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7:40 PM ET, August 20, 2017

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Maggie Haberman / New York Times:
Steve Bannon is leaving post as WH chief strategist; official statement says departure was by mutual accord, sources conflict on whether he was fired or quit  —  President Trump has told senior aides that he has decided to remove Stephen K. Bannon, the embattled White House chief strategist …
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Bloomberg:
Bannon says he will be “going to war” for President Donald Trump and against his opponents, “on Capitol Hill, in the media, and in corporate America”  —  Aide left amid furor over Trump remarks on Virginia violence  —  Bannon was architect of Trump's 2016 election victory
Breitbart:
Bannon returns to Breitbart News as executive chairman and led Friday evening editorial meeting  —  Former White House Chief Strategist Stephen K. Bannon returned as Executive Chairman of Breitbart News Friday afternoon and chaired the company's evening editorial meeting.
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: Steve Bannon has told friends he sees a massive opening to the right of Fox News, raising the possibility that he's going to start a network  —  Unshaven and working from home in cargo shorts as he moves into “Bannon the Barbarian” mode, Steve Bannon is thinking bigger than Breitbart.
Discussion: Politicus USA and Mediaite
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Inside Spiegel's 60+ year-old “dokumentation” team, a fact-checking group of 70 specialists who work with journalists in a consultative role  —  German media company Spiegel-Gruppe has had a fact-checking team since the 1950s, several years after its print weekly magazine, Der Spiegel, published its first issue.
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: government review of AT&T's $85B takeover of Time Warner has reached an advanced stage, as AT&T lawyers discuss merger conditions with the DoJ  —  Markets are also growing more optimistic about the $85 billion takeover deal's chances  —  The government review …
Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
Inside Pop-Up Newsroom, which launched in June to foster innovation in newsgathering, partly inspired by Electionland  —  The project will document the learnings from each Pop-Up Newsroom to allow anyone in the industry to build on the findings  —  Credit: Screenshot from Pop-Up Newsroom
Discussion: @mattcooke_uk
Emily Steel / New York Times:
James Murdoch's letter and ADL pledge prompt speculation about whether they signal change at Murdoch-controlled conservative media empire  —  At 5:55 p.m. on Thursday, James Murdoch sent an email to a list of blind-copied recipients offering a striking repudiation of President Trump and a pledge …
Brendan Pierson / Reuters:
US judge dismisses lawsuit by the former head of Venezuela's National Assembly accusing The Wall Street Journal of libeling him  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge has dismissed a lawsuit by the former head of Venezuela's National Assembly accusing The Wall Street Journal of libeling …
Wall Street Journal:
Radio revenue in India has seen steady growth in recent years thanks to privatization, adoption of mobile phones with FM receivers, and small-town consumption  —  Media companies are rushing to get new stations and talent on the air  —  RJ Gaurav, a DJ at FM station Radio City, broadcasts from the studio in Mumbai.
Discussion: @wsj
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
GroupM relaxes its video ad viewability standards, says ads in news feeds don't have to have sound on or be user-initiated to count  —  Ad buying giant says video ads in news feeds don't have to have sound on or be user-initiated to count  —  Ad buying giant GroupM is relaxing …
Discussion: Digiday
 
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