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Dave Itzkoff / New York Times:
Bill Maher continues to defend his decision to invite Milo Yiannopoulos' on his show, Real Time, saying it hastened his downfall — If you were disappointed that Bill Maher brought Milo Yiannopoulos onto his HBO show “Real Time” last week, Mr. Maher is not especially bothered.
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J.D. Durkin / Mediaite:
Milo Yiannopoulos announces he has resigned from Breitbart News effective immediately, citing a “poor choice of words”
Milo Yiannopoulos announces he has resigned from Breitbart News effective immediately, citing a “poor choice of words”
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Milo Yiannopoulos / Facebook:
Milo Yiannopoulos says he is a child abuse victim, still plans to release book this year, and will announce a new, independent media venture in coming weeks
Milo Yiannopoulos says he is a child abuse victim, still plans to release book this year, and will announce a new, independent media venture in coming weeks
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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Sources: Trump's staff planted positive stories in right-wing media outlets, including Breitbart, InfoWars and the Daily Caller, to prevent him angrily tweeting — The trick? Making sure his media diet included a healthy dose of praise. — President Donald Trump's former campaign staffers claim …
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Politico:
Sources: Difficulty recruiting journalists, among other issues, is slowing down Breitbart's European expansion, with a launch before French election unlikely — The provocative website promised to conquer the Continent — but has yet to roll out sites in France or Germany ahead of elections.
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Steven Waldman / New York Times:
Facebook, Google, Verizon, and Apple should step in with more philanthropy to help disrupted local journalism — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg's manifesto about community, released last week on Facebook, wisely analyzed the state of journalism: He decried sensationalism …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Sources: White House adviser Kellyanne Conway has been sidelined from making TV appearances, after being “off-message” on Flynn scandal — Kellyanne Conway, once the most visible spokesperson for the Trump White House, has been sidelined from television appearances for making statements …
Max Willens / Digiday:
The New York Times is experimenting with A/B testing for mobile-specific headlines, after 10 months of A/B testing headlines across platforms — After 10 months of A/B testing its headlines seriously, the New York Times has started slicing its audience into finer segments, albeit informally.
Alex Gladu / Bustle:
The Washington Post rolls out new slogan, Democracy Dies in Darkness, underneath its logo and across its platforms — On a list of President Trump's friends, the mainstream media is not likely to be found — and that may be putting it lightly. From the days of his campaign to what are now his days …
Melody Kramer / Poynter:
Interview with NPR's Marilyn Geewax, a veteran business editor leading a three-person team reporting on President Trump's conflicts of interest — How have news organizations covered Donald Trump's potential conflicts of interest? Very creatively, so far.
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
ProPublica names Louise Kiernan first editor in chief of ProPublica Illinois … ProPublica Illinois announced Louise Kiernan as its first editor in chief on Tuesday. — Kiernan, who worked at the Chicago Tribune for 18 years, comes to ProPublica's first regional project from the Medill School …
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Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Fairfax Media triples its profits YoY to $84M for six months to December 2016, says it will continue printing newspapers — Greg Hywood says company will keep printing Sydney Morning Herald and the Age ‘for some years yet’ and may spin off Domain real estate business
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Jasper Jackson / The Guardian:
Newspapers falling for viral hoax videos undermine their own arguments about fake news — Media outlets published video of cyclist responding to catcallers without checking its authenticity. The race for clicks is undermining claims people should trust the news
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Brian Robbins, CEO of teen/tween video network AwesomenessTV, is stepping down and will be replaced by Brett Boutier — Here's the memo. — Brian Robbins, the founder and CEO of teen/tween video network AwesomenessTV, is leaving the company. — In a memo to his staff, Robbins says Brett Boutier …
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Jennifer Calfas / The Hill:
Sweden's official Twitter account, which changes users weekly, counters Trump's remarks in tweetstorm — The person behind Sweden's national Twitter account this week used the platform on Monday to blast President Trump following his direction to “look at what's happening” …
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