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Following plagiarism revelations, Monica Crowley is stepping away from her appointment to a senior communications role in Trump's administration — Conservative author and television personality Monica Crowley is stepping away from her appointment to a senior communications role in Donald Trump's incoming administration, CNN confirms.
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
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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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Jack Shafer / Politico:
Trump's presidency will strengthen journalism by forcing reporters not to rely on the back-scratching relationship they previously had with D.C. sources — In his own way, Trump has set us free. — Donald Trump and his forthcoming presidency may be the greatest gift to Washington journalism since …
Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
CNN issues statement in support of reporter Jim Acosta, after Sean Spicer likened him to a disruptive protestor during an interview on Fox News — Last week, CNN reporter Jim Acosta got into a heated exchange with President-elect Donald Trump during the incoming POTUS's first press conference since late July.
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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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Eugene Volokh / Washington Post:
When ‘there is serious reason to doubt’ rumors and allegations, is it libelous to publish them? — BuzzFeed, as everyone now knows, has published unverified allegations about Russia having “compromising material and information on [Donald] Trump's personal life and finances”; …
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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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Matthew Champion / BuzzFeed:
Source: The Daily Mail's US Political Editor, David Martosko, suggested Trump should drug test White House reporters when he applied for WH Press Sec job — David Martosko, the US political editor for the Mail Online, made the suggestion when he applied to work as Trump's press secretary, BuzzFeed News understands.
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Liz Calvario / IndieWire:
Vice Media launches film division, Vice Documentary Films, which will produce feature-length documentaries from both established and up-and-coming directors — The new division will produce feature-length documentaries and docuseries for a variety of platforms.
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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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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