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Mike Allen / Axios:
In apparent deception, a document mimicking lawsuit against Sen. Schumer was shared with multiple news orgs; Schumer office calls doc a forgery, alerted police — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he was the victim of a fake news hit on Tuesday, and has turned over to Capitol Police …
Kevin Draper / New York Times:
Eric Weinberger, president of the Bill Simmons Media Group, has been suspended after being named in a lawsuit containing claims of sexual harassment and assault — NFL Network has suspended the analysts Marshall Faulk, Heath Evans and Ike Taylor “pending an investigation” …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
In the Alabama race, Roy Moore sought to make the press his opponent, with some commentators saying the race has been turned into a referendum on the media — “The media” is not on the ballot in Tuesday's special election in Alabama. That's obvious, yes, but it bears repeating because Roy Moore …
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Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed:
Leaked documents show how Steve Bannon and Breitbart sought to sabotage Twitter via negative coverage, potential litigation, and stock manipulation — Steve Bannon and his associates at Breitbart News planned a broad financial, legal, and editorial campaign to damage Twitter, according to documents obtained by BuzzFeed News.
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Twitter makes it easier to tweetstorm by adding a threads feature, letting you easily add linked tweets from the compose screen, rolling out in coming weeks — A few months after being spotted in tests, Twitter's tool for creating tweestorms is now an official part of the app.
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New York Times:
As net neutrality protests take center stage on Reddit, Kickstarter, and others, tech giants including Google, Facebook, Microsoft, Netflix keep a low profile — Protests to preserve net neutrality, or rules that ensure equal access to the internet, migrated online on Tuesday …
Shira Hanau / MediaFile:
NYT's Reader Center allows reporters and editors to explain stories and address reader questions and concerns, but it's a poor replacement for a public editor — The New York Times recently found itself under fire when it published a profile of the “White Nationalist Next Door” …
Alan Butterfield / Daily Mail:
Journalist Terry Richard says former CNN talk show host Larry King groped her on two separate occasions in 2005 and 2006; King denies the claims — Terry Richard, an ex-wife of singer Eddie Fisher, claims that former CNN talk show host Larry King groped her at a public event on two separate occasions …
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Brian Heater / TechCrunch:
Adobe is shutting down Storify's standalone service on May 16, 2018, with new signups halted today — Storify's eventual shuttering has been a long time coming. The social timeline curation service was acquired by commenting platform Livefyreback in 2013, which, in turn, was picked up by Adobe in May of last year.
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David Faber / CNBC:
Sources: 21st Century Fox and Disney are on track to announce a deal on Thursday — - 21st Century Fox and Disney are on track for a Thursday deal announcement, sources familiar with the deal said. — 21st Century Fox and Disney are on a “glide path” for a Thursday deal announcement, sources familiar with the deal said.
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Anjali Athavaley / Reuters:
Comcast says it has dropped its bid for 21st Century Fox's assets; sources say Disney still in negotiations with Fox and a deal could be reached this month
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
The Today show beats Good Morning America in the ratings for the second week in a row, the first time since 2016 — Rather than give up on “Today” in the wake of veteran co-anchor Matt Lauer's departure, viewers are flocking to it. — For the second consecutive week …
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Many alt-right alternatives to popular social networks are struggling to attract talent, users, and funding; a few have gone offline altogether — If you've lost sleep worrying about the growing power of the alt-right — that shadowy coalition that includes white nationalists, anti-feminists …
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John Schwartz / New York Times:
Former New York Times reporter Roy Reed, who covered the civil rights era, has died aged 87 in Arkansas — On June 6, 1966, James Meredith tried to make history for the second time. Having integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962, he announced a plan to walk from Memphis deep into his neighboring home state.
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