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Sources: Fox News co-president Bill Shine is out as of this morning — BREAKING: Two sources inside Fox News say Bill Shine is out as of this morning
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Fox News contributor Diana Falzone has filed a lawsuit against the network, alleging she was abruptly sidelined after writing about her medical condition — A Fox News contributor said in a lawsuit filed on Monday that she was taken off the air after writing an article about a medical condition …
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Murdoch memo: Fox News co-president Bill Shine resigned, to be replaced by Suzanne Scott and president for programming and Jay Wallace, president of news — MURDOCH statement to Fox News employees http://twitter.com/...


Twitter partners with Bloomberg Media for 24/7 ad-supported live video news channel, expected to start in fall — New Service Comes as Social-Media Firm Fights for Video Ad Dollars — Twitter Inc. TWTR -0.78% has found its first partner for its push into round-the-clock streaming television: Bloomberg.
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Ryan Seacrest confirmed as new co-host of “Live” with Kelly Ripa; the show will be renamed “Live with Kelly and Ryan” — Kelly Ripa has settled on Ryan Seacrest as the new permanent co-host of her syndicated daily morning show, which as of today is renamed “Live with Kelly and Ryan.”
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Alex Hardiman, formerly of the NYT, has been promoted internally to become Facebook's head of news products — Alex Hardiman, formerly of the New York Times, has been promoted internally to take the job. — Facebook made an important hire in its effort to curb false news.
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NYT readers are canceling their subscriptions over a column by the paper's new conservative columnist Bret Stephens in which he questioned climate change — A new columnist at The New York Times and his views on climate change have prompted some readers to cancel their subscriptions in protest.
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The New York Times' addition of Bret Stephens follows paper's tradition of hiring opinion section columnists like Kristol and Safire for quality hate reading
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Sources: Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is in talks with private equity firm Blackstone to make a joint bid for Tribune Media, hoping to beat a Sinclair bid — Move follows recent lifting of cap on US TV station ownership — Read next … Rupert Murdoch's 21st Century Fox is in talks …
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Hulu reaches deal with NBCUniversal for live TV service, will now carry top four broadcast channels on the service expected to launch this month — Just ahead of the launch of Hulu's forthcoming live TV service, the company today announced a new deal with NBCUniversal which will bring NBC …
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UK parliamentary committee suggests fines for social media companies, including Twitter and Facebook, that fail to remove illegal or extremist content — An inquiry by the Commons home affairs committee condemns technology companies for failing to tackle hate speech
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As deaths rise for Mexican journalists and few cases get solved, with March being deadliest month to date, leaders doubt whether country still has a free press — TIERRA BLANCA, Mexico — The calls come often now: another body discovered, broken and left in rags, felled by bullets.
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In what appears to be a softening of relations between Trump and the NYT, the paper's Sunday Review will regularly look at what good he's done for the country — President Trump got a 100-day gift on Sunday from the paper he had called “totally failing” at a rally the night before …
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