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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
In a tweet, President Trump raised the possibility of canceling regular briefings with the White House press corps — In a mini-tweetstorm Friday that combined references to alleged unfair treatment of his spokespeople and the firing of FBI Director James Comey, President Trump raised …
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Once a president drops even the pretense of accuracy, White House press briefings lose their value — So the threat we have been waiting for — girding for — has finally arrived from the presidential level. — “Maybe the best thing to do would be to cancel all future 'press briefings …
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Will Oremus / Slate:
Replying to Trump's tweet on ending press briefings, Anthony Noto pitched Twitter Q&As, then extolled press, clarified he didn't support ending briefings — On Friday morning, President Trump issued his latest threat to curtail the media's access to the White House …
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Sources: Spotify, valued at $13B, plans direct listing on the NYSE in Q4 2017 or Q1 2018; Morgan Stanley, Goldman Sachs, and Allen & Co. are advising — - Spotify is expected to go public as a direct listing on the NYSE between Q4 2017 and Q1 2018, according to sources.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Mother Jones announces a $500K crowdfunding campaign to investigate the connection between the Trump administration and Russia — Mother Jones on Friday announced a half-million dollar crowdfunding campaign to investigate any connections between the Trump administration and Russia …
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with NYT R&D Lab head Marc Lavallee on new technologies, which areas are ripe for experimentation, and what news orgs should pay more attention to — “The New York Times is not going to build a self-driving car, but if we see that technology as being inevitable …
Ian Burrell / The Drum:
Interview with Euronews CEO Michael Peters as the European 24-hour broadcaster splits its multi-language channel into 12 customized-by-language channels — It has been a great week for Europe. A great European Union enthusiast, Emmanuel Macron, is president of France and there is revolutionary change …
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Rob Sharp / Nieman Lab:
A look at Denník N, the independent Slovakian paper founded in 2015 that now has 23K paid digital subscribers, the most nationally, and 110K registered readers — “We were scared to start a newspaper. We started small...We started with people who were ready to act very honestly and bravely.
Daniel Victor / New York Times:
In a lengthy review, The Associated Press rebuts the charge that it aided the Nazi regime during WW2 but still acknowledges some missteps — Pushing back against implications that it actively helped the Nazi regime, The Associated Press defended its reporting from Nazi Germany during the 1930s …
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Jennifer Schuessler / New York Times:
Hal Niedzviecki, the editor of Write, the magazine of the Writers Union of Canada, has resigned after half-jokingly defending cultural appropriation — The simmering debate over cultural appropriation took another turn on Wednesday, when the Writers Union of Canada apologized …
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Jason Del Rey / Recode:
Sources: NBCUniversal paid around $230M for Craftsy, a site that sells videos of crafts classes, as well as craft supplies and kits — Put one in the win column for content + commerce. — It turns out content and commerce can be a valuable mix. — Earlier this week …
April Simpson / Current:
NPR will begin testing functions in its NPR One app this summer to help users donate through the app, including listeners in the UK — NPR will begin testing functions in its NPR One app this summer to help users donate through the app, including listeners in the U.K.
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