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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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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.
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Politico, Occupy Democrats, @karltaro, @hamiltonnolan, @athertonkd and @libbycwatson
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Montana TV station KECI, about to be acquired by Sinclair Broadcast, apologizes for not airing audio of alleged assault on Guardian's Ben Jacobs — A local television station in Montana on Friday apologized for not airing audio of Republican congressman-elect Greg Gianforte's alleged assault on a reporter for The Guardian, Ben Jacobs.
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Vanity Fair, @dangillmor, TVSpy, New York Magazine and Media Matters for America
Josh Russell / Courthouse News Service:
Owners of Russian bank Alfa Group sue BuzzFeed for defamation for publishing Trump dossier; BuzzFeed calls suit a “shameless attempt to bully and intimidate” — MANHATTAN (CN) - Unhappy with BuzzFeed over its reporting of the infamous “Pissgate” dossier, the owners of a Russian bank …
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The Wrap, Politico, @juliaioffe, @emptywheel and @pkafka
Bloomberg:
Sources: DirecTV Now lost 3K customers in February while growth in March was roughly flat — New subscribers to web-TV service have slowed in early 2017 — AT&T CEO: We've ‘pulled back’ on marketing after fast start — AT&T Inc.'s live online video service, DirecTV Now …
Matthew Zeitlin / BuzzFeed:
Reporters mourn the passing of a not-so-secret username and password for the Wall Street Journal paywall, media/media — Username: media. Password: media. Everyone knew about it, but nobody talked about it. … It was good while it lasted. — For years, one of the best/worst kept secrets …
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@zackwhittaker, @mattzeitlin, @davidluhnow, @kpolantz, @mikeisaac, @davidenrich and @bydanielvictor
Marc Schneider / Billboard:
Tidal confirms the departure of CEO Jeff Toig; source says he exited in March — A replacement for Toig, who was the company's third CEO since its launch, will be announced soon. — Jay Z's music streaming service Tidal has confirmed the departure of Jeff Toig, its third chief executive in two years.
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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 …
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Forbes, Fight for the Future, Free Press Blog, HuffPost, Washington Post, @bennjordan, @fightfortheftr and Bloomberg BNA
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 …
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Nieman Lab, Motherboard, Forbes, The Citizen Lab, Ars Technica UK, Gizmodo, @ericgeller and @michaeldweiss
Stuart Emmrich / New York Times:
Profile of Gabe Fleisher, 15, whose daily newsletter, Wake Up to Politics, has 2K+ subs including journalists Major Garrett, Mark Halperin, and Jim VandeHei — ST. LOUIS — It's 7:32 on a recent Wednesday morning, and Gabe Fleisher is racing to put the finishing touches on his daily newsletter, Wake Up to Politics.
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@lkherman, @nytstyles, @jmsilverbrook, @amusedlibrarian and @wakeup2politics
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.
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Megan Liberman, editor-in-chief of Yahoo News, says she is leaving the company after the Verizon merger — AOL CEO is happy people are talking about Oath — Megan Liberman, the editor-in-chief of Yahoo News, announced Friday that she is leaving the company after the completion of its merger with Verizon.
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