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Some employees saw Ailes lieutenant Bill Shine's presence as sign 21st Century Fox wasn't serious about culture reform — Fox News on Monday announced the exit of one of its co-presidents, Bill Shine, removing a holdover from the Roger Ailes era and signaling that the network is prepared …
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Oliver Darcy / @oliverdarcy:
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/...
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
A look at the importance to the Murdochs of the 21st Century Fox bid for full ownership of Sky, and how regulators may use a “fit and proper” standard — LONDON — For most of the last 10 years, the Murdoch family, which controls 21st Century Fox, has wanted one thing …
Daniel Wiessner / Reuters:
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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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Alex Hardiman, formerly of The New York Times, 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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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
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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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
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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CNNMoney:
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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Owen Bowcott / The Guardian:
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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Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
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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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
As Longreads turns eight, a look at how membership fees have funded original reporting since the startup's acquisition by Automattic in 2014 — A lot of startups have wanted to be “a great place for writers.” Longreads appears to actually be succeeding at this. — At eight, Longreads is a bit of a wizened survivor.
Mike Allen / Axios:
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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