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Shane Goldmacher / Politico:
Sources: WH aides are sharing a mix of fake and real news stories with Trump in an attempt to influence policy and bolster their standing within the Oval Office — The president rarely surfs the web on his own, but his staff have made a habit of slipping news stories on to his desk—including the occasional internet hoax.
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mikeallen, Washington Post, Fast Company, @maggienyt, @mattyglesias, Mediaite, New York Magazine, IJR, AOL, @liberaljaxx, @gabrielsherman, Real Stories, The Week and @maggienyt
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
Some pro-Trump media figures like Mike Cernovich and Jack Posobiec seize control of the political news cycle by breaking significant, legitimate news — Last March, in a 60 Minutes segment on fake news, CBS's Scott Pelley introduced a vast new audience to Mike Cernovich …
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@john_hudson, Infowars, @sjeezs, @notjessewalker, @cwarzel, @oliverdarcy and @prisonplanet
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Sources: Rupert Murdoch is interested in hiring WSJ editor Baker or Rebekah Brooks to run Fox News; key executives from the Ailes era are still at the network — When Rupert Murdoch left his office on a recent Monday afternoon, the 86-year-old mogul was ambushed by a BBC reporter seeking comment on the ongoing scandals at Fox News.
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TVNewser, @gabrielsherman, @sarahlerner and The Week
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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:
A look at the fallout from Fox News scandals that are already affecting politicians in NY and Va., and, sources say, may spill over to Bannon and Roger Stone — The metastasizing Ailes affair is spilling over into the politics of New York, Virginia and the White House.
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
After publishing a database of unofficial White House visitor logs based on public data, Politico debuts database API to expand cooperation with other news orgs — Andrew Restuccia wanted the answer to a simple question: Who was visiting the White House? — After doing some digging …
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Politico, Observer, @politico, @kylegriffin1, @dataeditor, @kenvogel, @nycjim, @kylegriffin1, @jonrmcclure, @dataeditor, @senatortomudall, @jonrmcclure, Salon, @sunfoundation and Mediaite
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
As the Trump beat grows more chaotic and news cycles shorten, some news consumers tune out — Journalism has been called the first rough draft of history, but last week it felt more like an adrenaline-fueled doodle on Snapchat — scribbled in one frantic instant only to disappear the next.
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Vanity Fair, New York Times, @rebeccadobrien, @sulliview and @jayrosen_nyu
Mike Fleming / Deadline:
Brad Grey, the former CEO and Chairman of Paramount Pictures, has died of cancer at age 59 — In a shocking development, it saddens me to report that Brad Grey has died at age 59. His death, from cancer, comes months after his exit as chairman/CEO of Paramount Pictures, a job he held for 12 years.
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Variety, The Wrap, TVWeek.com, The Wrap, Vanity Fair, IndieWire and Rare
BBC:
News UK says columnist Kelvin MacKenzie's contract with The Sun newspaper has been terminated “by mutual consent” — Columnist Kelvin MacKenzie's contract with The Sun newspaper has been “terminated by mutual consent”, the paper's parent company has said.
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Press Gazette and @davidfolkenflik
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
Survey by cable trade group NCTA shows 61% of Americans strongly or somewhat support net neutrality rules, 51% say net shouldn't be considered a public utility — NCTA touts opposition to price caps—which don't exist for home Internet. — As US cable companies push to eliminate …
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David Bond / Financial Times:
The Guardian now has 230K members paying a minimum of £5/month, 185K print and digital subs, and 190K one-off contributors, yet still faces an uncertain future — Editor says signs are good that donations will help fend off digital revenue woes — Read next
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Poynter, @sarahmarshall and @ft
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK Prime Minister Theresa May says she was a victim of fake news during her party's leadership campaign and that fake news is a “concern” — Theresa May has said fake news “is a concern” as she revealed she had been a victim to “inaccurate” claims herself during a Facebook Live interview hosted by ITV News today.
Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Vox and ProPublica partner to create one-year fellowship for a video producer, based in Vox's newsroom, to create videos based on ProPublica's reporting — “Just like all of our story partnerships are each their own delicate flower, we do things opportunistically when it makes sense.
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