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Abby Ohlheiser / Washington Post:
The online campaign against CNN mixes fact and fiction and is fueled by a Trump subreddit; a Daily Stormer post threatens to track down CNN staffers' families — The Reddit user said he never intended his anti-CNN meme — you know, the one tweeted by President Trump in which the now-president beats …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Source: White House advisers have discussed using AT&T and Time Warner merger as leverage against CNN, as the deal requires approval by the Dept. of Justice — Jeffrey A. Zucker hasn't been getting a lot of sleep lately. But he says that's nothing new.
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Mediaite, New York Magazine, Vanity Fair, The Daily Caller, AOL, @davidfolkenflik, The Wrap, @dfriedman33 and Axios
James Warren / Poynter:
President Trump peddled ‘fake news’ at Warsaw press conference, says CNN's Jim Acosta
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Vanity Fair and The Daily Caller
Adam Satariano / Bloomberg:
SoundCloud cuts 173 employees, or about 40% of its staff, and plans to close its offices in San Francisco and London to cut costs and stay independent — Music service will close offices in San Francisco, London — SoundClound has struggled to compete against Spotify, Apple
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Forbes, Variety, @ow, @dastom, @jmserruya and @anildash, more at Techmeme »
Tim Goodman / Hollywood Reporter:
The shift to non-linear viewing by consumers is impacting TV critics, with metrics like ratings more difficult to monitor and seasons becoming obsolete — Nobody is all caught up on TV, so that means everything is evergreen. Welcome to the new consumption model.
D.B. Hebbard / Talking New Media:
The Moscow Times newspaper and The New Times magazine announce they will shutter their print editions; most of Moscow Times staff will lose their jobs — Both publications — one in Russian, one in English — hope to carry on as digital-only news outlets, but The Moscow Times will be losing much of its editorial staff in the move
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The Moscow Times, @moscowtimes, Forbes, @ellenbarrynyt, @olliecarroll, @kylegriffin1, @maxseddon, @moscowtimes and @samanthajpower
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu will offer subscribers access to HBO for $14.99/month and HBO-owned Cinemax for $9.99/month — Hulu this morning announced it's finally adding HBO as an optional add-on for subscribers, as well as HBO-owned Cinemax. The premium networks will be offered to those who subscribe to Hulu's …
The Guardian:
Robbie Gibb, the head of the BBC's political team at Westminster, has been appointed Downing Street's director of communications — Gibb, who heads the BBC's operations at Westminster, will succeed Katie Perrior, who quit before the election — The head of the BBC's political team …
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@georgemonbiot and The Drum
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Fox News Resolves Legal Dispute Over Charter/Time Warner Cable Merger — The cable news network appears to have settled claims of being defrauded. — Fox News and Charter Communications have agreed to end a contract spat that erupted after Charter acquired Time Warner Cable in May 2016.
Charlotte Dobson / Manchester Evening News:
BBC announces 200 digital jobs at its Salford Quays base in Manchester and is now one of the biggest tech employers in the North of England — BBC bosses have announced 200 new digital jobs at the corporation's Salford Quays base. — The national broadcaster is on the hunt for new talent …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Amazon and Dish Network have discussed a partnership to enter the wireless business, though no deal is imminent — For years, Dish Network has sought out partnerships with just about every major telecom company. Now, a somewhat surprising potential partner has emerged: Amazon.com.
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Light Reading, Consumerist, GeekWire, Fortune and Axios, more at Techmeme »
Marc Fisher / Washington Post:
Inside One America News, a small TV network that won a seat in WH briefing room last week, and its pro-Trump coverage, as told by current and former staffers — One America News is an obscure TV channel struggling to emerge from the cellar of the cable ratings, but it is nonetheless one of President Trump's favorite media outlets.
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TVNewser, @gabrielsherman, @cixelsyd and @brucebartlett
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Local news site Berkeleyside has raised $556K of its $800K goal through its direct public offering, and has until April 2018 to raise the remaining $244K — Early last year, as Berkeleyside prepared to apply with the state of California to do a direct public offering, staff had a plan for what came next.
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