Mediagazer: The UK government says it intends to call in the Competition and Markets Authority for a further six-month examination of Rupert Murdoch's Sky takeover bid (Mark Sweney/The Guardian)

3:05 PM ET, June 29, 2017

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Trump's vulgar tweets directed at Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski are the latest of a string of escalating attacks by the president on the news media — President Trump assailed the television host Mika Brzezinski on Thursday in unusually personal and vulgar terms …

Paul Farhi / Washington Post:

A look at the ugly descent of Trump's relationship with Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, from Trump's guest appearances on Morning Joe to today's tweets — President Trump's relationship with the hosts of the MSNBC program “Morning Joe” — which devolved into cringeworthy tweets …

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Donald Trump and his allies believe he's gained a tactical advantage in his war with the media, thanks to CNN resignations and Sarah Palin's NYT libel suit — White House staffers were ‘elated’ when they heard that three CNN journalists had resigned over a botched story.

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Tony Romm / Recode:

White House confirms Trump nominated Brendan Carr, FCC general counsel and Pai ally, for FCC GOP slot; he named Jessica Rosenworcel for Democratic slot earlier — Carr is an ally of agency chairman Ajit Pai, and previously worked in the telecom industry. — (Update, 8:29 p.m. ET: The White House confirmed Carr's nomination.)

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Jeff John Roberts / Fortune:

Canada's top court rules that Google can be compelled by lower courts to remove search results worldwide, causing concern among civil liberties groups — The Supreme Court of Canada ruled against Google on Wednesday in a closely-watched intellectual property case over whether judges can apply …

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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:

The UK government says it intends to call in the Competition and Markets Authority for a further six-month examination of Rupert Murdoch's Sky takeover bid — Culture secretary Karen Bradley announces decision after Ofcom warns of potential for Murdoch to ‘influence the overall news agenda’

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Nicholas Thompson / Wired:

How Instagram used DeepText, an AI-based system built at Facebook that mimics the way language works in our brains, to block offensive comments — EVERY WORD HAS at least one meaning when it stands alone. But the meaning can change depending on context, or even over time.

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Joe Flint / Wall Street Journal:

AMC launches AMC Premiere, an advertising-free version of its channel, for $4.99 a month, available as an add-on for Comcast cable subscribers — Comcast cable subscribers can pay an extra $5 a month to watch AMC shows like ‘The Walking Dead’ without ads — For fans of “The Walking Dead” …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:

The New York Times editorial staff is planning a 15-minute walkout today at 3pm to protest pending newsroom cuts — New York Times reporters on Thursday sent a letter to the paper's top editors to protest the oncoming cuts to the newsroom's editing staff. — The letter, addressed …

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Copy editors ask NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn to compromise on cuts, softening planned reduction of 109 editors to 50-55

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Bérénice Magistretti / VentureBeat:

Make.TV, which helps broadcasters collect, curate, and distribute live video streams, raises $8.5M from Voyager Capital, Microsoft Ventures, Vulcan Capital — EXCLUSIVE: — Make.TV, which helps broadcasters collect, curate, and distribute live video streams, today announced funding of $8.5 million, led by Voyager Capital.

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Kelsey Sutton / Mic:

Bret Stephens, a conservative columnist for The New York Times, has joined MSNBC and NBC as an on-air contributor — Bret Stephens, a conservative columnist from the New York Times, has joined MSNBC and NBC as an on-air contributor.

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