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8:45 AM ET, August 24, 2017

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Michael Calderone / HuffPost:
Trump follows long autocratic tradition by saying journalists “don't like our country” and are “trying to take away our history and heritage”  —  “This was incitement, plain and simple” ABC News correspondent Cecilia Vega said following Trump's Phoenix rally.
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HuffPost:
During a rally in Phoenix, Trump had harsher criticisms for the press than he did for the white supremacists at Charlottesville but praised Fox News and Hannity  —  Trump accused the media “of trying to take away the history and our heritage.”  —  President Donald Trump went after journalists during …
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
In late-night emails, Wall Street Journal Editor Gerard Baker criticized staff for coverage of Trump rally, describing story as commentary, not reporting  —  Gerard Baker, the editor in chief of The Wall Street Journal, has faced unease and frustration in his newsroom over his stewardship …
Jake Sherman / Politico:
WH director of rapid response Andy Hemming, who was paid to spot and distribute positive stories from the mainstream media, left his job on Monday  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  Happy Thursday.  AN INTERESTING DATAPOINT — TONY FABRIZIO, whom the Trump campaign paid $1.29 million last year …
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Annalies Winny / The Guardian:
How some alt-weeklies without benefactors are setting up nonprofit arms to save local journalism across the US  —  An epidemic of free alternative newspaper closures has left many US cities with no local journalism at all.  Is it too late to save them?  —  Cities is supported by  —  About this content
Brandon Shulleeta / Poynter:
SEC filing: Ross Levinsohn, new CEO and publisher of LA Times, will get starting salary of $1M, Tronc stock, and potential bonuses  —  The new CEO and publisher of the Los Angeles Times will have a starting salary of $1 million, and he's positioned to make much more depending on the financial success …
Discussion: TheStreet and LA Observed
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Washington Post creates Own, an ad product for distributing branded content, which works by automation, and should result in 80-90% profit margins  —  Publishers are running into a wall with so-called native ads.  Once seen as the panacea for declining digital ad rates …
Discussion: @lmoses, @digiday and @benmullin
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
ESPN faces criticism over decision to remove announcer Robert Lee from University of Virginia home football game because of his name  —  University of Virginia holds vigil  —  By trying to avoid an embarrassing ordeal, ESPN has embarrassed itself.  —  On Tuesday night …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
New report finds that decentralization and other factors could protect speech online as “mega-platforms” amass greater gatekeeping powers  —  While platforms like Facebook have empowered users around the world to publish and browse the web and convene with friends online without …
Discussion: MediaShift and Marketplace
Wall Street Journal:
WPP faced stock drop of nearly 11% Wednesday after it reported global ad slowdown, amid consumer goods firms' budget cutbacks, competition, and trust issues  —  World's No. 1 advertising company is being hit by belt tightening at consumer-goods companies  —  Some of the world's biggest …
Lizzie Plaugic / The Verge:
Sony Music signs remixing deal with rights management firm Dubset; source says Dubset working on deals with Warner Music and Universal Music Group  —  Dubset wants to legitimize distribution for DJs and producers  —  Rights clearance startup Dubset has just inked a deal with Sony Music …
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David Lieberman / Deadline:
In the two days after MoviePass dropped its monthly price, it surpassed 150K subscribers; it had just 20K in December
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Brian Flood / The Wrap:
Messaging app Blend, backed by Lerer Ventures and NBA All-Star Russell Westbrook, blocks Breitbart News from being shared on its platform
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Richard Horgan / Adweek:
Ex-Gawker Media exec and Fusion Media Group SVP Mia Libby is joining The Daily Beast as Chief Revenue Officer
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Mishaal Rahman / Android Authority:
Source: Google has canceled the development of a second-generation Pixel Tablet, planned for release in 2025, due to concerns that it wouldn't sell very well

Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is testing a more conversational version of Siri, dubbed “LLM Siri”, with plans to release it in spring 2026 as part of iOS 19 and macOS 16

Hannah Lang / Reuters:
Sources: a16z, Ripple, Kraken, and Circle are jostling for a seat on Trump's promised crypto advisory council, which is expected to set up a bitcoin reserve

 
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