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John Daniszewski / Associated Press:
AP's VP for Standards, John Daniszewski, says the news organization should avoid the term “alt-right” as it is a euphemism disguising racist aims — At AP, we have taken the position that the term “alt-right” should be avoided because it is meant as a euphemism to disguise racist aims.
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Russell Brandom / The Verge:
In the wake of a killing after a white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, tech firms are setting aside content neutrality in the fight against online hate — Content-neutrality concerns take a back seat after a killing at a white nationalist rally — This morning, the neo-Nazi website …
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Adi Robertson / The Verge:
Neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer moves to dark web after GoDaddy, Google bans, sharing its .onion address
Neo-Nazi site Daily Stormer moves to dark web after GoDaddy, Google bans, sharing its .onion address
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Laurel Wamsley / NPR:
Hosting provider DreamHost is resisting a DOJ warrant which it claims requires the company to hand over the details of 1.3M visitors to an anti-Trump site — At the intersection where protections against unreasonable search and seizure meet the rights to free speech and association, there's a now web hosting company called DreamHost.
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New York Times:
Source: Hope Hicks will be named new White House director of communications, replacing Anthony Scaramucci, but only on an interim basis for now — WASHINGTON — President Trump's longtime aide, Hope Hicks, will serve as the interim White House director of communications and will help …
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Tripp Mickle / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple has set a budget of ~$1B to procure and produce original content over the next year, could acquire and produce as many as 10 TV shows — Company immediately becomes a considerable competitor in crowded market for original shows — Apple Inc. AAPL 1.09% has set a budget …
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Bloomberg:
Sources: Mashable is exploring strategic options including a sale of all or part of the firm; company says it hired LionTree Advisors months ago to seek capital — Mashable Inc. is exploring strategic options including the sale of all or part of the online media company, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
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Wil S. Hylton / New York Times Magazine:
Breitbart has quietly shifted the tone of its news coverage in recent months, as it tries to lure mainstream talent and act more like a “legitimate” news org — Steve Bannon once said it was the platform for the alt-right. Its current editors disagree.
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The Conversation:
A look at potential hazards of news outlets increasingly receiving capital from billionaires — On July 28, Apple heiress Laurene Powell Jobs bought a majority stake in The Atlantic. — It's the latest media purchase by the billionaire class, a group that includes Amazon founder Jeff Bezos …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Nielsen announces it will begin crediting video views on Facebook, YouTube, and Hulu in its digital content ratings — Nielsen is set to expand its digital-measurement capabilities, and will start crediting video content distributed on Facebook, Hulu and YouTube in with its digital content ratings.
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
BuzzFeed News partners with election data startup Decision Desk HQ to provide live coverage of US elections in 2018 — Last night, BuzzFeed News political editor Katherine Miller talked over the finer points of Alabama politics with Brandon Finnigan as green and red hearts ghosted up the side of the screen.
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Ray Sanchez / CNN:
ESPN issued an apology on Tuesday for a fantasy football segment of an auction draft where black players were sold to mostly white male bidders — (CNN)ESPN apologized on Tuesday for a fantasy football segment of an auction draft where black players were sold to mostly white male bidders.
Washington Post:
On Tuesday morning, Trump retweeted an image of a “Trump train” running over a CNN reporter, days after Charlottesville tragedy, but later deleted it — President Trump's war with CNN went off the rails Tuesday morning after he retweeted an image of a Trump train running over a CNN reporter …
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