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Andrew Joseph / STAT:
HHS Secretary Tom Price praises WV police for “doing what they thought was appropriate” in arresting journalist, says “gentleman was not in a press conference” — CONCORD, N.H. — Secretary of Health and Human Services Tom Price on Wednesday commended police in West Virginia for …
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Reporter released after being arrested in WV while he tried to ask questions of HHS Secretary Tom Price and Kellyanne Conway; police said he caused disturbance — CHARLESTON, W.Va. (WSAZ) - A reporter was arrested Tuesday at the West Virginia Capitol for allegedly causing a disturbance …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
US media outlets were shut out of Trump meeting with Russia's Sergey Lavrov and Sergey Kislyak, while Russian state news agency TASS was allowed in — On Wednesday morning as controversy swirled over the president abruptly firing his FBI chief amid an investigation of possible ties between …
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Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy says he'd be “very open” to hiring Bill O'Reilly, amid reports that he had been urged by WH insiders to recruit the fired Fox News host — Newsmax CEO Chris Ruddy said he thinks “very highly” of former Fox News star Bill O'Reilly — who was recently fired amid …
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J.K. Trotter / Jezebel:
Sources: divorce affidavit of Bill O'Reilly's ex-wife details abuse incident after she caught him engaging in phone sex, a practice mentioned in Fox News cases — Bill O'Reilly's ex-wife swore in an affidavit that the disgraced Fox News host brutally assaulted her in their Long Island home …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook says it will now rank sites with “disruptive, shocking or malicious ads” lower in News Feed — Facebook will bury links to low-quality websites and refuse to carry ads pointing to them in a News Feed algorithm changeannounced today. Facebook defines a “low-quality site” …
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CNBC:
Time Inc.'s Q1: total revenue dips nearly 8% to $636M, net loss increases by $18M YoY to $28M; in earnings call, CEO blames media speculation around sale — Time Inc. on Wednesday slashed its dividend as the magazine publisher pushed ahead with a cost-cutting plan following its decision to not sell itself …
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Jonathan Peters / Columbia Journalism Review:
Trump's anti-press approach could erode legal and cultural safeguards for state and local journalists, who already face harsh economic pressures — It's become clear in recent months that Donald Trump's growling at the national press has, in many ways, backfired.
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Vice launches digital magazine, Vice News Issues, with long form articles and videos on its homepage, will integrate them with its HBO series — “We wanted to try to bring a little more energy back to our homepage and really act like a main magazine for a day."
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
PBS KIDS launches its own streaming stick with access to on-demand video, games and live TV — PBS KIDS is ready to take over your kids' TV. The company this morning announced the launch of its own streaming stick, called the PBS KIDS Plug & Play, which delivers a combination of on-demand video …
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
New York court rejects CEN and Michael Leidig's summary judgment bid in $11M Buzzfeed “The King of Bulls**t News” libel suit, case will go to trial — A New York Court has rejected news agency owner Michael Leidig's bid to obtain summary judgment in his favour in his $11m defamation lawsuit against Buzzfeed.
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Patch, profitable since 1/16, is now looking to create alliances with local media outlets, wants local news sites to migrate their content to Patch — Patch used to be a cautionary tale of the perils of solving the thorny problem of doing local news in digital media.
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Paul Bond / Hollywood Reporter:
21st Century Fox reports mixed Q3 results with quarterly revenue up 5% to $7.56B, led by higher TV ad and affiliate revenue — 21st Century Fox exceeded earnings expectations by reporting a quarterly profit of 54 cents on an adjusted basis even though revenue of $7.56 billion was a tad light.
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Sam Roberts / New York Times:
Anne Morrissy Merick, a former TV producer who helped overturn Pentagon rules preventing women from covering combat during the Vietnam War, has died — Anne Morrissy Merick, who as a television field producer persuaded the Pentagon to overturn an edict that prevented women in the press corps …
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