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12:50 PM ET, April 10, 2017

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
CNN hires Pulitzer award-winning NYT investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau as assistant managing editor at the network's Washington bureau  —  The voracious recruiters at CNN are at it again: This time, they've managed to coax veteran investigative reporter Eric Lichtblau from his perch at the New York Times.
Emily Steel / New York Times:
21st Century Fox has enlisted law firm to investigate at least one accusation of sexual harassment against Fox News host Bill O'Reilly  —  21st Century Fox has enlisted the law firm Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison to investigate at least one accusation of sexual harassment against the Fox News host Bill O'Reilly.
Washington Post:
Stephen Bannon's multimedia empire, ranging from Breitbart to conservative documentaries, was funded by a network of donors, non-profits, and private companies  —  Stephen K. Bannon could barely finish his sentences as he implored the listeners of his Breitbart News radio show to see the new movie “Clinton Cash.”
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
Jeff Baumgartner / Multichannel News:
Comcast Cable CTO Sree Kotay departs after less than a year in the role for “personal reasons”  —  Kotay was promoted to that post last May, succeeding Tony Werner  —  Sree Kotay, the chief technology officer and EVP at Comcast Cable, has left the company for personal reasons, the company confirmed to Multichannel News.
Discussion: Variety
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Fashion director Edward Enninful takes over from Alexandra Shulman as British Vogue editor  —  Fashion director Edward Enninful has been named as the new editor of British Vogue.  He starts the job on 1 August and takes over from Alexandra Shulman who has been editor of the title for 25 years.
Discussion: Observer, The Guardian and The Guardian
Claire Atkinson / New York Post:
Universal Music Group owner Vivendi is trying to relaunch its video-sharing site Dailymotion, in a bid to rival YouTube  —  Universal Music Group owner Vivendi is aiming to relaunch its video-sharing site Dailymotion in the hopes of creating a premium online destination to eventually rival YouTube.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Majority Minority, a new show which interviews influential people of color in DC, is part of a slate of podcasts being developed by McClatchy DC  —  As she was finishing up her interview with Franco Ordoñez and Bill Douglas, Rep. Pramila Jayapal brushed away a tear.
Discussion: @cforman and @niemanreports
 
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Ian Burrell / The Drum:
Profile of Mosaic, a three-year-old UK site backed by the £20.9B Wellcome Trust, publishing one in-depth, CC-licensed, story a week on life sciences and society
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Competing news outlets in Norway are building a new standalone site dedicated entirely to fact-checking
 

 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Manish Singh / TechCrunch:
X raises US Premium+ prices by 37.5% to $22 per month, starting on December 21, and EU prices from €16 to €21 per month; the basic subscription still costs $3

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Donald Trump announces that Sriram Krishnan, until recently a general partner at a16z, will serve as senior policy advisor for AI at the White House OSTP

 
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