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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.
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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 …
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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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Profile of Jon Ralston, who is launching The Nevada Independent, a nonprofit, donation-based news site he hopes will add heft to the coverage of state politics — In the months after Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate and prominent Republican donor, purchased The Las Vegas Review-Journal in late 2015 …
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Trump's threats against the press are mostly cheap stunts and bluffs, and journalistic access to White House isn't necessary for reporters to do their jobs — Last week I watched a conversation on MSNBC in which the anchor asked a guest whether it wasn't a problem that Buzzfeed had published …
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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
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Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, the journalist behind some of the biggest scoops on Trump during election campaign, joins CNN as a contributor — Washington Post reporter David Fahrenthold, a breakout star of the 2016 campaign for his coverage of Donald Trump's foundation, is CNN's newest contributor.


Viceland will launch across Sub-Saharan Africa through an exclusive partnership with Kwesé, operated by African telecom and pay-TV company Econet — Move marks key step in Viceland's international expansion — ROME — Viceland will launch across Sub-Saharan Africa through …
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Media Update and C21Media


Tarbell, a reader-funded reporting project focused on corporate cash's political influence and founded by ex-healh insurance exec, to launch this summer — “There's not enough written about how these processes actually take place. Who is writing the checks? What's in it for them?


Neo-Nazi blogger and podcaster Mike Enoch, whose real name is Mike Peinovich, resigns from The Right Stuff after doxxers reveal his wife is Jewish — Bad day for the Fourth Reich: Founder of popular alt-right blog The Right Stuff resigns after foes expose him
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How The Washington Post and El País are bundling daily top stories in one post using new option for Facebook's Instant Articles — Publishers are using Facebook's latest Instant Articles update, which lets publishers post multiple articles within one post, to publish regular editions …
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@digiday


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.
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Publisher of Israel's Yedioth Ahronoth questioned by police about allegedly offering Netanyahu positive coverage in return for weakening the competition — Yedioth Ahronoth owner Arnon Mozes interviewed by police as PM accuses media of trying to ‘topple’ his government
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