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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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Trump continues streak of calling only on conservative outlets at press conferences with foreign leaders, ignoring shouted questions about Russia ties — President Donald Trump on Wednesday continued his streak of calling only on conservative-leaning outlets at his bilateral press conferences with foreign leaders.
Erick Erickson / The Resurgent:
The White House does a great disservice to the public by inviting fake news purveyor Gateway Pundit to press briefings
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The Guardian, The Gateway Pundit, Mediaite and FOX40
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Fox News, Breitbart, and The Daily Caller focus on the issue of leaks to reporters in their Flynn resignation coverage
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Washington Post, Politico, New York Times, The Daily Caller, AOL, The Gateway Pundit, Vanity Fair, Mashable, The Atlantic, Fox News Insider, IJR, Media Matters for America, RT, @doranimated, @nycjim, Mother Jones, Mediaite, @macantone, @thatsalrighty, @bv, Fox News, The Week and Techdirt
Journalism in the Americas:
Venezuela's telecom commission orders CNN en Español off air and out of the country after gov't officials criticized story about alleged passport trafficking — Venezuela's National Telecommunications Commission (Conatel) has ordered the suspension of CNN en Español and has kicked the network out of the country.
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CONATEL, Associated Press, Committee to Protect …, CNN, Fortune, MediaFile, New York Times, @beckioteca, Quartz and The Huffington Post
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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Wall Street Journal, New York Daily News, Washington Post, @davidfolkenflik, Variety, Media Matters for America, @erikwemple, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @gabrielsherman, Politico, @gabrielsherman, @gabrielsherman, @petersterne, @gabrielsherman, @joebelbruno, @joebelbruno, @gabrielsherman, @eriqgardner, @gabrielsherman, @joebelbruno, @eriqgardner and @eriqgardner
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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Lawfare, Columbia Journalism Review, Breitbart, Washington Post, The Atlantic, New York Times, Techdirt, Forbes, AOL, New York Magazine, The Week, NBC News, Axios, @timoreilly, @danslott, @awfuljack, @mattdpearce, @paladincornelia, @redsteeze, @mattyglesias, @mlcalderone, @lucyprebblish, @realdonaldtrump, NPR, The Daily Caller, Rolling Stone, Mother Jones and RT
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
CBS misses targets with a Q4 loss of $113M and revenue of $3.52B, down from $3.59B a year ago, as pension payouts and smaller NFL deal take a toll — CBS Corp. reported a loss in the fourth quarter as it paid off pension benefits and broadcasted fewer football games.
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Fortune, Variety, Radio & Television …, The Wrap, Business Insider, Associated Press, Variety, Deadline and CBS Corporation
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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YouTube, Mediaite, Washington Free Beacon, Variety, @bterris, @dylanbyers, @davidcorndc, Washington Post, Fortune, @lindsaygoldwert and Washington Post
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Karl Quinn / Sydney Morning Herald:
Australia's state-owned national public broadcaster ABC partners with Melbourne university RMIT to relaunch fact-checking service — Eight months after it was axed as a result of government funding cuts, the ABC's Fact Check department is to be relaunched - as a joint venture with a university.
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ABC, The Guardian, The Conversation and Poynter
Bloomberg:
Sources: Verizon close to new deal for Yahoo properties, which reduces the $4.8B fee by about $250M; Verizon and Altaba to share liability for security breaches — 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 …
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter is now limiting visibility of tweets from “potentially abusive accounts” only to their followers for a limited number of hours — Twitter time out. — Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey — Teresa Kroeger / Getty Images — Twitter is temporarily decreasing the reach of tweets …
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@harmfulopinions
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.
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The Local, Hit & Run and iMediaEthics
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Facebook announces free app for Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Samsung Smart TV, launching “soon” — The new app will let users kick back and watch Facebook videos from the couch. — Facebook is coming to your television. — The social network on Tuesday announced a new app …
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