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Simon & Schuster canceling publication of Milo Yiannopoulos's book Dangerous “after careful consideration” — According to a report by Publishers Weekly, Simon & Schuster is canceling publication of Milo Yiannopoulos's book “Dangerous.”
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Breitbart editor Milo Yiannopoulos disinvited from CPAC over pedophilia remarks — Far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos will not be allowed to speak at the Conservative Political Action Conference. — The decision comes while Yiannopoulos is roiled in controversy over a video, in which he is appears to defend pedofilia.
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On Breitbart's radio show this morning, Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow says the site will confirm later today whether or not Yiannopoulos will remain — Breitbart Editor-in-Chief Alex Marlow says we can expect to learn later today whether the site will retain alt-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos …
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Enablers of Yiannopoulos, from the media to Simon & Schuster, who saw his bigotry as a commercial opportunity, must be treated with contempt
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Sources: Breitbart could dismiss Milo Yiannopoulos, with executives weighing up how his comments could damage the site's ad revenue
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Journalist Steve Buttry dies of pancreatic cancer at age 62 — Steve Buttry, a journalist for more than 45 years, died February 19 at age 62 of pancreatic cancer, his third major cancer. — A memorial service will be held in coming weeks in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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Facebook-owned WhatsApp launches Status, an encrypted Snapchat Stories clone — WhatsApp could put the brakes on Snapchat's international growth with today's launch of WhatsApp Status, a new tab for sharing decorated photos, videos and GIFs that disappear after 24 hours.


New Texas Monthly editor-in-chief, Tim Taliaferro, plans to scale back on politics and longform and focus instead on lifestyle coverage which “sells” better — The skyline of Austin, Texas, where Texas Monthly is headquartered. — The new editor in chief of Texas Monthly plans …


Verizon and Yahoo reduce price of acquisition deal by $350M, now valued at about $4.48B, and will evenly split cost of data breaches — Media contact(s) T. 908-559-6388 media@yahoo-inc.com … NEW YORK, NY and SUNNYVALE, CA - Verizon Communications Inc. (NYSE, Nasdaq: VZ) and Yahoo! Inc. …
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MLB, Disney Tap Amazon's Michael Paull as CEO of BAMTech Streaming Venture — Michael Paull has been named chief executive officer of BAMTech, the video-streaming company owned by MLB Advanced Media, the Walt Disney Co. and the NHL. — Paull most recently was VP of digital at Amazon …


New York Times digital advertising revenue has not grown enough to offset vanishing print ad revenue in past six years — Wired magazine recently published, Keeping Up with the Times, a story about the New York Times and its slow & painful transition to a digital first publication.
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Entertainment sites like AV Club, EW, and The Wrap have found themselves increasingly covering politics and policy in the Trump era — As an entertainer, Donald Trump couldn't always keep the media's attention. As president, entertainment sites can't stop writing about him.
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Silence from WH press office leaves journalists wondering if non-responses reflect mere indifference or strategy to discredit reporting flaws after publication — An eye-opening sentence has appeared in several important news stories about the Trump administration in recent days …
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When President Trump called media outlets “the enemy of the American People”, he echoed strategy of autocrats including Chávez, Erdoğan, Sisi, and Mugabe — When the leaders of the Bolshevik movement—Lenin, Stalin, and the rest—used the term vrag naroda, an …
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