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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.
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@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 …
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Salon, New York Magazine and Variety
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News Signs Former White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer as Contributor
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Broadcasting & Cable, @harlan, TVNewser and @jonsteinberg
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.
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New Yorker, @perlberg, @mtaibbi, @gwfrink3, @miriamelder, @mrochabrun and @mccarthyryanj
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.
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 …
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 …
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@leolaporte, hypebot and Marketing Charts
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.
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The Wrap
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 …
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Fortune, Fox Business and The Bookseller
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 …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Despite a tumultuous year, Fox News has remained number one in every key TV news ratings measure — A few days ago, a TV journalist was verbally sparring with Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House deputy press secretary - and it wasn't one of the usual suspects.
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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