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1:30 PM ET, May 26, 2017

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Shelley Hepworth / Columbia Journalism Review:
CJR begins publicly logging incidents when norms that protect press freedom in the US have been pushed  —  Every few days, Donald Trump issues a new threat against the press.  —  Some are minor-essentially, name calling and common complaints about coverage-while others are harder to dismiss.
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Dave Lawler / Axios:
Greg Gianforte wins Montana House seat in special election after being charged with assault, apologizes to Ben Jacobs in victory speech  —  Roughly 24 hours after being charged with assault, Republican Greg Gianforte was elected as Montana's next congressman.
Hamilton Nolan / Fusion:
The real threat to journalism is concentration of media in the hands of rich owners with ulterior motives  —  This week, one little attack on a reporter by a temporarily insane politician has us all fretting over the “Rough Treatment of Journalists in the Trump Era.”  The real threat to journalism is much more insidious.
Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Texas Governor Greg Abbott jokes about shooting reporters a day after a number of Republicans defended Greg Gianforte's assault of a journalist  —  Greg Abbott's quip comes a day after a number of Republicans defended Greg Gianforte's assault of a journalist.
AJ Vicens / Mother Jones:
Citizen Lab report details how emails phished from journalist critical of Russia were falsified, then leaked for disinformation campaign; 200+ others targeted  —  Citizen Lab, a Toronto-based human rights research group that focuses on cyber security and surveillance, issued a report Thursday offering …
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
14 people who say their names were used as part of 450K anti-net neutrality comments without permission ask FCC for public disclosure, removal of fake comments  —  FCC should investigate and throw out fake comments, impersonation victims say.  —  Fourteen people who say their names …
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
The 7 highest-paid CEOs in the US last year were all in media, including Thomas Rutledge of Charter, Les Moonves of CBS, and Jeff Bewkes of Time Warner  —  You can make a ton of money in the media business, especially if you're a CEO.  —  That's the main takeaway from a new study by the AP …
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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:
Source: Sean Hannity's pushing of the Seth Rich theory became a source of tension inside Fox News, a test of his relations with the network  —  Cars.com and a handful of sponsors have pulled their ads from the Fox News star's nightly opinion show after he advanced a conspiracy theory …
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Leena Rao / Fortune:
Change.org raises $30M led by LinkedIn's Reid Hoffman; Sam Altman and Bill Gates invest too  —  In 2006, newly minted Stanford grad Ben Rattray sat at a Starbucks in Silicon Valley, pitching LinkedIn founder and early Facebook investor Reid Hoffman to fund his idea for a political website.
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Steven Hopkins / HuffPost UK:
The New York Times defends running leaked Manchester bombing photos, saying its coverage has been “comprehensive and responsible”
Emma Bazilian / Adweek:
Interview with Nick Thompson, editor in chief of Wired, on moving to a paid content model, changes to the print magazine, more  —  Nick Thompson is shaking things up at the iconic magazine  —  Adweek: I recently read that when you worked at Wired the first time, as a senior editor from 2005 to 2010 …
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The FOIA Project:
FOIA lawsuits reach 25-year high in April with 63 recorded and are expected to be higher in May  —  The latest available case-by-case records from the federal courts show that Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) lawsuits challenging the withholding of records have risen since President Trump assumed office.
Danny Sullivan / Search Engine Land:
Google warns against misusing links in syndicated, guest, and partner posts, says publishers and authors risk ranking penalty  —  Google's out today with a warning for anyone who is distributing or publishing content through syndication or other large-scale means: Watch your links.
 
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Corinne Grinapol / Adweek:
CNN announces a new digital site, CNN Tech, focusing on tech and science and led by Sam Grobart, who joined CNN from Bloomberg Businessweek in March
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David Uberti / Columbia Journalism Review:
Columbia Journalism Review asks for help from journalists to track local staff cuts; recent request about Gannett found at least 60 jobs cut in 15 newsrooms
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
 

 
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is testing custom feeds for certain profiles or topics; the Threads' version seems easier to use than Bluesky's custom feeds

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+

Jibin Joseph / PCMag:
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time
 
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