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Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Source: J.P. Morgan Chase to remove all ads from NBC News over Megyn Kelly's interview with InfoWars' Alex Jones until after episode airs — So far, advertisers—with one notable exception—have remained quiet as Sandy Hook families criticize the NBC host for her sit-down with the Infowars founder
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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:
The mainstream media shouldn't try to shield its audience from Alex Jones or pretend he doesn't exist; it should interrogate him — Last Sunday night, as the second episode of her new NBC newsmagazine show was wrapping up, Megyn Kelly ran a short teaser for next week's highly anticipated interview …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Exec producer for Sunday Night with Megyn Kelly defends Alex Jones interview, saying they are not giving him a platform because he does not go unchallenged — Megyn Kelly in 90 seconds — When Megyn Kelly released the 90-second promo for her interview with controversial media figure Alex Jones, the pushback was immediate.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Q&A with Hanna Ingber, who runs the NYT's new Reader Center, on strategies for connecting with the Times audience, from SMS groups to showcasing reader voices — Don't expect The New York Times new Reader Center to pick up where the public editor left off.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The NYT is teaming up with Alphabet's Jigsaw to expand its comments, using Perspective, an algorithmically-driven application, to weed out toxic comments — Comments have seen better days. — In the last few years, several news organizations — NPR, Reuters and Recode, among them …
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New York Times:
Condé Nast is closing Style.com, its first major experiment in online fashion retail, nine months after its launch; the site will redirect to Farfetch — Condé Nast, the publishing giant that owns magazine titles like Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair, is closing its first major experiment …
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Salman Masood / New York Times:
Pakistan court sentences man to death for committing blasphemy in posts on Facebook and WhatsApp, in a first for the country — ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — An antiterrorism court in Pakistan has sentenced a Shiite man to death for committing blasphemy in posts on social media.
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Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Facebook is near a deal to revive Loosely Exactly Nicole, canceled after one season on MTV, in its push to bulk up original video programming — ‘Loosely Exactly Nicole’ was canceled after one season on MTV, but the social media giant is near a deal to revive it for a second season.
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
The Sun-Times has agreed with the Justice Department to extend the deadline for potential buyers to June 19 — The Chicago Sun-Times has agreed with the Department of Justice to extend the deadline for potential buyers at least one more week. — The Sun-Times has agreed with the Justice Department …
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The Guardian:
Congressman-elect Greg Gianforte has been sentenced to 40 hours community service and a $385 fine for assaulting Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs — Montana Republican gets community service and $385 fine after pleading guilty to assaulting Guardian reporter Ben Jacobs on the eve of Gianforte's election
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Facebook is building feature to let users subscribe to news publications, expected by end of year; talks ongoing around payment model, Instant Articles — Facebook may soon help its users do something unfamiliar on the platform: pay for news by building a feature that would allow users …
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Reuters:
Egypt has blocked 50+ sites since late May as part of a growing censorship crackdown, the latest one being Al-Bedaiah, run by journalist Khaled al-Balshi — An often fiery government critic, Egyptian journalist Khaled al-Balshi has been arrested, had his operations monitored, and staff harassed by police for years.
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Shalini Ramachandran / Wall Street Journal:
Fox has started offering a national, 24-hour feed on Hulu in 70+ markets where it hasn't made streaming agreements with local TV affiliates — Fox is turning up the heat in a fight with its TV station affiliates over how to bring its programming to streaming-media consumers with a 24-hour feed …
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