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Sources: supervisors have frozen public communications at DHHS, EPA, and USDA's research arm as new Trump administration takes over — Staff have been told to stop talking to Congress and the press. — Enterprise editor/Senior reporter, The Huffington Post
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In second full press conference, Spicer defends Trump's belief in rampant voter fraud amid multiple media questions, citing unspecified “studies and evidence” — Sean Spicer may need the Army Corps of Engineers to clean up a mini-mess created by his boss.
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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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Four more journalists face felony charges after being arrested while covering unrest at US inauguration — A documentary producer, a photojournalist, a live-streamer and a freelance reporter facing up to 10 years in prison and a $25,000 fine if convicted — Four more journalists …
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Digital Content Next study: average premium publisher made $7.7M from distributing content on third-party platforms in first half of 2016 — Publishers are receiving far less money than might have been expected from placing their content on the third-party distribution platforms owned …
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Source: Breitbart National Security Editor Sebastian Gorka joining the Trump administration, likely taking up position on National Security Council — Sebastian Gorka, the Breitbart national security editor and a Fox News contributor, is expected to join President Donald Trump's White House …
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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.
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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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The New York Times opens a bureau in Sydney, led by journalist Damien Cave, as an experiment in journalism and audience growth — The New York Times is setting up a small team in Sydney to create local stories it hopes will encourage Australians to subscribe and engage with the Times' global network.
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Netflix has acquired the rights to a documentary about the Hulk Hogan-Gawker case, which 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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Ozy Media raises $10M in third round of funding, led by GSV Capital, to expand editorial staff including video team — Silicon Valley startup Ozy Media — a next-generation news startup hoping to follow in the footsteps of BuzzFeed and Vice Media — has banked a $10 million Series B round of funding.
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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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