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Pete Vernon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Politico published full transcript of WSJ's interview with Trump, after paper only ran excerpts; transcript shows friendly chat between Trumps, WSJ EIC Baker — The Wall Street Journal got a sit-down interview with the President of the United States on July 25 as he was engaged in a war …
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Vicky Ward / HuffPost:
Fired White House comms chief Anthony Scaramucci speaks out about his rant to The New Yorker's Ryan Lizza, claims “spirit” of the chat was off the record — Anthony Scaramucci tells HuffPost about the highs and lows of his fiery stint at the White House and what that cuss-filled rant was really about.
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
HBO's security contractor says hackers stole “thousands of internal documents” in addition to episodes and have leaked personal info of a senior HBO executive — The HBO hack may have been worse than the initial leaks of a few unaired TV show episodes suggested.
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
James Comey gets a book deal with Flatiron Books, with sources estimating price at $2.5M; the untitled book on leadership is planned for release in spring 2018 — Former FBI Director's book sold to Macmillan's Flatiron Books for roughly $2.5 million — Former FBI Director James Comey's …
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BuzzFeed:
A look at MSNBC producer Kyle Griffin and NBC Nightly News writer Bradd Jaffy, who have amassed large Twitter followings by posting breaking news constantly — At 7:36 a.m. on May 18, Time executive editor Matt Vella tweeted the magazine's weekly cover, an image perfectly engineered …
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Facebook:
Facebook says it will start ranking faster loading web pages higher in News Feed over the coming months, warns that some sites could face a fall in traffic — We're always listening to our community to understand how we can improve their experience of News Feed.
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Claudia Koerner / BuzzFeed:
Trump has launched a news program, hosted by his daughter-in-law Lara and streamed via his Facebook page, promising “REAL news” — In one video, Lara Trump said she'd be back every week to provide updates on the president's accomplishments. — After months of denigrating …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Podcast network Gimlet Media raises $15M round led by Stripes Group, sources say at $70M post-money valuation and company to generate ~$15M revenue this year — Podcasts are popular, but the podcast industry is tiny. Here's a bet it will grow. — You are used to reading …
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Dolia Estevez / Forbes:
SEC filing: Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim sold $10M worth of shares in the New York Times, a day after the paper posted Q2 earnings — Mexican telecom mogul Carlos Slim Helú sold $10 million worth of shares in the New York Times, according to a report filed Tuesday with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
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ABC News:
Coalition of journalism organizations launch US Press Freedom Tracker with donation from Rep. Greg Gianforte who body-slammed a reporter — A coalition of press freedom advocates launched the U.S. Press Freedom Tracker on Wednesday, a first-of-its-kind database that will document affronts to press freedom in the United States.
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Financial Times union members unanimously vote to strike if necessary in order to urge the news outlet to fix pay inequities — Journalists at the Financial Times have unanimously backed a union motion calling on management to “put its money where its mouth is” and fix the gender pay gap at the paper.
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Daniel Roberts / Yahoo! Finance:
Inside the death of Sporting News, America's oldest sports publication, as UK owner Perform Media turns it into a marketing vehicle — Perform Group, a British media firm owned by Soviet-born billionaire — Len Blavatnik, took full ownership of Sporting News, the oldest sports publication in America.
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