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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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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
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 …
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Emily Jane Fox / Vanity Fair:
Greta Van Susteren parts ways with MSNBC after her 6pm show fails to gain traction — In an era where liberal anger is driving ratings, the former Fox anchor's 6:00 p.m. show never caught fire. — “Remember me?” Greta Van Susteren crooned to the camera as she raised the curtain on her new MSNBC show on January 9.
Elizabeth Dwoskin / Washington Post:
Sources: Twitter is weighing a way to let users flag tweets with misleading, false, or harmful info, moving slowly due to concerns users could game the system — Twitter is exploring adding a feature that would let users flag tweets that contain misleading, false, or harmful information …
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
The New York Times editorial staff protests pending newsroom cuts with a 15-minute walkout and reporters' letter to top editors — 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.
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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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Alexios Mantzarlis / Poynter:
Poynter receives a $1.3M grant from the Omidyar Network and Open Society Foundations to expand its International Fact-Checking Network — In the fall of 2015, I joined Poynter to run the newly launched International Fact-Checking Network (IFCN). While I had high expectations for the new gig …
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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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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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Jeff Baumgartner / Broadcasting & Cable:
Nuvyyo debuts the Tablo Engine, an Android TV-based DVR app that lets consumers watch and record live TV from local broadcast networks — DVR app/tuner combo lets consumers watch and record TV on the Nvidia Shield — Nuvyyo, the company behind a lineup of over-the-air DVRs …
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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 …
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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