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New York Daily News:
Jimmy Breslin, the Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist who championed ordinary New Yorkers, dies at 88 — Jimmy Breslin was the biggest, the baddest, the brashest, the best columnist in New York City. — And the first to say so, too. — The Pulitzer Prize-winning former Daily News columnist died Sunday …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Jimmy Breslin's death highlights the loss of authoritative, local voices that speak for the average person
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Elliot Smilowitz / The Hill:
Secretary of State Rex Tillerson defends decision not to allow a pool reporter to travel with him, saying he's “not a big media press access person” — Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Saturday stood by his decision not to allow a pool reporter to travel with him on his Asia trip …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Tracking the special treatment media get when they play nice with the White House — Some people regard Tomi Lahren as a racist. — The social-media star's past commentary on the conservative website the Blaze, including her disparagement of the Black Lives Matter movement …
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@ron_fournier, @sulliview, @jayrosen_nyu, BuzzFeed, CNNMoney and The Huffington Post
Ben Collins / The Daily Beast:
The NYT's Public Editor Liz Spayd publicly rebuked culture writer Sopan Deb, after receiving complaints about him generated by a targeted alt-right campaign — What happens when your newspaper's public editor, the person in charge of finding out what happened when your newspaper messes up, messes up?
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New York Times, Media Matters for America and Jezebel
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
How Techmeme continues to set the agenda for influential tech readers, without chasing scale or adopting the trappings of most media firms — Gabe Rivera was halfway through his lamb gyro when it became clear he'd been spotted. It was the middle of the lunch rush at a bustling upscale food court …
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Matea Gold / Washington Post:
How an alliance between the Mercer family and Stephen Bannon fueled a media narrative that drove Trump's victory — The champagne was flowing as hedge fund executive Robert Mercer and his daughter Rebekah hosted a reception during the Cannes Film Festival last May to promote “Clinton Cash …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Comcast names Dave Watson president and CEO of its cable division, promotes Neil Smit to newly-created position of vice chairman of Comcast Corp — Comcast named Dave Watson the new president and CEO of its cable division, and elevated Neil Smit to the newly created position of vice chairman of Comcast Corp.
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The Wrap and Broadcasting & Cable
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Two New York Times reporters publicly reject claim of a FISA warrant connected to Trump campaign, published in NYT's op-ed section by News Corp's Louise Mensch — An opinion piece by controversial writer and former UK member of Parliament Louise Mensch mentions her FISA warrant story, which Times reporters have knocked down.
Mix / The Next Web:
Startup LBRY preserves 20K Berkeley lecture videos purged from YouTube to comply with Americans with Disabilities Act — Earlier this week, the University of California at Berkeley purged some 20,000 lectures from various academic fields from its YouTube channel following a less-than-sensible ruling from the US Department of Justice.
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Jordan Crook / TechCrunch:
How Facebook's language around the fake news issue has evolved, and why it will never say it is a media company or has a responsibility for user-shared content — ark Zuckerberg is displeased. It's been more than four months since election night, but Facebook still finds itself in the hot seat …
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Despite recent growth, The Washington Post is still not big enough to challenge The New York Times in breadth of coverage or in digital subscription numbers — Journalists love a heavyweight bout, particularly so when it's two of our own tribe trading punches.
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Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Source: Hulu added NBC cable networks to a test version of its new online TV service, suggesting the company will strike a deal with NBC to add its channels — Addition of networks suggest progress in talks ahead of launch — CBS, ABC, Fox already have deals with Hulu for new offering
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@lucas_shaw
The Guardian:
George Osborne accused of breaching rules with Evening Standard job — Shadow minister calls for investigation into whether Osborne has broken regulations on former ministerial appointments — The Cabinet Office is facing calls to investigate George Osborne's decision to take a job as editor …
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Roy Greenslade / The Guardian:
George Osborne's appointment as editor of the Evening Standard shows media owners' comfort with overt Tory partisanship, with disturbing democratic implications
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