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Fox News retracts story about the murder investigation of Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich — On May 16, a story was posted on the Fox News website on the investigation into the 2016 murder of DNC Staffer Seth Rich. The article was not initially subjected to the high degree …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Seth Rich lie, and how the corrosion of reality should worry every American — For lies to successfully masquerade as news, they need help. They need accessories to the crime against truth. — In two ways that have the power to shock, even in this almost shockproof era, lies are getting plenty of help.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
In letter, Seth Rich's brother pleads with the executive producer of Sean Hannity's Fox News show to stop spreading theories about his murder — July 2016: DNC staffer Seth Rich fatally shot — The brother of slain Democratic National Committee staffer Seth Rich wrote a letter on Tuesday …
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
James Corden and Conan O'Brien are getting their own shows on Snapchat; NBC News expected to launch a daily newscast in September — When Elisabeth Murdoch said goodbye to the family business in the wake of the News Corp. phone-hacking scandal in 2014, there was considerable anticipation regarding her next career move.
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Scribd adds select articles from The Guardian, the NYT, and WSJ, as well as archival content from the FT; the service now has 500K+ subs paying $8.99 a month — The content subscription site is adding content from newspapers like The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Amazon expands Amazon Channels to UK, Germany, taking aim at pay-TV users — The race to control the TV is on, and today comes some news out of Europe underscoring Amazon's ambitions in that department. The e-commerce giant announced the launch of Amazon Channels in the UK and Germany …
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Media Matters for America:
In a YouTube broadcast, Infowars host Alex Jones calls Manchester victims “liberal trendies”, claims they're the same people “promoting open borders” — From a May 22 video posted on Alex Jones' YouTube channel: — ALEX JONES: Trump didn't just sign a deal …
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Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:
Infowars was reportedly granted temporary White House press credentials, which are easier to receive than a permanent pass
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Jordan Michael Smith / The Guardian:
Jezebel, now 10 years old, inspired other sites and influenced established women's magazines with humor, provocation, four-letter words, and controversy — Fresh, funny and feminist, Jezebel blazed a trail when it launched in 2007. It forced others to follow - but does it still have a place on the internet it helped to create?
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Monika Bickert / The Guardian:
In response to leak of its content moderation guidelines, Facebook tries to explain “how and where we draw the line” — Our reviewing of difficult posts and images is complex and challenging. We appreciate the Guardian revealing how tough it is to get the balance right
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon CEO Lowell McAdam says the company will use Yahoo and AOL combined platform to test OTT TV service separate from go90 and FiOS home TV — The long and tortuous sale of Yahoo's internet business to Verizon is expected to close around the middle of June, according to Verizon chairman and CEO Lowell McAdam.
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Julia Fioretti / Reuters:
EU states approve plan to make social media firms tackle hate speech, introduces 30% quota of European media on video streaming platforms, awaits parliament OK — European Union ministers approved plans on Tuesday to make social media companies such as Facebook, Twitter …
Mike Shields / Business Insider:
Facebook is testing a new product, Audience Direct, which it says helps publishers target ads with 90% accuracy; early partners include ESPN — Facebook says it want to help media companies make more money from digital ads. And now, the social networking giant is even offering to let publishers sell ads using Facebook's data.
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