Mediagazer: Glenn Beck countersues Tomi Lahren, claiming she mistreated staff, offended the Blaze audience, and made public appearances without prior approval (Rachel Stockman/LawNewz)

9:10 PM ET, April 17, 2017

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Jonathan Tilove / Austin American-Statesman:

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Rachel Stockman / LawNewz:

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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:

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Justin Osofsky / Facebook:

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Brian McGrory / BostonGlobe.com:

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Adam Taylor / Washington Post:

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Eric Johnson / Recode:

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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:

Great local reporting remains alive in a dying newspaper industry, but employment trends show it urgently needs support — In only 15 years, American newspaper companies slashed their workforces by more than half — from 412,000 employees in 2001 to 174,000 last year.

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Nitasha Tiku / BuzzFeed:

How Zuckerberg has polished his image to win people over, beginning with greater use of personal FB posts in 2015 and culminating in his current US talking tour — Until recently — , Mark Zuckerberg's most iconic public appearance may have been the image of the young startup founder sweating through …

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Casey Newton / The Verge:

How Facebook's shifting priorities and inferior monetization options for Instant Articles are leading some big publishers to abandon the format — Facebook's Instant Articles promised to transform journalism — but now big publishers are fleeing — Inside Facebook's Menlo Park headquarters …

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