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White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer accused of racism by woman who filmed confrontation with him in Apple Store, after he implied she wasn't from the US — The night of the election, my iPhone screen shattered. The joke I like to make is that there was glass shattering on November 8th but not the kind we wanted.


Sources say the office of fired US attorney Preet Bharara is investigating Fox News, and Ailes' personal lawyer is reportedly on shortlist to replace Bharara — Throughout his six-decade career working on three continents, Rupert Murdoch has used his media properties to advance the prospects …


In SXSW interview Nick Denton talks about how Gawker's Hogan coverage could have been better and the importance of conversation-driven platforms to media — “Facebook makes me despise many of my friends and Twitter makes me hate the rest of the world," Gawker founder Nick Denton said.


Marissa Mayer to get $23M severance package; Thomas McInerney, former CFO of Barry Diller's IAC, to take over as CEO of Altaba following Verizon deal close — Yahoo CEO Marissa Mayer, following the closing of the Verizon acquisition of the internet company's operating businesses …
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Axel Springer Chief Executive Mathias Döpfner rules out working with Facebook on fake news, saying it would be a “mistake” for publishers to do so — Chief Mathias Döpfner says it is not his job to help social media — Read next
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Chris Cillizza, of the Washington Post's The Fix blog, is joining CNN as a reporter and editor-at-large; The Fix will continue without him, Post editor says — The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza is joining CNN Politics as a reporter and editor at large, with a digital presence and an on-air role.
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NYT Mag and ProPublica jointly hire Texas Monthly's Pam Colloff; she will work as a writer-at large for the magazine and as a senior reporter for ProPublica — AUSTIN, Tex. — ProPublica and The New York Times have struck a deal to share a prominent magazine writer in a first-of-its-kind arrangement for the two news organizations.

CNN's media show, Reliable Sources, wins a Walter Cronkite award for best national network news program; NBC News' Katy Tur recognized in separate category — With reporters, news media and even the truth under assault, the winners of the 2017 Walter Cronkite Award for Excellence …
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Broadcasting & Cable, @mlcalderone, @chucktodd, @katyturnbc, @halliejackson and @micahgrimes


Nick Ut, the Pulitzer-Prize winning photographer famous for “Napalm girl” picture taken during Vietnam War, is retiring from the Associated Press after 51 years — LOS ANGELES (AP) — It would seem all but impossible to sum up one of the most distinguished careers in photojournalism …
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Pandora launches premium on-demand music streaming service for $10 a month, directly challenging Apple and Spotify — Just over 15 months after Pandora acquired key assets from Rdio, and three months after it announced its plans, the company is ready to launch its full-fledged on-demand music service, Pandora Premium.
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A profile of the White House press corps. newest members, like Gateway Pundit's WH correspondent, who see trolling the mainstream press as their job — At daily briefings, Sean Spicer calls on young journalists from far-right sites. The mainstream media sees them as an existential threat.


Mike Pride, chairman of the Pulitzer Prizes, to retire this summer — Mike Pride, the chairman of the Pulitzer Prizes, will retire in the summer after three years running the top journalism awards in the United States. — Pride, who is 70, is returning to retirement after a career …