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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
A new era of access journalism is emerging, one that rewards alt-right sites and peddlers of fake news that are pro-Trump and will not criticize him — Armed with its own set of facts, the right has created a parallel media universe that's risen all the way with Trump to the White House.
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Callum Borchers / Washington Post:
Gateway Pundit, an alt-right site and purveyor of fake news, claims it has a position in Trump's White House as a correspondent — When President-elect Donald Trump said on Fox News this week that he wouldn't kick the media out of the White House, after all, he added a word of warning …
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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Source: SNL has indefinitely suspended writer Katie Rich over a tweeted joke about Donald Trump's youngest child Barron, following online backlash — Katie Rich, a writer for “Saturday Night Live,” has been suspended from her position at that show following a widely criticized post …
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
President Trump designates net neutrality opponent Ajit Pai as chairman of the Federal Communications Commission — Donald Trump has elevated Ajit Pai to chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, giving control over the agency to a reliable conservative who's been opposed to pretty …
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Hollywood Reporter:
Netflix has acquired the rights to a documentary about the Hulk Hogan-Gawker case, that is currently being screened at Sundance — The streamer already landed the rights to docs ‘Casting JonBenet’ and ‘Chasing Coral.’ — Netflix has acquired worldwide rights to the documentary Nobody Speak …
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@seyitaylor, @petersterne, The Verge and Variety
The Guardian:
The journalists who broke the Panama Papers story call on US press to collaborate on investigations into Donald Trump and to show solidarity with each other — Now it is time for the media to join forces once again - especially given the threat Trump poses — onald Trump is now president.
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Verizon laid off 155 employees from its mobile streaming service Go90; sources say Vessel team, acquired in October, will rebuild the service — Team from acquisition Vessel charged with app rebuild — Verizon's mobile streaming service Go90 is about to get a hard reset …
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Broadcasting & Cable, TechCrunch, CNBC, @jank0, @bmccandless and Engadget
Tara Palmeri / Politico:
On Monday, Trump dispatched aide Matthew Schuck - an ex-staff writer at right wing website Daily Surge - and a colleague, to the Voice of America's studios — The president dispatches two aides to the broadcasting agency that came under fire over the weekend for its Trump coverage.
Erika Masonhall / Facebook:
NBC News' VP of Communications Erika Masonhall joining Facebook to lead strategic comms for the News Partnerships team in New York — A bit of personal news: I'm joining Facebook next month to help lead strategic communications for the News Partnerships team based in New York.
Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Vocativ reporter Evan Engel and RT America journalist Alex Rubinstein charged with felonies after being arrested while covering unrest during inauguration — Two journalists who were arrested while covering the unrest in Washington DC surrounding Donald Trump's inauguration last Friday …
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The Daily Caller
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon scores first Oscar nomination for Manchester by the Sea, also marking the first time a streaming service has been recognised in the Best Picture category — Kenneth Lonergan's drama scored a total of six noms, including lead actor, supporting actor and supporting actress.
Elizabeth Green / Chalkbeat:
Chalkbeat, the nonprofit local education news site with bases in Memphis, New York, Indianapolis, and elsewhere, officially expands to Detroit — A little over a year ago, an old colleague, Erin Einhorn, reached out with a proposal: Might Chalkbeat consider covering schools in her home, Detroit?
Music Business Worldwide:
Sources: Sprint's 33% stake in TIDAL cost $200M, valuing TIDAL at $600M — Well, well, well. — Less than a day after MBW ruminated on whether TIDAL would be able to secure some outside help with its funding - and survive without it - a major development has been confirmed.
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