Mediagazer: The pro-Trump media is grappling with a post-Charlottesville identity crisis as it tries to distance itself from white nationalism while defending the president (Charlie Warzel/BuzzFeed)

9:52 AM ET, August 17, 2017

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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed:

The pro-Trump media is grappling with a post-Charlottesville identity crisis as it tries to distance itself from white nationalism while defending the president — The movement is muddled, misunderstood, and isolated — much like its president. — The events in Charlottesville have created …

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Tom Barnes / Mic:

Prompted by Charlottesville reactions, Spotify says it has begun to remove white supremacist music flagged as “hate bands” — In November 2014, the Southern Poverty Law Center put together a list of 54 racist bands that had made a home for themselves on iTunes.

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Ukraine expels Russian journalist Tamara Nersesyan for causing “damage to country's national interests”, says she is banned for three years — Tamara Nersesyan told Rossiya-24 TV Channel she had been denied the right to enter Ukraine for three years … /TASS/.

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Jonathan Swan / Axios:

Sources: Steve Bannon has told associates that he didn't know he was giving an interview to Robert Kuttner of The American Prospect — Steve Bannon's White House colleagues can't believe what they're reading tonight — and here's the twist: neither can Bannon.

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George Slefo / Ad Age:

Verizon expects to resume buying video ads on YouTube after pulling them in March, under proviso third-party tests prove ads will not run near unsavoury content — Verizon said Tuesday that it will resume buying video ads on YouTube after a five-month break that was triggered by concerns …

Daniel Funke / Poynter:

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Max Willens / Digiday:

Tronc and Investor's Business Daily to launch Trophy Funds, a newsletter on investing in mutual funds, costing $7.99/month — With duopoly-squeezed publishers on the hunt for more reader revenue, some have joined forces to go after it. — Tronc and Investor's Business Daily are launching Trophy Funds …

Wil S. Hylton / The New York Times:

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.

Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:

A new episode of Game of Thrones was accidentally aired on HBO Nordic and HBO Espana, with the leak then spreading to file-sharing sites — Though the episode was posted for a “brief” amount of time, the leak quickly spread on the Internet early Wednesday. — It's a case of deja vu for HBO.

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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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