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White House press secretary Sean Spicer attacks media for accurately reporting inauguration crowds, warning “we're going to hold the press accountable” — Sean Spicer: Trump inauguration had largest audience ever — “That's what you guys should be writing and covering,” …
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Trump wants a flat-out war with media for political purposes, but journalists should reject the bait, responding by doing their jobs fairly and fearlessly — The presidency is not a reality show, but President Trump on his first full day in office made clear that he's still obsessed …
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Trump, in CIA visit, attacks media for coverage of his inaugural crowds — On his first full day in office, President Trump visited the Central Intelligence Agency's headquarters to express his gratitude for the intelligence community, which he had repeatedly railed against and recently likened to Nazis.
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Sources: Breitbart staff writer Julia Hahn is expected to join White House as special assistant to the president, working under chief strategist Steve Bannon — Julia Hahn, a staff writer at Breitbart News, is expected to join the White House - a move that further underscores Breitbart's influence in the new administration.
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Sources: Breitbart News is expanding its Italian bureau in Rome, which is currently staffed by one journalist, by adding extra reporters — The alt-right website has been increasingly turning its focus to Europe. — Breitbart — Breitbart News is set to expand its presence in Italy, BuzzFeed News has learned.


In op-ed, BuzzFeed Editor-in-Chief Ben Smith defends the site's decision to publish Trump dossier, arguing that the document was influencing key decision makers — Since BuzzFeed News published a 35-page dossier of unverified allegations about ties between President Donald J. Trump and Russia …
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Obama's commutation of Chelsea Manning's sentence won't absolve the former president of his war on whistleblowers and his obsessive control of information — Transparency has long been a part of Barack Obama's political identity. He talked about it on the campaign trail in 2007.


NPR launches nationwide collaboration to spot trends in state governments, starting with 43 stations in 34 states — “By inviting in anybody who covers these things and letting them be participants and part of the conversation, the bar gets raised for everybody."


Journalism professor Jay Rosen explains how journalists must get to know their audiences, ditch the “view from nowhere”, and show their work in the age of Trump — Journalism professor Jay Rosen offers some suggestions for journalists under siege on Recode Media.


New York Times Executive Editor Dean Baquet rips “fairly ridiculous conclusion” in NYT public editor's column on the paper's coverage of Trump and Russia — Executive editors at the New York Times routinely differ with the public editors who deliver less-than-flattering judgments on the work of their colleagues.
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Profile of ABC anchor, war correspondent, and debate moderator Martha Raddatz, whose old-fashioned TV bonafides are newly relevant — ABC's Martha Raddatz has covered 9/11, wars, Al Qaeda, ISIS, and heads of state, and has the ear of the military up and down the chain of command.