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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 …
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Scaramucci on hot mic said CNN's “hitting those guys”, a reference to resignations of 3 reporters following a Russia story, helped him get Comms Director job — “I have to call on CNN and send a message to Zucker that we are back in business," Scaramucci said on a hot mic Sunday in between morning show appearances.
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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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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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@dandrezner, @politico, @kbandersen, @glennthrush, @cernovich and The Gateway Pundit
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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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Korea's three largest broadcasters have launched Kocowa, a freemium streaming service for Korean drama and K-pop in the US, priced at $6.99 a month — American fans of Korean dramas and K-pop are getting a new streaming-video option: Kocowa, a service launching in the U.S. from the three biggest broadcasters in Korea.
The New York Times Company:
New York Times promotes Deputy National Editor David Halbfinger to Jerusalem bureau chief; he will take up the role in September — David Halbfinger, a 20-year veteran of The Times, will be The Times's next Jerusalem Bureau Chief. Read more in this note from Michael Slackman and Greg Winter:
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
If AT&T's $85.4B bid for Time Warner is approved by regulators, CEO Jeff Bewkes is expected to leave, with the Time Warner brand being eliminated — Jeffrey L. Bewkes championed acclaimed series like “The Sopranos” and “Sex and the City” at HBO, salvaged Time Warner from its disastrous merger …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Chicas Poderosas is launching an accelerator in Latin America for women interested in starting their own independent digital news organizations or projects — “We are hoping to change the narrative in Latin America, where most media organizations are led by men."
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Chicas Poderosas
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.
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@kristenhare
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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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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