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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.
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
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 …
Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Washington Post signs deal to license its publishing technology, Arc Publishing, to Tronc, with plans to open it up to all publishers via self-service platform — Publisher hopes to sell its technology to publishers of all sizes — The Washington Post has signed an agreement to license …
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Caitlin McGarry / PCWorld:
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.
Madeline Conway / Politico:
In a remark amounting to a slight dig at the press, Sean Spicer says the WH would like reporters to help Trump determine where to donate his salary — President Donald Trump plans to donate his salary to charity at the end of the year, his press secretary said Monday, and he wants the reporters …
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Rob Bluey / The Daily Signal:
The Heritage Foundation's The Daily Signal says it “won't be bullied” after The Washington Post writes about its reporter providing press pool reports
The Heritage Foundation's The Daily Signal says it “won't be bullied” after The Washington Post writes about its reporter providing press pool reports
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Micah Singleton / The Verge:
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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PR Newswire:
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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Todd Spangler / Variety:
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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Hadas Gold / Politico:
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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Guy Chazan / Financial Times:
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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Andrew Marantz / New Yorker:
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.
Joe Pompeo / Politico:
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.