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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In an interview, WH chief strategist Steve Bannon says the media should “keep its mouth shut”, calls it “the opposition party”, citing NYT and WaPo by name — WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon, President Trump's chief White House strategist, laced into the American press during …
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Michael Wolff / Hollywood Reporter:
Profile of Kellyanne Conway, who says she's trying to dramatically scale back her role as media bulldog, though she promised Trump she will oversee WH messaging — The president's counselor — now the most powerful (and ridiculed) woman in America — talks ‘SNL,’ “alternative facts,” the …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Trump's ‘war’ with the media (and the facts) forces journalists to question their role — No president has ever said what Donald Trump has said, let alone said it a day into his administration. “As you know,” he remarked Saturday, “I have a running war with the media.”
Hadas Gold / Politico:
WSJ media and advertising reporter Steven Perlberg is joining BuzzFeed, where he will cover Trump's relationship with the media
WSJ media and advertising reporter Steven Perlberg is joining BuzzFeed, where he will cover Trump's relationship with the media
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H.G. Watson / j-source.ca:
NYT hires Toronto Star columnist Catherine Porter as its Toronto bureau chief; a Times editor says the paper has 44K subs in Canada, a 47% increase since 2015 — By Dylan C. Robertson — The New York Times has hired its Toronto Bureau Chief. — Toronto Star columnist Catherine Porter …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
An estimated one-third of Canadian journalism jobs have been lost since 2010, says a new report, which offers 12 ways to safeguard the future of Canadian news — From preferential tax treatment for Canadian publishers to a more focused CBC, “The Shattered Mirror” aims to support journalism …
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The White House denies that conspiracy theorist Alex Jones has been offered press credentials — Alex Jones likely won't be attending any upcoming White House press briefings, according to the Trump adminstration's press office. — Yesterday Alex Jones told viewers on his popular YouTube channel …
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Twitter says it's replacing the Moments tab with an Explore tab, which emphasizes trending topics and live video — Content advisory — Twitter's central Moments tab, which once terrorized obsessive-compulsive users with a blue dot that never went away, is going away.
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Lindsay Stein / Ad Age:
Publicis Groupe names Arthur Sadoun Chairman and CEO to succeed Maurice Levy June 1, 2017 — After years of speculation about one of advertising's best-kept secrets, Publicis Groupe has answered the question of who will succeed Maurice Levy: The holding company today announced Arthur Sadoun will take the role of chairman and CEO.
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Facebook says it will promote longer videos with high completion rates in News Feed — Because that's what's on TV. — You know how mobile + social is supposed to = short attention span? — No more, says Facebook: It says it is going to start rewarding video makers who create longer clips.
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Rich McCormick / The Verge:
New Twitter accounts claiming to be from workers at federal agencies might or might not be genuine, thus requiring critical analysis and investigation — These new Twitter accounts claim to be federal agencies rebelling against Trump — Donald Trump's gag order on federal science agencies …
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Business Insider:
WSJ: Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam is exploring a combination with Charter Communications, though talks are preliminary — The telecommunications giants Verizon and Charter Communications are exploring a combination, The Wall Street Journal's Shalini Ramachandran, Ryan Knutson, and Dana Mattioli report.
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Alex Heath / Business Insider:
Facebook is testing ephemeral Stories that sit at the top of News Feed in its main app in Ireland, mimicking Snapchat and Instagram — After successfully copying Snapchat with Instagram Stories, Facebook is at it again in its big blue app. — The same interface, which Facebook …
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