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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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Mediaite, TVNewser, Denver Westword, Washington Post, New York Magazine, Politico, @cillizzacnn, Jezebel, The Daily Caller, Business Insider, ABC News, @richardhaass, @vivivacca, @sarah_boxer, @maxjrosenthal, @davidfrum, @davidmwessel, @katebennett_dc, @dleonhardt, @marksmi98498283, @marinafang, @yochidreazen, The Wrap, Slate and BGR
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 …
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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Hollywood Reporter, Variety, @hankgreen, @pkafka, @pkafka and Financial Times
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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SPJ News, Nieman Lab and Columbia Journalism Review
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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The New York Observer
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
An incomplete list of 27 people who have taken buyouts at The New York Times includes two bureau chiefs, five Pulitzer Prize winners — About three months after The New York Times announced a round of buyouts to shift the newsroom balance toward reporting, a growing list of journalists …
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@sulliview and @dpfunke
David Ford / Fusion Media Group:
Susie Banikarim, formerly chief content officer at Vocativ, appointed editorial director of Gizmodo Media Group — Gizmodo Media Group is thrilled to announce that Susie Banikarim has been named Editorial Director. In this role she will oversee all editorial operations for Gizmodo …
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@raju
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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@davidegreenwald, more at Techmeme »
Variety:
In Q2, Time Warner beats Wall St expectations with revenues up 5% to $7.3B and earnings-per-share up to $1.33/share, up from $1.29/share a year ago — Time Warner's second quarter earnings got a boost from “Wonder Woman's” box office success and subscriber growth at its cable operations.
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The Wrap, Home Media Magazine, AT&T, Fortune, MarketWatch and Hollywood Reporter
Blake Montgomery / BuzzFeed:
PayPal, GoFundMe, Patreon have suspended the accounts of a number of alt-right bloggers and personalities, causing a backlash and accusations of political bias — Prominent members of the so-called alt-right and other right-wing movements often rely on crowdfunding platforms …
Jimmy Wales Foundation:
Sources: Bassel Khartabil, the head of Creative Commons in Syria who had been imprisoned since 2012, was executed shortly after he disappeared in 2015 — Troubling news coming out of Syria about the death of Bassel Khartabil, the Wikipedian and Head of Creative Common in Syria, who has been imprisoned in Syria since March 15, 2012.
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Rami Jarrah, Creative Commons and The FADER
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