he will do with his personal Twitter account …
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Paul Mozur / New York Times:
China orders the registration of app stores to combat apps that “spread illegal information”, which can include fraud, malware, and political speech — HONG KONG — In the clearest sign yet that China's government has begun a new push to solidify control over mobile apps …
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Sources: Conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham is considering a 2018 Senate run in Virginia, challenging Hillary Clinton's former running mate, Tim Kaine — The queen of conservative talk radio, Laura Ingraham, is eyeing a Senate run in Virginia and a challenge to Hillary Clinton's running mate, Sen. Tim Kaine.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
How NBC and producer Pat Weaver invented morning TV with “Today” in 1950s — January 14 is the 65th birthday of NBC's “Today” show. This is a “lost chapter” from Brian Stelter's book “Top of the Morning,” recounting how NBC invented the morning TV format.
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Scarlett Conlon / Vogue:
Wolfgang Blau appointed President of Condé Nast International, with Albert Read promoted to Managing Director, both succeeding Nicholas Coleridge — NICHOLAS COLERIDGE's successors at Condé Nast have been announced this morning. Wolfgang Blau, who is currently chief digital officer …
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