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Andrew Kaczynski / CNN:
CNN finds identity of Reddit user behind Trump-CNN wrestling video but won't name him; user posts apology to CNN, media, and Reddit — (CNN)The Reddit user who initially claimed credit for President Donald Trump's tweet that showed Trump tackling CNN issued an apology Tuesday for the video …
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Free-press organizations make plans to increase documentation of media restrictions and threats or attacks against US journalists — Citing Trump's tweets and extreme political rhetoric, watchdogs groups begin documenting threats against U.S. media. — Long accustomed to chronicling threats …
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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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Steven McIntosh / BBC:
A string of senior executives have departed from British Vogue, as editor Edward Enninful takes over from Alexandra Shulman — Leaving Vogue seems to be in fashion at the moment. — A number of senior figures have exited the magazine in recent weeks amid reports that its new editor …
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Julian Borger / The Guardian:
Sources: investigators are looking at whether Russia colluded with Trump supporters and far-right sites during US election to release fake news about Clinton — Questions raised as to whether Trump supports coordinated with Moscow to spread bogus stories aimed at discrediting Hillary Clinton
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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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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 …
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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UC Berkeley IRP:
Pulitzer-prize winning journalist John Temple takes over from Lowell Bergman as the director of UC Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program — John Temple, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and journalism innovator, has become the new director of the Investigative Reporting Program.
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The Guardian:
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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Wall Street Journal:
On top of its troubles with ESPN, Disney's broader cable TV business is suffering, with Disney Channel and Freeform losing 4M subs each over last three years — It's not just ESPN. Ratings have fallen significantly at Disney's biggest television brands, led by Disney Channel and Freeform …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
As print revenue fades, the Houston Chronicle teaches its newsroom to care about analytics, attempts to build niche audiences it can turn into subscribers — HOUSTON — “Wwwwwelcome to the BBQ State of Mind podcast,” J.C. Reid said into a mic in the corner of the video studio at the Houston Chronicle.
Reuters:
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 …