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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Opinion page of Murdoch's Wall Street Journal harshly rebukes Trump, saying he's damaging his presidency with stream of falsehoods and evidence-free accusations — The editorial page of The Wall Street Journal is known for its conservative tone, but its latest editorial would stand out even in the pages of its left-leaning peers.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
Memo: The Guardian announces job cuts coming to its US newsroom, following $250K mistake over office lease — The Guardian's US operation announced a fresh round of cuts two days after BuzzFeed News reported that it had backed out of a move to a Kushner-owned building.
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Jessica Guynn / USA Today:
Despite Google's assurances, AT&T, Verizon, others pull ads from Google and YouTube over concerns ads could appear next to content promoting terrorism and hate — SAN FRANCISCO — AT&T says it's pulling its business from Google and YouTube despite the Internet giant's pledge this week …
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Trump's lawyers sent a cease and desist letter to teen behind cat website, which allows users to scratch photos of the President with virtual cat paws — “I really just want people to be aware that this is a president who's clearly more concerned about what people think of him than doing things of substance …
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Wall Street Journal:
Media companies shutter niche cable channels with low viewership, but cable-TV prices aren't set to drop — But don't expect your bill to decrease as networks go away — The engorged cable-TV bundle is being forced to slim down. — For decades, the number of TV channels on the cable dial has kept rising.
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Brian Morrissey / Digiday:
Gizmodo Media Group receives 25% of revenue from commerce, says CEO Raju Narisetti, and recently hit 96M unique visitors across its network of sites — Gizmodo Media Group, now operating under Univision, has eight media brands, with six comprising the former Gawker Media properties left after that company's bankruptcy and sale.
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Washington Post:
Interview with German reporter, Kristina Dunz, who asked Trump about decrying fake news while spreading false accusations, during press event with Angela Merkel — BERLIN — President Trump's first meeting with German Chancellor Angela Merkel may have resembled the comedic awkwardness of a Sacha Baron Cohen movie.
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Elle Hunt / The Guardian:
Facebook starts flagging potential fake news stories as “disputed by multiple, independent fact-checkers” — Feature - which flags content as ‘disputed’ - trialled on story that falsely claimed thousands of Irish people were brought to the US as slaves
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Rob Evans / The Guardian:
Source: London's Metropolitan police and Indian police used hackers to read emails of journalists and press photographers — Exclusive: Secretive Met unit worked with Indian police to obtain campaigners' passwords, anonymous letter alleges — The police watchdog is investigating allegations …
Evan Engel:
Reporter Evan Engel says he resigned from Vocativ after the publication tried to suppress a story he was working on about police officers abusing prisoners — Yesterday, I left Vocativ, the news site where I've worked since August of last year. I've included the text of my resignation letter below …
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@evanengel, @anthony and @fivek
Jessica Chasmar / Washington Times:
Media Matters founder David Brock, 54, is recovering from a heart attack he suffered Tuesday in Washington — Media Matters founder and chairman David Brock is recovering from a heart attack he suffered Tuesday in Washington. — “David Brock suffered a heart attack while working …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Kids' digital media startup Pocketwatch, led by former Maker Studios executive Chris M. Williams, raises $6M from investors including CBS' Leslie Moonves — Startup's team includes ex-Maker/Disney exec Chris M. Williams, former Nickelodeon head Albie Hecht
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