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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
US Senate Daily Press Gallery denies permanent Congressional press passes to Breitbart, until it clarifies links to conservative non-profit and Rebekah Mercer — The standing committee of the US Senate Daily Press Gallery wants Breitbart to clarify links to conservative nonprofit Government …
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Sapna Maheshwari / New York Times:
In February, Breitbart had 1.3K advertisers and 2.6K display ads on the site, down from 3.3K advertisers and 11.5K display ads in November — Since the presidential election, hundreds of companies have decided to block their advertisements from running on Breitbart News …
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The Awl - Medium, AdExchanger, Ad Age, @nytmedia, @digitalshields and @slpng_giants
Committee to Protect Journalists:
CPJ says Russia should stop detaining journalists to prevent them covering protests after 11 were detained and then released Sunday, calls it “crude censorship” — Russian security forces should cease harassing and obstructing journalists covering protests and other events, the Committee to Protect Journalists said today.
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Alec Luhn / The Guardian:
First-person account from an American journalist who was detained by riot police while covering a demonstration in Moscow on Sunday — The treatment of peaceful protesters was shocking — raised my phone to take a photo as riot police suddenly began detaining protesters …
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BBC, The Daily Caller and New York Magazine
Tony Biasotti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Ex-USA Today NASCAR writer Jeff Gluck is on track to earn $78K a year in revenue from 800 subscribers through crowdfunding site Patreon — It's a heady time for publishers of subscription-supported news. The New York Times added more than half a million paying online readers in 2016 …
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@bypetevernon, @apgelston, @tonybiasotti and @daviduberti
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
In a letter, Tronc's second largest shareholder Patrick Soon-Shiong questions company's governance and demands the limit on his ownership stake be increased — Lawyers for Investor Patrick Soon-Shiong Raise Questions About Recent Moves by Tronc Board — Tronc Inc.'s second-largest shareholder …
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New York Times, TheStreet, @srabil and @stevedaniels27
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Scott Pelley's 60 Minutes interview with Mike Cernovich demonstrates how the mainstream media and the new right media exist in parallel universes — Scott Pelley wasn't prepared for a troll. — On Sunday's 60 Minutes segment on fake news, CBS Evening News anchor Scott Pelley brought Americans face …
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Joe Goldman / DemocracyFund:
The Democracy Fund and First Look Media announce $12M+ in grants to support the press, including $3M each to ProPublica, the Center for Investigative Reporting — At a time when news organizations find themselves under attack, the Democracy Fund along with our partners at First Look Media …
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The Atlantic:
The Atlantic is opening an international bureau in London, which will be led by National Correspondent James Fallows who will be the mag's first Europe editor — Washington, D.C. (March 27, 2017)—The Atlantic today announced a major expansion across the Atlantic, with plans for 10 editorial …
Jeff Gammage / Philly.com:
Gabriel Escobar named editor, VP of Philadelphia Media Network, placing him in charge of The Inquirer, Daily News, and Philly.com; Marimow named editor at large — Gabriel Escobar has been named editor and vice president of Philadelphia Media Network, placing him in charge of the entire news report …
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Joe Concha / The Hill:
Former Obama White House press secretary Josh Earnest named political analyst for NBC News and MSNBC — Former White House press secretary Josh Earnest has been named an NBC News and MSNBC political analyst. — The announcement was made Monday morning on MSNBC's “Morning Joe.”
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@joeconchatv, @kurtschlichter, Hollywood Reporter, Washington Free Beacon and twitchy.com
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Sources: BitTorrent hires Rogelio Choy as CEO, prepares to spin off BitTorrent Live streaming unit; BitTorrent founder Bram Cohen easing out of day-to-day role — More changes are afoot at BitTorrent: The San Francisco-based P2P technology company has hired Rogelio Choy as its new CEO …