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Politico:
New York Times requests on-air apology and tweet from “Fox & Friends” for “inaccurate and malicious” segment that said a NYT story foiled pursuit of ISIS leader — The New York Times on Sunday took the unusual step of requesting an apology from a competitor …
Washington Post:
Profile of Anthony Scaramucci, new White House communications director and talkative Wall Street financier, brash New Yorker, and relentless promoter — President Trump's decision to bring Anthony Scaramucci into a top White House role represents a remarkable political ascension for the investment veteran …
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Associated Press:
Profile of Sarah Huckabee Sanders, named White House press secretary, a job that requires juggling a feisty White House press corps and a mercurial president — New White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders was schooled in hardscrabble politics — and down-home rhetoric …
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Annie Karni / Politico:
How White House Director of Strategic Communications Hope Hicks manages Trump's interactions with the press — Trump's 28-year-old communications adviser has earned the president's trust by letting him do just as he pleases when it comes to dealing with the press.
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New York Times:
Sean Spicer resigns as White House Press Secretary; source says resignation is over Trump's appointment of Anthony Scaramucci as communications director — WASHINGTON — Sean Spicer, the White House press secretary, resigned on Friday morning, telling President Trump he vehemently disagreed …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Sean Spicer, who served up falsehood as truth from the start, should have quit long ago and saved himself months of humiliation
Sean Spicer, who served up falsehood as truth from the start, should have quit long ago and saved himself months of humiliation
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
Southern California News Group, owner of 11 newsrooms, sends memo announcing voluntary buyout plan to prevent layoffs, details in Aug — Journalists at newspapers in Digital First Media's Southern California News Group got a memo on Friday announcing an unspecified number of buyouts, OC Weekly's Gustavo Arellano reported Friday.
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Joseph Lichterman / Nieman Lab:
Reuters study: less than 50% of UK news consumers who got a story from social media or search could correctly name the news org that published it — British news consumers who get news via social media or search platforms are more likely to remember the platform where they accessed …
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Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
One year after Roger Ailes' departure, Fox News thrives as an unabashed Trump booster — When Roger Ailes resigned from Fox News one year ago, critics questioned whether the network could stay dominant without its visionary founder. One year later, Fox News remains the most-watched network …
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Matthew Kassel / New York Times:
Profile of Peter Duke, a portrait photographer on a mission to manufacture a new image for the alt-right — On a clear afternoon in mid-February, I met the photographer Peter Duke outside his apartment in Pacific Palisades, an affluent Los Angeles neighborhood situated on a high cliff overlooking the ocean.
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Profile of Tim Crews, small-town newspaper publisher who ignores digital, but files 20+ open records requests/year so his community continues to get its news — At the Sacramento Valley Mirror, Tim Crews is everything. — He's the founder, publisher, editor and owner. He reports, takes photos and sells ads.
Sunlight Foundation:
Sunlight Foundation report concludes that Trump administration is “secretive”, “allergic to transparency”, and “ethically compromised” — Introduction — Over the first six months of this young presidency, President Donald J. Trump's approach to the office …
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David Holmberg / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Gar Joseph, a former Philadelphia Daily News editor, who edited the Pulitzer Prize-winning story of police corruption that led to the book Busted — IN BUSTED, A 2014 BOOK based on their Pulitzer Prize-winning investigation of police corruption, Philadelphia Daily News reporters Wendy Ruderman …
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