Mediagazer: Sources: Lauren Kern, executive editor at New York magazine, is named editor in chief of Apple News, the first person to fill the role (Joe Pompeo/Politico)

2:55 PM ET, May 25, 2017

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Julia Carrie Wong / The Guardian:

US House candidate Greg Gianforte “body-slams” Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs in Montana, is charged with misdemeanor assault; audio captures altercation — Audio obtained of Greg Gianforte attacking a reporter on the eve of a special election to fill a congressional seat vacated by a member of the Trump administration

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James Ball / BuzzFeed:

President Trump has ordered the DOJ to launch an inquiry into leaks about the Manchester attack investigation, saying the culprit should be prosecuted — “The leaks of sensitive information pose a grave threat to our national security.” — Donald Trump announced he had ordered the Department …

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CNNMoney:

Montana papers including The Missoulian, The Billings Gazette, and The Independent Record pull endorsements after Gianforte is charged with misdemeanor assault — GOP candidate allegedly ‘body slams’ journalist — Greg Gianforte, the Republican candidate in Montana's special congressional election …

Steven Hopkins / HuffPost UK:

The New York Times defends running leaked Manchester bombing photos, saying its coverage has been “comprehensive and responsible” — The New York Times has defended its decision to publish crime scene photographs from the Manchester Arena bombing which police said were “distressing” to the victims families.

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Michael Calderone / HuffPost:

Gianforte's attack shows the peril of asking questions in Trump's America, as reporters have described being arrested, slapped, and more in the past three weeks — Political reporters have described a pattern of being arrested, pinned, slapped and body slammed.

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Joe Pompeo / Politico:

Sources: Lauren Kern, executive editor at New York magazine, is named editor in chief of Apple News, the first person to fill the role — THE PRESS FREEDOM INCIDENT TRACKERS MUST REALLY BE WORKING OVERTIME THESE DAYS! We shouldn't even joke, because there's nothing funny about this incident.

Discussion: CNNMoney, AppleInsider, Washington Post, @oliverdarcy, Business Insider, ABC News, @jayrosen_nyu, @ylichterman, @joepompeo, Mediaite, New York Times, The Wrap, TheBlaze, The Week, TVWeek.com and HuffPost, more at Techmeme »

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Facebook's Instant Articles to begin supporting Google AMP and Apple News Format, after several publishers pulled out of the platform due to poor ad revenue — One of the problems publishers face today in making their content more readable on mobile devices is that there are multiple, competing formats available for this purpose.

Discussion: Nieman Lab, Adweek, GitHub, The Verge, Marketing Land, 9to5Mac and 9to5Google, more at Techmeme »

Meg James / Los Angeles Times:

Talent agent, film producer, sports promoter, and a former Univision owner, Jerry Perenchio dies at 86 — In his long career, Jerry Perenchio, who died Tuesday at his Bel-Air home, deftly pulled the levers of power to create culturally defining media events, propel political candidates …

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Michael Calderone / HuffPost:

As Cars.com pulls ads from his show, Fox News' Sean Hannity says progressives are trying to silence his conservative voice — The Fox News host defiantly pushes back against critics in a HuffPost interview just as a first advertiser flees. — As Fox News host Sean Hannity came under fire …

The Moscow Times:

Dmitry Popkov, who reported on police corruption in Russia as editor of the Ton-M newspaper, has been shot dead — A journalist who reported on police corruption has been killed in the Russian city of Minusinsk. Dmitriy Popkov, editor-in-chief for local newspaper Ton-M …

Discussion: Associated Press, @christopherjm and @moscowtimes

Maged Atef / BuzzFeed:

Egyptian authorities have blocked nearly two dozen news sites, targeting publications that have been critical of the government, ahead of an election — “The state simply wants to have full control over all the media until the elections are over.” — Reporting From — Cairo

Discussion: @hayesbrown, @o_tilli_a, @freedomofpress and @miriamelder

Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:

Parse.ly report: Google sends traffic to newsy articles on tech, business, sports; Facebook sends traffic to lifestyle, politics, and local events stories — When you're publishing to Facebook, or tweaking a headline to align with some carefully honed SEO strategy, how closely do you take note of story topic?

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