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Amid Irma, some question the value of TV reporters broadcasting in hurricanes; others say visuals are essential to persuade people to take threats seriously — Early Sunday morning, Bill Weir, a veteran CNN correspondent, was talking to the anchor Chris Cuomo in the middle of a live shot in Key Largo …
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Eric Bolling's 19-year-old son, Eric Chase Bolling, dies hours after Fox News announced it was parting ways with his father — The son of Eric Bolling, the former Fox News host released this week amid allegations of sexual harassment, died Friday night at the age of 19.
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Continuing Wall Street Journal newsroom leaks show editors keep pushing reporters to moderate criticism of President Trump — Dozens have left the paper in the past year and interviews with current and ex-staffers show outrage over pressure from management to normalize Trump
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After bringing in more than $500M in 2016, Vevo says it expects 130% growth this year and has locked in nearly $200M in upfront ad buys — - Vevo - the so-called Hulu for music videos - is seeing a surge in audience, thanks to artists like Taylor Swift. — Since embracing a TV-like selling model …
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The FBI is investigating Sputnik News Agency for violations of the Foreign Agents Registration Act; the agency questioned the site's former White House corr — WASHINGTON — The FBI recently questioned a former White House correspondent for Sputnik, the Russian-government-funded news agency …
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A look at Politico's media team and coverage, which is returning to its roots by hiring HuffPost's Michael Calderone after several high-profile departures — Politico's Morning Media newsletter bills itself as “your guide to the media circus.” Every weekday morning, the newsletter delivers …
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Uber's new CEO Dara Khosrowshahi is stepping down from the New York Times' board of directors, citing his new role as the reason — Dara Khosrowshahi, the recently named CEO of Uber, is leaving the New York Times Company's board of directors. — According to a government filing …
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WaPo's aggressive investment in video journalism, with video chief Micah Gelman's staff growing from 40 to 60 this year, is paying off in hurricane coverage — Video and radar ruled media coverage of Hurricane Irma on Sunday, with the Washington Post providing a tidy case study …
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Actress Melissa McCarthy won an Emmy on Sunday night for her portrayal of ex-White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer on Saturday Night Live — Here's hoping President Donald Trump tweets about Melissa McCarthy being a no-show at tonight's Creative Arts Emmy Awards, when she won her second Emmy …
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How Oregon-based amateur photographer Kristi McCluer captured golfers playing in front of the Eagle Creek wildfire — For days, a photo of three golfers putting near what appears to be the setting of Dante's Inferno in Oregon has been making its rounds on the Internet …
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After settling with songwriters over mechanical rights, Spotify is now challenging the applicability of this copyright to its business in another lawsuit — Hold on tight: we're going to get down into the weeds a bit on a copyright issue. In early 2016, we wrote about the …


Study uses a complex model to estimate Fox News boosted GOP vote share by 0.46 percentage points in 2000, 3.59 points in 2004, and 6.34 points in 2008 — It could even be flipping elections. — Fox News is, by far, America's dominant TV news channel; in the second quarter of 2017 …
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