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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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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Ed Butowsky, Fox News pundit who facilitated a private investigation into the murder of DNC staffer Seth Rich, has links to Steve Bannon — Ed Butowsky, the Dallas wealth manager and frequent Fox News guest who facilitated a private investigation into the murder of Seth Rich …
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Justin Baragona / Mediaite:
After several days of pushing theories on Seth Rich's murder, Fox News' Hannity announces he won't discuss the case for now
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Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
The Manchester Evening News raised £1M+ in crowdsourced donations from 30K+ people, for the families of those killed or injured in the city's terror attack — A fundraising page set up by the Manchester Evening News to support the families of those killed or injured in the bombing …
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John Koblin / New York Times:
HBO has shelved Jon Stewart's shortform animation series, blaming technical issues; the company says it is still pursuing other projects with Stewart — Jon Stewart and HBO are not going forward with his much-anticipated animation project, a setback for what was supposed to be the next step in his post-late-night career.
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Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press announces $1M gift from Jeff Bezos for pro bono legal services for journalists, partners with First Look Media — Freedom of the Press Awards dinner raises nearly $2 million to support pro bono legal services for journalists
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Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Responding to Andrea Tantaros' lawsuit, Fox News requests sanctions against her lawyer and asks for the case to be dismissed with prejudice — The cable news network demands sanctions as Andrea Tantaros' lawyer suggests something sinister. — Fox News has filed a blistering response …
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Jessi Hempel / Backchannel:
Q&A with Upworthy cofounder Eli Pariser, who coined the term “filter bubble” in his book, about the phenomena, fake news and its influence, more — Six years after the Upworthy cofounder coined the term “filter bubble,” things are much worse.
Zeynep Tufekci / BuzzFeed:
Terrorism is mass murder with a media strategy and news outlets must learn to disrupt it, instead of providing endlessly looping coverage of attacks — Struggling to cover terror in the media age. — It's 2017, and the world is shaken by another depraved mass murder, carried out and claimed in the name of ISIS.
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Japan Times:
FT owner Nikkei partners with five other Japanese companies, including TBS, to launch a Netflix-style video streaming service, Premium Platform Japan — Six major media firms, including Tokyo Broadcasting System Holdings, said they will jointly establish a new company in July to offer paid online video services.
Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
The Times has launched a paywalled site for lawyers called The Brief, a spin-off of an existing free email bulletin; it is priced at £4/week for new subscribers — The Times has launched a premium website for legal readers called The Brief. — It will cost £4 a week for new subscribers …
Publishers Weekly:
As the Trump administration proposes funding cuts for NEA, NEH, libraries, and Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the chairman of NEH announces resignation — The president's latest budget proposal once again seeks to terminate the NEH, NEA, and virtually all federal library funding.
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