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CNN says Trump is encouraging violence against reporters by tweeting an altered 2007 Wrestlemania video of Trump body-slamming a man with a CNN logo as a head — CNN statement says president ‘involved in juvenile behavior far below the dignity of his office’ while Ben Sasse says he is ‘trying to weaponise distrust’
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Avi Selk / Washington Post:
A Reddit user who posted comments on the site about stabbing Muslims has claimed to be the creator of the CNN WWE GIF tweeted by Trump — The user whose screen name is an unprintable corruption of “Han Solo” spent about a year on Reddit before attaining stardom, courtesy of a share from President Trump.
Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:
Twitter says Trump's CNN wrestling tweet doesn't violate its rules, even though it appeared to incite his supporters, with some posting even more violent images
Twitter says Trump's CNN wrestling tweet doesn't violate its rules, even though it appeared to incite his supporters, with some posting even more violent images
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Jamie Horowitz, president of Fox Sports National Networks, is fired less than a week after 21CF began probe of allegations of sexual harassment — Jamie Horowitz onstage at the ESPN portion of the 2013 Summer Television Critics Assn. tour at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on July 24, 2013 in Beverly Hills.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
How New Jersey's Star-Ledger snapped photos of Gov. Christie on a beach he'd closed to the public, taking aerial pictures from a small plane — The (Newark, New Jersey) Star-Ledger is committed to keeping Gov. Chris Christie honest — even if it takes a private plane.
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Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
The Wall Street Journal officially ends eight blogs: the Law Blog, China Real Time, India Real Time, Speakeasy, Off Duty Daily, Dispatch, The Daily Fix, Numbers — Goodbye to Law Blog, China Real Time, India Real Time, Speakeasy, and four others. — On the heels of ending its news digest app …
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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:
John Oliver devotes 19 minutes to documenting how Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns 173 US TV stations, injects right-wing talking points into local TV news — The ‘Last Week Tonight’ host dedicated a 19-minute segment to the rise of Sinclair Broadcast Group, and its “noticeably” right-leaning slant.
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Vivienne Chow / Variety:
Chinese tech and media company Tencent lost $14B on the Hong Kong stock exchange after being criticized by the Communist Party-run paper People's Daily — Chinese media and technology giant Tencent suffered a dramatic loss of $14 billion on the Hong Kong stock exchange Tuesday …
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Elzio Barreto / Reuters:
Tencent-owned China Literature, China's largest publishing and e-book company, files for IPO and is expected to raise as much as $800M — China Literature Ltd, a Tencent Holdings Ltd unit and the country's largest online publishing and e-book company, has filed for a Hong Kong initial public offering …
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New regulations in China require at least two “auditors” to vet all audiovisual content posted online to ensure it adheres to “core socialist values” — China's latest maneuver in a sweeping crackdown on internet content has sent a chill through a diverse community of filmmakers …
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Sources: Robbie Gibb, head of BBC's Westminster operation, and James Landale, BBC's diplomatic editor, interviewed for Theresa May's head of comms role — James Landale and Robbie Gibb interviewed for the role after Katie Perrior quit before general election
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Andrew Keshner / New York Daily News:
Wilson Alejandro Mejia-Velez appeals life sentence he received for killing Manuel de Dios Unanue, EIC of Spanish-language paper El Diario, 25 years ago in NY — A teen sentenced to life in prison for gunning down a journalist in a Queens bar 25 years ago says he deserves a second chance.
Zoe Tillman / BuzzFeed:
Facebook is challenging a gag order from a DC court, which prevented it from notifying users about search warrants for their accounts — New public court filings — in an otherwise sealed case — reveal a brewing First Amendment fight between Facebook and federal prosecutors over an order blocking …
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