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Kyle Pope / Columbia Journalism Review:
An open letter to Trump from the US press corps, on access, airtime, objective truth, dividing the press corps, and more — Dear Mr. President Elect: — In these final days before your inauguration, we thought it might be helpful to clarify how we see the relationship between your administration and the American press corps.
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Obama emphasizes the importance of a free and adversarial press corps in his final press conference — Amid growing concerns about his successor's treatment of the media, President Barack Obama began his final press conference on Wednesday by stressing the importance of a free and adversarial press corps.
Rebecca Savransky / The Hill:
Trump says he will “pick” which reporters get into future press conferences at the White House and claims reporters will be “begging” for a larger room — said his administration will not move the press briefing room. — “The press went crazy, so I said …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump gets facts wrong in tweet stating NBC's Today show is doing “badly”: show is highest-rated morning show among 25- to 54-year-olds — No, Donald Trump, NBC's “Today” show is not doing “badly.” — It is actually America's highest-rated morning show among 25- to 54-year-olds …
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
In broad ranging interview, CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker says the era of access journalism is over, discusses Trump, Megyn Kelly, more — At his press conference last week, President-elect Trump refused to take a question from CNN reporter Jim Acosta, denouncing the network as a purveyor of “fake news.”
Matthew Lynley / TechCrunch:
Netflix reports $2.35B in Q4 revenue, up from $1.67B in Q4 2015, as it adds 1.93M new US subs vs 1.3M expected, 5.12M global subs vs 3.8M expected; stock up 8%+ — Holy cow, we have quite the beat for Netflix. — Netflix added nearly 2 million new subscribers domestically …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Trump's hotel in DC has banned journalists during inauguration week; a Politico reporter, at the venue for a breakfast meeting, was prevented from entering — The Trump International Hotel in Washington is banning the media from its premises during inauguration week.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Quartz Editor-in-Chief Kevin Delaney says the site is working on a subscription product — Qz.com will remain free. But it's working on a research product. — Quartz, the business news site owned by Atlantic Media, gives away its global economics coverage to anyone who wants to click.
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Scott Shane / New York Times:
How recent college graduate Cameron Harris launched a fake news operation that published a viral story about fraudulent Clinton ballots found in Ohio — ANNAPOLIS, Md. — It was early fall, and Donald J. Trump, behind in the polls, seemed to be preparing a rationale in case a winner like him somehow managed to lose.
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal to shut down Esquire Network cable channel, relaunching the brand as a digital-only service — NBCUniversal will shutter Esquire Network's linear cable channel and relaunch the brand as a digital-only platform, Variety has learned. The decision to end …
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Washington Post:
Washington Post debuts The Lily, a publication for millennial women, featuring original content and WaPo stories, initially available on platforms like Facebook — The Washington Post today announces The Lily, an experimental, visually-driven product designed for millennial women …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Axios launches with a vertical news stream resembling Facebook's News Feed, presenting brief excerpts of stories — Chances are, you're not going to finish this article. — The rise of social media has turned us into a legion of swipers and scrollers who rarely reach the end of a story.
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