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Sources: Scott Pelley being shifted permanently to 60 Minutes and taken off CBS Evening News; replacement yet to be named — Scott Pelley is out at “CBS Evening News,” Page Six has exclusively learned. — Sources tell us that 'Poison Pelley's' office was being cleared out on Tuesday …
Mike Allen / Axios:
White House Communications Director Mike Dubke to leave after tendering his resignation May 18, having served just three months — Mike Dubke, President Trump's communications director, is leaving the White House — the start of a wave of changes as the West Wing struggles to cope with burgeoning scandals and a stalled agenda.
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Bill Simmons is moving the Ringer from Medium to Vox, and will maintain ownership but split ad revenue as site becomes part of Vox's brand portfolio — Revenue from ad sales to be split between the two companies — Bill Simmons is taking another step on his winding path through the annals of sports journalism.
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David Gauvey Herbert / Quartz:
Fox News reporter who wrote now-retracted report on Seth Rich, Malia Zimmerman, also used anonymous sources to falsely connect local imam to Pulse club shooting — Last week, Fox News anchor Sean Hannity reheated the long-cold conspiracy theory connecting the murder of Seth Rich …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Interview with Pitchfork Executive Editor Mark Richardson on how the magazine has changed since being bought by Condé Nast, competition, and evergreen content — There's nothing to make you grateful for quality heating like Brooklyn in the winter. — Two years ago …
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Jordan Cohen / The New York Times Company:
The NYT newsroom is setting up a Reader Center that will give readers a direct channel to the paper, will be led by international desk editor Hanna Ingber — The New York Times is establishing a Reader Center to capitalize on our readers's knowledge and experience, using their voices to make our journalism even better.
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Daily Star:
BBC driver Mohammed Nazir among 80 killed in Kabul today and four BBC journalists among 300+ injured during suicide bomb explosion in Afghan's diplomatic region — A HUGE explosion near the British embassy in the Afghan capital has killed at least 80 people and wounded 350 more, the Afghan health ministry said.
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Jared Kushner-owned Observer lays off four editorial staffers a week after departure of editor-in-chief Ken Kurson — The Observer laid off four staffers following the departure of editor in chief Ken Kurson last week. — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump.
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed:
At least 30 sites in six languages invite people to create and spread fake news stories on Facebook, generating more than 13M engagements in the past 12 months — Shrina Begum, the owner of Karri Twist, and the fake news story that's ruining her business. — Laura Gallant / BuzzFeed
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Politico announces it will launch London Playbook on September 4 and hires Jack Blanchard to lead the new newsletter — Starting September 4, Playbook is part of a steady POLITICO build up in Britain in 2017. — Executive editor Matthew Kaminski sent the following note to staff on May 31:
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Joshua Barone / New York Times:
Digital audiobook company Audible announces $5M fund to commission new audio fiction by emerging playwrights — Audible, the digital audiobook giant, announced Tuesday that it would create a $5 million fund to commission new works from emerging playwrights — not for the stage, but for people's headphones and speakers.
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Paul Cogan / Business Insider:
BuzzFeed CEO Jonah Peretti stands by decision to publish Trump dossier despite lawsuit from Russian bankers, calls suit an attempt to silence American media — SYDNEY — Jonah Peretti, the CEO and cofounder of BuzzFeed, says the media company is prepared to “vigorously defend” …
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