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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.
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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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The Irish News:
Amazon launches Prime Live Events in UK, with exclusive tickets for members beginning with Blondie concert May 23; all shows will be available on Prime Video — Amazon has launched a live event programme for members of its Prime scheme to give them exclusive access to live music and other shows.
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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 …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Reuters names its first Rust Belt correspondent, its national affairs writer Tim Reid; he'll cover America's Midwest and Southeast, rotating through cities — After Donald Trump's election, the media whipped itself in public for failing to recognize just how much support he had outside of America's biggest cities.
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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— It's hardly controversial to note that the traditional business model for most publishers, particularly newspapers, is obsolete.
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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.
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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
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
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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 …
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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.
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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,” …
The Guardian:
Sources: Kelvin MacKenzie is leaving The Sun newspaper and is currently negotiating his exit, after penning a column containing racial slurs — Former editor, who has written weekly column since 2015, is understood to be negotiating exit terms — Former Sun editor Kelvin MacKenzie …
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