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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Trump is attempting to reframe the Flynn story by criticizing leaks to the press, without refuting stories from the CNN, NYT, and others — President Trump: Leaks are the ‘real story’ — President Trump has a new opponent: A gusher of leaks from anonymous sources hinting at nefarious collusion …
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Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Fox News, Breitbart, and The Daily Caller focus on the problem of leaks to reporters in their Flynn resignation coverage — While most news outlets gave wall-to-wall coverage of the resignation of his national security adviser on Tuesday, President Donald Trump tried to draw attention to the “real story.”
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Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
The White House does a great disservice to the public by inviting fake news purveyor Gateway Pundit to press briefings — To be fair, the press has largely brought this on themselves. I've already lost count of the stories reported by the media and retracted or modified substantially in the same day.
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The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and New York's PIX11
J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Morning Joe co-presenter Mika Brzezinski says White House advisor Kellyanne Conway will no longer appear on the show due to her repeated falsehoods — Mika Brzezinski of Morning Joe revealed a tidbit that many may not know about the way Kellyanne Conway gets herself booked onto so many shows …
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Dylan Byers / CNN:
White House officials, including Bannon and Priebus, reiterate their support for Spicer, with some sources suggesting Conway is behind leaks undermining him — Washington (CNN)Sean Spicer has barely moved into his office. — Three weeks after the inauguration, the only things adorning …
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Intelligence officials who leaked information about Flynn to the press committed felonies, but they were justified in doing so — President Trump's National Security Advisor, Gen. Michael Flynn, was forced to resign on Monday night as a result of getting caught lying about whether …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Verizon is close to negotiating a new deal with Yahoo, which reduces the price tag by around $250M — Verizon is getting close to a renegotiated deal for Yahoo's internet properties that would reduce the price of the original $4.8 billion deal by about $250 million …
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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:
German police say report in Bild, the country's most read paper, about a mob of Arab men who sexually assaulted women in Frankfurt was untrue — On Feb. 6, Germany's most-read newspaper reported that dozens of Arab men, presumed to be refugees, had rampaged through the city of Frankfurt on New Year's Eve.
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Howard Stern was sued after his show broadcast a woman's private conversation with an IRS agent in 2015 — An IRS agent called into the radio show and was put on hold. Then... Donald Trump never did sue The New York Times for revealing he took a $916 million loss on his 1995 income tax returns.
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IJR
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: layoffs coming to Maker Studios, with Disney expected to shrink its creator network to around 300 top creators with large YouTube followings — The Disney-owned digital firm is expected to cut the size of its creator network to around 300 top creators.
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@ashdubh, @skywardwing, @thelindsayellis, @digitalshields and @ashdubh
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Seven journalists laid off from Tronc's San Diego Union-Tribune newspaper — Seven journalists were laid off from the San Diego Union-Tribune on Tuesday, editor and publisher Jeff Light said in a memo to staffers. — “I feel badly about these difficult decisions,” Light said.
David Lieberman / Deadline:
Time Warner shareholders approve $85B sale to AT&T, but the deal still needs Justice Department approval — Time Warner just passed one more milestone in its effort to sell itself to AT&T for $85 billion in cash and stock. Holders of 78.8% of its outstanding shares …
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Variety and Time Warner
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Attorney for Fox host says he was served subpoena from prosecutors about Ailes harassment allegations, claims in court that probe is related to securities laws — An attorney for a former Fox host says he received a subpoena from federal prosecutors in the midst of a sexual harassment lawsuit against Ailes.
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@joebelbruno, @gabrielsherman, @joebelbruno, @gabrielsherman, @eriqgardner, @eriqgardner and @eriqgardner
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / WWD:
Texas Monthly's website editor Andrea Valdez named editor of Wired.com, the first hire under the magazine's new Editor Nicholas Thompson — This is Wired's newly named editor in chief Nicholas Thompson's first hire. — Andrea Valdez has been named editor of Wired.com.
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