Mediagazer: 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 (Thomas E. Patterson/Shorenstein Center)

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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.

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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 …

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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.”

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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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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 …

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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.

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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 …

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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.

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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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Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:

Facebook signs deal with MLB to broadcast 20 Friday night games live this season, with the first one being streamed tomorrow — Facebook just announced that it has reached a deal with Major League Baseball to broadcast 20 games live on Facebook this season, part of the tech giant's big push into premium video.

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