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Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
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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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.
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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 …
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.
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David Montero / Los Angeles Times:
Alex Jones settles defamation lawsuit brought against him by Chobani, retracts comments made about refugees in Twin Falls, Idaho — Inside the Chobani Yogurt factory in Twin Falls, Idaho. — Alex Jones backed down. Again. — The far-right conspiracy theorist agreed Wednesday to settle …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Fox News is redesigning its newsroom to enhance communication and creativity among its programming, news, and digital teams, and to create a more open space — Plan is to enhance communication in a more open space at its Midtown headquarters — Fox News has been making big changes …
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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.
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Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
Sky News says it is being cut out of the Conservative election campaign as a result of its political coverage, issues public complaint — The broadcaster has told BuzzFeed News it is being cut out of access to the prime minister's events as a result of its political coverage.
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sources: Donald Trump will have an off-the-record lunch with network anchors today; the lunch is expected to cover Trump's upcoming foreign trip — President Donald Trump is set to have an off-the-record lunch with network anchors on Thursday, two sources with knowledge of the plans and a White House official confirmed.
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@paulbegala, @charlesmblow, @shanegoldmacher, @jdawsey1, @mlcalderone and Variety
Curt Woodward / BostonGlobe.com:
Sources: IDG, which owns Macworld and other magazines, has laid off more than 90 people in its flagship tech-industry publishing division — International Data Group has laid off more than 90 people in its flagship tech-industry publishing division, less than two months after completing …
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Folio, Boston Business Journal, @petervogel, @curtwoodward and Talking Biz News
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Vox, late to YouTube, tripled its viewership over the last year, now with 2.2M subs and 449M total views, credits rise to original, explanatory journalism focus — YouTube is like the Wild West in many ways, including favoring those who set up on the land in the early days.
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Patience Haggin / Wall Street Journal:
Financial news startup Cheddar raises $19M in Series C round from Raine Ventures and others, valuing the company at $85M — The online video outlet has raised $19 million with Raine Ventures and other backers in a Series C round that valued the startup at $85 million.
European Federation of Journalists:
Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat is suing ICIJ journalist Matthew Caruana Galizia for defamation, over Facebook posts linking to Panama Papers docs — Malta's Prime Minister Joseph Muscat has filed on the 10th of May 2017 a defamation case against Matthew Caruana Galizia …
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@amonck, @ryanchittum and @mogensbb
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