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11:15 AM ET, July 11, 2017

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Hadas Gold / Politico:
The White House asked the White House Correspondents' Association to release a statement criticizing a reporter's story, WHCA President Jeff Mason has claimed  —  The White House asked the White House Correspondents' Association to single out a reporter and criticize an article, WHCA President Jeff Mason said Monday evening.
Discussion: @pareene, @john_hudson and @tvietor08
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
Sinclair increases “must-run” segments from former Trump official Boris Epshteyn from three a week to nine a week  —  Even while under fire for requiring its outlets to run conservative content, Sinclair Broadcast Group is increasing the “must-run” segments across …
Discussion: Salon, New York Magazine and Variety
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Fact-checking site Snopes is locked in a legal battle with a small digital services company, Proper Media, over control of Snopes' parent company  —  The owner of Snopes is locked in a legal battle with a small digital services company for control of the popular debunking site.
Pew Research Center:
Pew: 85% of Republicans and Republican leaners think the national news media has a negative effect on the country, up from 76% two years ago and 68% in 2010  —  Republicans increasingly say colleges have negative impact on U.S.  —  Republicans and Democrats offer starkly different assessments …
Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
A Pulitzer-winning NYT story that relied heavily on a Russian news site offers a case study in how foreign correspondents re-report articles by local media  —  The Times' prize-winning story relies heavily on two articles in Meduza, a Russian news site based in Latvia.
Richard Horgan / Adweek:
Hearst Magazines' international arm is partnering with an Indian company to open a chain of whiskey lounges in the country under Esquire magazine's brand  —  Starting with a location in central Delhi scheduled for 2018  —  Here's an interesting twist on the international management of a brand-name U.S. magazine.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
NBC News confirms Megyn Kelly's morning show will premiere September 25 at 9AM with a live studio audience  —  EXCLUSIVE — MEGYN KELLY MORNING SHOW DETAILS: Megyn Kelly's new morning show will debut on NBC Sept. 25 at 9 a.m. and will feature a live studio audience, I have learned and NBC News has confirmed.
Discussion: The Wrap, Variety and AOL
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Nielsen Music Mid-Year Report: on-demand audio streams in the US up 62.4% year-over-year to 184.3B in the first half of 2017  —  A new report from Nielsen out this week paints a picture of the booming on-demand audio streaming business, pointing to a significant increase in consumers' use …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Reuters redesigns its website, adding content widgets to each article, tracking readers interest to deliver more relevant stories, and cutting page load by 50%  —  Despite his last name, Isaac Showman isn't a fan of big, dramatic website unveilings.  —  That's why, if you visit Reuters.com this morning …
Kate Holton / Reuters:
Ex-FT owner Pearson set to raise $1B after selling its Penguin Random House shares to majority owner Bertelsmann, reducing its stake from 47% to 25%  —  Pearson (PSON.L) is set to raise $1 billion from the sale of a 22 percent stake in book publisher Penguin Random House to majority owner Bertelsmann …
Alex Nichols / The Outline:
Heat Street failed because it tried to appeal to every faction of the online right at once with the most barebones content possible, spreading itself too thin  —  The website aimed at young conservatives never really made much sense.  —  As of August 4, Heat Street, a news outlet featuring …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
News Media Alliance, with members including NYT, WaPo, and News Corp, seeks antitrust exemption from Congress to negotiate collectively with Google and Facebook  —  Google and Facebook continue to gobble up the digital advertising market, siphoning away revenue that once paid for the quality journalism …
 
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Chinese government has told state-run telecoms to block individuals' access to VPNs by February 1, 2018
Matt Donnelly / The Wrap:
Warner Bros. Digital Network hires Spotify's former head of acquisitions Eric Besner, Katie Soo, and Greg Salter to run division that manages digital content
Discussion: Variety
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Time Inc. Vice-Chairman Norman Pearlstine is retiring from the company later this month, after which he plans to work as an adviser for early-stage media firms
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Emma Roth / The Verge:
Mark Zuckerberg says Threads is testing custom feeds for certain profiles or topics; the Threads' version seems easier to use than Bluesky's custom feeds

Financial Times:
Sources: xAI raised $5B at a $45B valuation, almost double its valuation a few months ago; SpaceX prepares a tender offer that would value the company at $250B+

Jibin Joseph / PCMag:
UK mobile operator Virgin Media O2 creates Daisy, an AI-generated “scambaiter” tool that mimics the voice of an elderly woman to waste scammers' time
 
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