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Sources: US DoJ tells AT&T it needs to sell CNN to get Time Warner merger approval; source says “It's all about CNN”; source says AT&T plans to sue DoJ — AT&T has been told by the US Department of Justice that it needs to sell CNN, Time Warner's cable news channel …
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Tae Kim / CNBC:
AT&T CEO Randall Stephenson says company has “no intention” of selling CNN amid AT&T-TW merger and has not offered to sell it during process despite DoJ demand — - Sources tell CNBC the Justice Department is demanding that AT&T sell Turner Broadcasting, which includes CNN …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
When Trump's DoJ threatens to scuttle AT&T-Time Warner deal unless CNN is sold, business leaders feel the chill as well as journalists — Chilling. — What would it look like if the President of the United States punished American businesses he didn't like, or news organizations that reported things he didn't like?
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Joe Mayes / Bloomberg:
UK document: Bill O'Reilly's earlier Fox contract shielded him from getting fired over harassment allegations not proven in court — Fox director Nasser reveals contract terms to U.K. regulators — Sexual-harassment handling is weighing on Fox's bid for Sky
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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Sean Hannity announces that former White House aide Sebastian Gorka has joined Fox News as a national security analyst — Sean Hannity announced on his radio show today that Sebastian Gorka has officially joined Fox News. — Gorka appeared on Hannity's radio show today and …
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@yashar, Media Matters for America and TVNewser
Matt Pressberg / The Wrap:
21st Century Fox beats Q1 estimates with $839M net income on revenue of $7B, up 8% YoY, led by affiliate revenue — Fox News continues to reel in the dough, as cable networks propelled 21st Century Fox to another strong quarter during a week when it was revealed that Rupert Murdoch's media giant held talks …
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Jane Lytvynenko / BuzzFeed:
BuzzSumo data shows InfoWars copied over 1K articles from Russia's RT without permission since May 2014 and also copied posts from CNN, Breitbart, BBC, others — The Kremlin-funded broadcaster told BuzzFeed News that InfoWars reprinted materials without permission.
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Gizmodo, UPROXX, @craigsilverman and @oliverdarcy
Joseph Cox / The Daily Beast:
Facebook says a human will review uncensored images from revenge porn prevention test in Australia, where users upload sensitive pics by messaging themselves — This week, multiple outlets reported on a Facebook pilot scheme that aims to combat revenge porn.
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Paul Mozur / New York Times:
Source: Chinese state media agencies spend hundreds of thousands of dollars each quarter on Facebook ads to spread a positive message about China — A propaganda video produced by Xinhua, China's state news agency, and targeted to English-speaking audiences was published on Facebook.
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Nieman Lab, @jimspellmantv, @propublica and @paulmozur, more at Techmeme »
Erin Millar / Discourse:
Canada's Discourse Media is hoping to raise $1M to expand nationally with a revamped digital site and a membership model in spring 2018 — After months of researching, listening, planning, seeking advice, and making hard decisions, on Nov. 7, I stood in front of a packed room in Toronto …
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@erinmillar, @discoursemedia, @erinmillar and The Conversation, Thanks:@jayneely
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Apple commits to at least two seasons of a show about the morning TV show industry, with Reese Witherspoon and Jennifer Aniston as stars and executive producers — Friends stars, reunited! In 2019, probably. — Apple is already making a TV show with Steven Spielberg.
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Jackie Strause / Hollywood Reporter:
Former Boston news anchor Heather Unruh says Kevin Spacey sexually assaulted her teenage son in a Nantucket restaurant in July 2016 — Heather Unruh says Spacey assaulted her “starstruck” and “straight ” 18-year-old son at a Nantucket restaurant in July 2016.
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