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Tara Palmeri / Politico:
Sources: Spicer is leading a search for his replacement as press secretary, having spoken with radio host Laura Ingraham and Daily Mail editor David Martosko — White House press secretary Sean Spicer has spoken with radio host Laura Ingraham and Daily Mail editor David Martosko, among others.
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
During an appearance on Fox & Friends, rumored White House Press Secretary candidate Laura Ingraham says the role is not one she's “dying to do” — During her Tuesday appearance on Fox & Friends, Laura Ingraham indicated that she wasn't super-excited about the possibility …
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Michael Calderone / HuffPost:
CNN senior White House correspondent Jim Acosta says reporters should walk out over “pointless” briefings as White House restrictions against press grow — “There must be collective action or else the stonewalling will continue,” Jim Acosta told HuffPost.
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Jennifer Jacobs / Bloomberg.com:
Sources: the White House is considering hiring a new press secretary as Spicer may move into a more senior strategy role, though no final decision has been made
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Jason Leopold / BuzzFeed:
Secret 107-page Department of Defense report says Chelsea Manning leaks were largely insignificant and did not cause any real harm to US interests — Prosecutors said Wikileaks disclosures about Iraq and Afghanistan posed a major threat to America's national security.
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@alexanderemmons and The Week
Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
CNN to invest $40M in its in-house startup Great Big Story over the next two years, turning it into 24-hour streaming service, distributed on Sling TV, others — Startup to shift from social distribution to 24-hour channel — Great Big Story said to be valued at as much as $250 million
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Mariella Moon / Engadget:
YouTube updates policies to ensure that LGBTQ+ videos without graphic content are allowed in Restricted Mode — YouTube has updated its policies to explicitly state that any LGBTQ+-themed video with no graphic/mature language and content is allowed in Restricted Mode.
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YouTube Creator Blog and Adweek, more at Techmeme »
Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Sources: Bloomberg EiC killed a story about growth of Fox Business Network despite months of work, staffers told it was because they don't cover competitors — Anousha Sakoui's feature was in the works for four months — Bloomberg's editor-in-chief personally killed a feature about the growth …
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Evelyn Small / Washington Post:
A look back at how Washington Post publisher Katharine Graham composed her Pulitzer Prize-winning memoir, Personal History — In 1983, I had been a researcher at The Washington Post Co. for only a few months when Katharine Graham, the chairman of the board, called me into her office one day.
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@_roxanneroberts, @cesdrilon and @carloslozadawp
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Rick and Jill Larson, owners of the studio at the center of the Netflix OITNB leak, reveal what happened when they were targeted by hackers, including extortion — Senior Silicon Valley Correspondent @jank0 … Larson Studios president Rick Larson and his wife and business partner …
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@gossithedog, @jank0, @burnettrm and @lorenzofb
Gursimran Hans / Press Gazette:
International Federation of Journalists slams attempts by Gulf states to force closure of Al Jazeera, says journalists must not be used as “political footballs” — Amid tension between other Gulf states and Qatar, the International Federation of Journalists has demanded …
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Fortune
Nilagia McCoy / Shorenstein Center:
In a new Shorenstein paper, Iranian journalist Yeganeh Rezaian examines the difficulties women reporters face while working in Muslim countries — Yeganeh Rezaian, Joan Shorenstein Fellow (fall 2016) and — Iranian journalist, formerly of Bloomberg News and The National
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Anthony Crupi / Ad Age:
Megyn Kelly's interview with Alex Jones featured 17 paid ad spots compared with shows premiere which carried 34, and had 43% fewer viewers than inaugural show — After a week of controversy, chicanery and the sort of reflexive hand-wringing that accompanies any event that provides the media …
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