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2:36 PM ET, May 18, 2017

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Roger Ailes, former Fox News chief and architect of conservative-oriented TV news, has died at 77, his wife Elizabeth says in a statement — “I am profoundly sad and heartbroken to report that my husband, Roger Ailes, passed away this morning. Roger was a loving husband to me …

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Gabriel Sherman / @gabrielsherman:

Per 2nd family friend on cause of death: Ailes fell in Palm Beach and had a blood clot from the fall. He suffered complications. — Per 2nd family friend on cause of death: Ailes fell in Palm Beach and had a blood clot from the fall. He suffered complications.

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite, @gabrielsherman, Real Stories, @gabrielsherman, Rolling Stone, HuffPost, BroBible, Common Dreams and IJR

Brian Stelter / @brianstelter:

An Ailes family spokeswoman says there will be a private funeral for family only. “Appropriate tribute at a later date.” — An Ailes family spokeswoman says there will be a private funeral for family only. “Appropriate tribute at a later date.”

Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Ailes death complicates the federal probe into Fox News and other lawsuits, making it harder for the network to refute claims of harassment and discrimination — The death of Roger Ailes on Thursday will complicate the federal investigation into various activities at Fox News as well as a slew …

Discussion: TVNewser and Mediaite

Politico:

Sources: Sean Spicer is no longer expected to do a daily, on-camera briefing after Trump's foreign trip, as Trump weighs broader communications shakeup — Several officials say Spicer is no longer expected to do a daily, on-camera briefing after Trump's foreign trip.

New York Times:

Trump's urging that Comey jail reporters is denounced by journalists and press freedom groups as an act of intimidation — During a private meeting in February with the former F.B.I. director, James B. Comey, President Trump floated a proposal that, even by the standards of a leader …

David McCabe / Axios:

FCC votes to begin rolling back Obama-era rules governing net neutrality for ISPs — The long-anticipated rollback of net neutrality rules has officially begun. The FCC voted along party lines on Thursday to formally consider Chairman Ajit Pai's plan to scrap the legal foundation for the rules …

Discussion: Observer, VentureBeat, Washington Post, NPR, The Verge and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:

The Daily Beast hires former Gawker president Heather Dietrick as its new president and publisher — News site's pick to lead was Nick Denton's right hand through Gawker Media's legal struggles — The Daily Beast has always aimed at being smart and edgy, and is now turning to someone …

Discussion: @johnjcook, Business Insider, @ashleyfeinberg, @noahshachtman, @emmacargo and @g_bluestone

Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:

The Atlantic relaunches its homepage to emphasize density, doubling the number of “above the fold” stories — The casual reader could be forgiven for assuming that The Atlantic is not a hot center of high-velocity digital innovation. We are, after all, 160 years old.

Discussion: @emmaogreen, @mckaycoppins, @yappelbaum and Talking New Media

Josh Constine / TechCrunch:

Facebook says it's now limiting News Feed distribution of posts that withhold or exaggerate information at the individual post level, to combat clickbait — Facebook's leverage over news publishers can be worrisome, but today it's putting its muscle to good use.

Discussion: Facebook, NewsWhip, BetaNews, Nieman Lab, Digiday, The Daily Caller, @jayrosen_nyu, Softpedia News, Engadget, Adweek, CNET and The Verge, more at Techmeme »

Thomas E. Patterson / Shorenstein Center:

Shorenstein report on media coverage of Trump's first 100 days finds Trump was the topic of 41% of all news stories analyzed, and most of them were negative — A new report from Harvard Kennedy School's Shorenstein Center on Media, Politics and Public Policy analyzes news coverage of President Trump's first 100 days in office.

Discussion: @ylichterman, @daviduberti, @agyllenhaal, @mkramer and Poynter

Tim Peterson / Marketing Land:

Twitter lets you see which advertisers are targeting you, opt out from individual interest categories, and will remove support for Do Not Track on June 18 — As it begins to store people's off-Twitter browsing data for longer, the company adds new data controls and ends Do Not Track support.

Discussion: TechSpot, 9to5Google, Forbes, BetaNews, The Verge, The Twitter Blog, Recode, Engadget, Adweek and Mashable, more at Techmeme »

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