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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
How pro-Trump media reacted to Donald J. Trump Jr.'s emails, based on internal Slack chatter at Breitbart, Fox broadcasts, and more — Donald Trump Jr. released emails moments before N.Y. Times report — Raheem Kassam, editor-in-chief of Breitbart London, reacted to the story …
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Washington Post:
Sources: to defend Donald Trump Jr., GOP operatives are going to try and discredit the reporters covering the story, using conservative media to attack them — The White House has been thrust into chaos after days of ever-worsening revelations about a meeting between Donald Trump Jr …
McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Sources: investigators are examining whether Trump's digital operation, run by Jared Kushner, helped guide Russia's fake news attacks on Clinton in 2016 — WASHINGTON — Investigators at the House and Senate Intelligence committees and the Justice Department are examining whether …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
Sparking skeptical responses, AT&T says it will join other tech and media firms in Wednesday's “day of action” protesting rollback of net neutrality rules — Senior Editor @tedstew — On Wednesday, thousands of websites, public interest groups, and internet companies are staging a …
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Thuy Ong / The Verge:
Netflix, Spotify, and Twitter among companies rallying today in support of today's “Net Neutrality Day of Action” protest — Amazon, Reddit, Facebook, Google and Twitter are fighting the FCC's changes — Technology giants like Amazon, Spotify, Reddit, Facebook, Google …
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Khari Johnson / VentureBeat:
Facebook to gradually expand worldwide beta of display ads in Messenger's Home screen, which follow an auction-based model — Facebook Messenger will start to extend its home screen ads beta worldwide in the weeks ahead, Messenger head of product Stan Chudnovsky announced today.
Hannah Karp / Billboard:
Sources: Spotify reaches licensing deal with Sony Music, is still in talks with Warner Music Group — A sign advertises a Sony store in Manhattan on Nov. 1, 2016 in New York City. — After months of negotiations, Sony Music Entertainment has reached a licensing agreement with Spotify …
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Judith Matloff / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of husband and wife, Jennifer Griffin and Greg Myre, who cover the same beat, national security, she for Fox and he for NPR — The phone call came in the middle of the night from a US military source involved in the air campaign against ISIS. It was September 2015 …
Natalia Scalzaretto / Reuters:
Google will allow users to post stories, videos, and photos on Google Earth within the next 2-3 years, the project's Director Rebecca Moore said on Tuesday — 2 MIN READ — RIO DE JANEIRO (Reuters) - Alphabet Inc (GOOGL.O) wants users to post millions of stories, video and photos …
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Betsy Reed / The Intercept:
First Look Media's press freedom fund is helping finance legal defense of Reality Winner, who's being prosecuted for allegedly leaking to its site The Intercept — The Intercept's parent company, First Look Media, has taken steps to provide independent support for the legal defense of Reality Winner …
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Emily Peck / HuffPost:
WSJ parent Dow Jones announces a target of 40% women in executive ranks, pay adjustments and mentoring for 25 women, and hiring of diversity specialist — Reporters inside the paper are skeptical about the plan. — After months of internal criticism and increasing press attention …
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Interview with Skift cofounder Rafat Ali, as the travel site turns five and is set to pass $10M in revenue in 2018, with 80% from ads/events, 20% from research — “One of the things that we try to do, and I think it has worked well for us, is to surprise and delight. Surprise and delight is a marketing tactic.
Dustin Volz / Reuters:
Knight First Amendment Institute sues Trump for blocking Twitter users, alleging the practice amounts to an unconstitutional effort to suppress dissent — A free-speech group said on Tuesday it sued U.S. President Donald Trump for blocking Twitter users from his @realDonaldTrump account …
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