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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
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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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
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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Philip Rucker / Washington Post:
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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Alex Isenstadt / Politico:
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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Sprint:
Sprint buys 33% of Jay Z's TIDAL streaming music service, “will make TIDAL available” to its 45M customers; Jay Z and the artist-owners will still run TIDAL — NEW YORK and OVERLAND PARK, Kan. - Jan. 23, 2017 - Global music and entertainment platform TIDAL and Sprint (NYSE: S) …
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
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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Katie Benner / New York Times:
Snapchat updates rules to restrict publishers from posting explicit or misleading images, and links to potentially fake news, says all content must be accurate — SAN FRANCISCO — On Snapchat last week, MTV published an article with the headline “Is this the thirstiest person on earth?”
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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Sources: Condé Nast to begin consolidating its business this week, with publishers replaced by general managers, key execs promoted, and layoffs — Consolidations are said to take place this week in advance of a trove of annual meetings. — Condé Nast's New York office.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
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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Eric Johnson / Recode:
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.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
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."
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