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2:50 PM ET, May 9, 2017

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Hannah Al-Othman / BuzzFeed:
UK's Labour Party denied BuzzFeed access to its campaign events on Tuesday and said contact with party leader Corbyn would be limited for rest of campaign  —  Corbyn also claimed to BBC News that he had not told BuzzFeed News he would stay on as leader even if he lost the election.
Press Association:
Rupert Murdoch ‘not worried’ about Fox News despite sexual harassment claims  —  Rupert Murdoch has said he is “not worried” about Fox News despite allegations of sexual harassment at the broadcaster.  —  The billionaire head of 21st Century Fox, which owns Fox News, said there was “nothing happening” at the station.
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Ginger Adams Otis / New York Daily News:
Two more Fox News employees joined the race discrimination lawsuit on Monday, accusing the network of “plantation-style management”
Discussion: Mediaite
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Discovery Communications Q1: earnings of $215M, down 18% YoY, revenue up 3% to $1.61B, US ad revenue up 1%, and a slight decline in subscribers  —  CEO David Zaslav and his team unveil the cable networks company's latest financials.  —  Discovery Communications, the company behind …
Discussion: The Wrap, Multichannel News and Variety
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Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:   Discovery CEO Zaslav says US TV market does not offer consumers a “true” skinny bundle, as current offerings are priced at $40 instead of in the $8-$12 range
David Leonhardt / New York Times:
In contrast with American journalists' approach to the Clinton email story, French journalists exercised sound judgment in covering the Macron hack  —  The hacked emails from Emmanuel Macron's French campaign appear to be spectacularly mundane, according to people who have read them.
Discussion: @nytopinion, Fortune and AOL
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Rachel Donadio / New York Times:
The Macron hack had little effect on the French election likely due to bereft coverage and an absence of a robust right-wing broadcast media
Ben Thompson / Stratechery:
To survive, local news should pivot away from advertising and focus instead on building subscriptions, a move that will reduce costs  —  It's hardly controversial to note that the traditional business model for most publishers, particularly newspapers, is obsolete.
David Gilbert / VICE News:
Facebook censors video of Thailand's king, blocking it for Thai users, as the government says it violates the country's laws banning criticism of the monarchy  —  Facebook confirmed to VICE News that last week it blocked anyone in Thailand from accessing the video showing 64-year-old King …
Kristine Phillips / Washington Post:
Bob Owens, editor of the popular pro-gun blog BearingArms.com, died on Monday in an apparent suicide  —  Bob Owens, editor of the popular pro-gun blog BearingArms.com, died Monday in an apparent suicide, authorities say.  —  Owens was found around 11 a.m. near a stop sign outside his subdivision …
Heloise Wood / The Bookseller:
Milo Yiannopoulos says he plans to file a $10M lawsuit against publishers Simon & Schuster US, after they shelved his book  —  Two months after his book deal was shelved, Milo Yiannopoulos has announced he plans to self-publish his memoir and file a “$10m lawsuit” against former publishers Simon & Schuster US.
Katie Rogers / New York Times:
Profile of Judy Woodruff, who has been covering Washington since 1977 and is now anchoring PBS NewsHour, with viewership up 20% YoY  —  WASHINGTON — It had already been a long day, but Judy Woodruff wasn't in the mood to slow down.  —  Ms. Woodruff, the anchor of “PBS NewsHour,” …
 
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Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Financial news site TheStreet posts Q1 loss of $1.2M, down from $3.4M last year, with revenue falling 5% to $15.3M; company may have stock delisted from Nasdaq
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Richard Simmons sues National Enquirer, Radar Online, and American Media, Inc. for libel and invasion of privacy over “cruel and malicious” sex-change stories