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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Sources: DoJ investigation of Fox News widens, with interviews being conducted by the US Postal Inspection Service, which probes mail and wire fraud cases — Fox News still under grand jury probe — The U.S. Justice Department's investigation of Fox News has widened to include a second law enforcement agency.
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New York Times:
In a tweetstorm on Thursday, Sean Hannity defended Fox News co-president Bill Shine, and claimed someone high up at the network was trying to get Shine fired — Swirling tensions at Fox News burst into public view on Thursday as one of its stars, Sean Hannity, spoke out in defense …
Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: the Murdochs are searching for a new head of Fox News, with a preference for a female executive — The company has quietly put out feelers for a possible new head of Fox News with the preference, say sources, that it be a woman. — The Murdochs may be preparing for a leadership change at Fox News.
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Reuters:
Trump says he would attend the White House Correspondents' Dinner next year — He misses driving, feels as if he is in a cocoon, and is surprised how hard his new job is. — President Donald Trump on Thursday reflected on his first 100 days in office with a wistful look at his life before the White House.
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Time Inc.:
Time Inc.'s board says they have evaluated sale offers and decided not to sell the company, and will back the management team's original plan instead — Time Inc. President and CEO Rich Battista stated, “Time Inc. is a reinvigorated company uniquely positioned to succeed …
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Joseph Menn / Reuters:
Facebook identifies efforts to falsely amplify content and sentiment using fake accounts, as seen in US election, improves detection using patterns of activity — Facebook Inc acknowledged on Thursday that it has become a battleground for governments seeking to manipulate public opinion …
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Imran Amed / The Business of Fashion:
Q&A with Anna Wintour, American Vogue editor-in-chief, on the future of the industry as technology challenges traditional media — There is no one in the fashion world quite as powerful — or as polarising — as Anna Wintour. For our latest print edition, Imran Amed sits …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A look at the press in the first 100 days of the Trump administration, during which journalists have both scrutinized and normalized the new President — Eons ago — yes, way back before Jan. 20 — I urged the American press to “scrutinize, not normalize” the actions of the new administration.
Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Jury rules for the ex-wife of Infowars' Alex Jones in a custody case where Jones' lawyer portrayed him as a “performance artist” — “Mr. Jones is like a cult leader,” the conspiracy blogger's ex-wife told the jury. “And we've seen the horrific damage cult leaders do to their followers.”
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Jason Del Rey / Recode:
Inside BuzzFeed's 12-person affiliate commerce team, which operates under the company's Entertainment umbrella that reports to Ze Frank, not News head Ben Smith — Affiliate links are so hot right now. — BuzzFeed isn't the first media company to try to make money by pointing you to stuff you should buy on Amazon.
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Cision
Krishna Bharat:
Creator of Google News describes traits of story clusters and their sharing patterns that can be used by algorithms and humans to flag them as fake — Fast enough to empower humans to take action — Last November, a friend told me about his extended family of Filipino-Americans in the Fresno area.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop teams with Conde Nast to create a new print magazine; Paltrow and her team are working directly with Vogue Editor-in-Chief Anna Wintour — Gwyneth Paltrow's Goop is heading to a dead-tree platform. — The female-focused digital lifestyle brand founded in 2008 …
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