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4:40 PM ET, August 1, 2017

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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Lawsuit: Fox News pundit Rod Wheeler claims the network worked with a wealthy Trump supporter and the White House to create a fake story about Seth Rich's death  —  The Fox News Channel and a wealthy supporter of President Trump worked in concert under the watchful eye of the White House …
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Neal Rothschild / Axios:
Pro-Trump media icons like Mike Cernovich are beating NYT, Bloomberg, others on White House stories, giving credibility to the fake news stories they publish  —  Before the tweet left President Trump's fingers, alt-right digital media personality Mike Cernovich had already reported …
Discussion: Mediaite, The Daily Caller and The Wrap
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Scaramucci interview gives The New Yorker's website a huge traffic bump, with 4.4M unique visitors; subscriptions also up 92% over daily July average
New York Times:
Trump has removed Anthony Scaramucci from his position as communications director
Dell Cameron / Gizmodo:
Gizmodo files FOIA lawsuit for FBI files on Fox News CEO Roger Ailes after first seeking the records May 18  —  This morning, Gizmodo filed a lawsuit against the FBI seeking access to any files it holds on Roger Ailes, the one-time chief executive of Fox News.
Discussion: @tomdreisbach and Axios
YouTube Blog:
YouTube details additional steps to tackle terrorist content, including machine learning-based detection, consultation with wider panel of experts, more  —  A little over a month ago, we told you about the four new steps we're taking to combat terrorist content on YouTube …
Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Amazon outbids Sky for UK rights to tennis' ATP World Tour in a deal thought to be worth £10M/year; it's Amazon's first major live TV sports deal outside the US  —  Amazon Prime streaming service will now show nearly all elite men's tennis events except the four grand slams
Discussion: Engadget
Jim Waterson / BuzzFeed:
BrexitCentral, a new site where five of seven staffers worked for Vote Leave, gains Parliament gallery access, which is unusual for a new partisan outlet  —  How to turn a campaign into a journalistic outlet approved by parliament.  —  A pro-Brexit website run by former Vote Leave campaigners …
John Koblin / New York Times:
Interview with new MTV president Chris McCarthy on reviving Total Request Live, pulling the plug on MTV News, and more  —  On a recent Wednesday afternoon, Chris McCarthy, the newish president of MTV, was standing at a corner of 44th Street and Broadway and gazing up at the second floor of Viacom's Manhattan headquarters.
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK newspaper group Trinity Mirror's half-year revenue down £55M to £320M, as print advertising drops 27% and digital income rises 4.3% to £41.4M  —  Trinity Mirror is looking to find a further £5m in annual cost savings after reporting a £55m decline in revenue …
The Daily Beast:
Sources: One America News Network fires Corey Lewandowski as commentator after multiple appearances on competing networks  —  Corey Lewandowski has been fired.  Again.  —  Three sources with knowledge of the situation tell The Daily Beast that the former Trump campaign manager …
Joshua Adams / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with Anthony Ponce, who quit his job as an NBC reporter to become a Lyft driver and produce a podcast, Backseat Rider, which has been downloaded 1.5M+ times  —  Anchor and reporter at NBC is a job most journalists dream of having.  Anthony Ponce left just such a gig last year …
Dave McNary / Variety:
Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched Pantaya, said to be the first Spanish-language streaming service, for $5.99 a month  —  Lionsgate and Hemisphere Media Group have launched Pantaya, touted as the first Spanish-language over-the-top service.  —  The companies made the announcement Tuesday morning.
Gavin J. Blair / Hollywood Reporter:
Sony Pictures posts a loss of $86M for the April to June quarter, compared to a $103M loss in the same period last year  —  Sony Corp. posted group-wide net income of $722 million, up 282 percent from the same quarter last year, as the company's turnaround continued to bear fruit.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Spotify to double down on original content and fund a new batch of podcasts in coming months, as it promotes shows from established producers  —  Streaming company promotes shows from established producers  —  Top music site tries to diversify offerings beyond songs
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