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Hadas Gold / Politico:
White House is boycotting CNN; official says they're sending representatives “where it makes sense to promote our agenda”, but ban not permanent — Trump administration refuses to put officials on air on the network the president called ‘fake news.’
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The Week, Vanity Fair, Politicus USA, Media Matters for America, Business Insider, Mediaite, The Daily Caller and AOL
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Ellen Eldridge / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
CNN producer Mohammed Tawfeeq, who was detained in Atlanta airport on Sunday, has filed a federal lawsuit against Trump's immigration order — A CNN editor and producer who was detained Sunday at Atlanta's airport has filed a federal lawsuit challenging President Donald Trump's immigration order.
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Mediaite
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Interview with Jeff Jobe, a Kentucky publisher and Trump supporter, scheduled to be one of first four journalists to Skype in for a White House press briefing — Jeff Jobe is less than 24 hours away from the most high-profile moment of his career. — The publisher of six weekly community newspapers …
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@charlesmblow
Max Willens / Digiday:
Q&A with Michael Barbaro, host of The Daily, the New York Times' daily podcast with 15-20 minute episodes that launches Wednesday — In a bid to build the New York Times into a habit, the Grey Lady is getting increasingly audible. On Wednesday, the Times will launch its first daily podcast …
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Nieman Lab and @mikiebarb
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook is now training its News Feed algorithm to detect authenticity of posts to reduce the promotion of spammy, fake, and sensational stories — Facebook is prioritizing “authentic” content in News Feed with a ranking algorithm change that detects and promotes content “that people consider genuine …
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Facebook, The Drum, Engadget, @rafat, @kantrowitz, Adweek and The Daily Caller
Aaron Pressman / Fortune:
During a conference call with analysts on Tuesday, Apple CEO Tim Cook seemed to drop hints suggesting the company is about to make a big media acquisition — There have always been doubts about Apple doing a massive, game-changing acquisition, even though rumors regularly emerge …
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Forbes and TechCrunch
Lewis Wallace:
Marketplace reporter Lewis Wallace, a transgender man, fired over personal blog post questioning neutrality and objectivity in the Trump era — On Monday I was fired from my job as a journalist at Marketplace, where I have worked as a news reporter since May 2016.
David Weigel / Washington Post:
Comparing mainstream coverage of Trump's ban with the right-wing media's, which used overwhelmingly positive headlines — President Trump's response Sunday afternoon to criticism of his executive orders on refugees and immigration accused the news media of getting the story wrong. There was no “Muslim ban.”
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Vox, Mother Jones and The Guardian
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Time Warner's Turner International's venture arm invests in London-based Bigballs Media, parent company of millennial soccer site Copa90 — The Time Warner unit's recently established Digital Ventures & Innovation Group strikes its first deal. — Time Warner's Turner International unit …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Facebook building video app for Apple TV and other set-top boxes as it ramps up its original programming efforts, competes for ad dollars earmarked for TV — Facebook is developing an app for set-top boxes including Apple TV, as a way to bring longer-form video content — and video ads …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Profile of NBC News' Katy Tur, who was assigned a private security detail while covering Trump after the then candidate singled her out for abuse on Twitter — It started in June of 2015, at a small gathering in Bedford, N.H. NBC News had assigned reporter Katy Tur to cover the nascent candidacy …
Steve Friess / Columbia Journalism Review:
Inside the Talent Network, the Washington Post's 2.5K strong stringer hub that includes freelancers from 50 states and 52 countries — At the height of the 2016 war between presidential candidate Donald Trump and the media, when the campaign withheld press credentials to his rallies …
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