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Billy Bush, dropped as a Today host by NBC after Trump Access Hollywood tape leaked, confirms the tape is real, despite doubts reportedly cast by Trump recently — Times Trump accepted the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape — Billy Bush is reentering the public eye, and he's starting by sending a message to President Trump.
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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
ABC News Suspends Brian Ross for 4 Weeks Without Pay: ‘Effective Immediately’ — ABC News has announced that Brian Ross would be suspended for four weeks without pay “effective immediately.” — “It is vital we get the story right and retain the trust we have built with our audience - these are our core principles.
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
ABC News corrects bombshell report claiming Trump asked Flynn to contact Russians as a candidate, elicits criticism by initially calling it a “clarification” — Trump's praise of Michael Flynn over the years — ABC News on Friday evening corrected an explosive special report …
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The Guardian:
Police in Malta have arrested 10 suspects over the murder of journalist Daphne Caruana Galizia, nearly two months after she was killed in a car bomb — Malta's PM Joseph Muscat offers ‘personal commitment’ that no stone will be left unturned in finding who commissioned and executed killing
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Tom Westbrook / Reuters:
Australia's competition regulator says it will investigate whether Facebook and Google have disrupted news media to the detriment of publishers and consumers — SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's competition regulator said on Monday it would investigate whether U.S. online giants Facebook …
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Harrison Smith / Washington Post:
Les Whitten, an investigative reporter who worked for Jack Anderson's Washington Merry-Go-Round, dies at 89 — Les Whitten, an investigative reporter whose skill at cultivating government sources and securing secret documents — sometimes through threats or the use of a paid private investigator …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Opelika-Auburn News has taken a careful, nuanced approach to editorials about Roy Moore, as it navigates Alabama's Senate race and offers a community forum — Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore speaks at a campaign rally last month in Henagar, Ala. (Brynn Anderson/Associated Press)
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Suki Kim / The Cut:
Multiple women accuse John Hockenberry, public radio icon and former host of WNYC's “The Takeaway”, of sexually harassing female colleagues — This story starts differently than most sexual harassment accounts out there. It begins with the accused harasser honorably “retiring” …
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Chris Thilk / Adweek:
Hollywood studios are increasingly paying for social media ads to promote positive press coverage about their movies and stars — Why it works—and how it's causing problems — This Friday, The Disaster Artist hits theaters in limited release—and indie entertainment company A24 …
Jennifer Howard / Slate:
Internet Archive exploits little-known statute to justify reproduction of some copyrighted books published between 1923 and 1941 — The internet has made it easier than ever to access information that you once had to dig through stacks and archives to find.
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
HuffPost reporter Ashley Feinberg has apologized for a tweet congratulating John McCain's family on their “upcoming tax-free inheritance” — The Huffington Post's Ashley Feinberg apologized Friday for a tweet in which she made light of Sen. John McCain's illness and suggested …
Aleksander Chan / Splinter:
Dodai Stewart, the editor-in-chief of Splinter News, formerly of Fusion and Jezebel, leaves the Gizmodo Media Group to pursue screenwriting — It's the end of an era. Today is Dodai Stewart's last day as Editor-in-Chief of Splinter. She leaves the site and GMG after an indelible career as a writer …
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