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11:00 PM ET, August 23, 2017

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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 …
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 …
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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.
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 …
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
The ouster of The Los Angeles Times' Davan Maharaj and top editors raises questions about the direction of the newspaper and Tronc's strategy  —  Can it attract a new editor of national stature with digital savvy?  Or will continued chaos within Tronc scare talent off?
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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: Adweek
Kristen Hare / Poynter:
The health of the alt-weekly sector remains mixed as some abandon print and some die, while local online independent sites may be growing  —  In 2009, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia had 135 alt-weeklies in its membership, according to Pew Research Center.  —  In 2015, that group had 117 members.
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Snapchat's VP of Content Nick Bell says the company expects to debut scripted shows by year's end, aiming to complement TV  —  “We want to be friends of media,” says Nick Bell at the Edinburgh Television Festival as he outlines the company's mobile-first TV strategy.
Hollywood Reporter:
At Edinburgh TV Festival, anchor Jon Snow says Facebook and Google must help figure out how to finance serious, reliable news  —  Jon Snow attacked the social media giant's “lack of activity” in the keynote MacTaggart lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.  —  U.K. TV news legend Jon Snow …
Discussion: @jonsnowc4 and @alexgspence
Richard Horgan / Adweek:
Ex-Gawker Media exec and Fusion Media Group SVP Mia Libby is joining The Daily Beast as Chief Revenue Officer  —  Move reunites Libby with former Gawker Media and Gizmodo Media Group colleague Heather Dietrick  —  A replacement has been found for Bill McGarry and is being internally announced late this morning by The Daily Beast.
Discussion: Mediaite and Mediawire
Jan M. Olsen / Associated Press:
Body found on Copenhagen beach identified as that of missing journalist Kim Wall  —  COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A headless torso found on a beach off Copenhagen has been identified as that of missing Swedish journalist Kim Wall, who is believed to have died on an amateur-built submarine earlier this month …
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Facebook partners with sports network Stadium, will exclusively broadcast 15 college football games live  —  Facebook wants you to watch more video on its site - including those you can't see elsewhere.  To that end, the social network earlier this month launched a dedicated section for original video, called Watch.
Discussion: Recode, Adweek and Engadget
 
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