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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Wall Street Journal reporters Shane Harris and Paul Sonne head to the Washington Post, following three other WSJ reporters hired by WaPo earlier in 2017 — NEW YORK TIMES EXECUTIVE EDITOR DEAN BAQUET said Glenn Thrush “behaved in ways that we do not condone” and “acted offensively.”
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Esquire:
A look at the consequences of Trump's win for elite conservative media, notably for the WSJ, whose editorial pro-Trump stance has prompted a journalistic exile — In 2016, a group of Republicans broke ranks with their party to try to stop Donald Trump from winning the presidency.
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Photojournalist Alexei Wood and five other defendants found not guilty of all charges in trial stemming from protests during inauguration — The case could determine the fate of many of the nearly 200 people arrested during the inauguration. — All six defendants in a crucial trial …
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC proposes $13.4M fine for Sinclair Broadcast for airing stories on Huntsman Cancer Institute without noting sponsorship; Sinclair says it will fight fine — The FCC is slapping Sinclair Broadcast Group with a $13.4 million fine for running news stories on a cancer foundation but failing …
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Penske Media announces it has acquired controlling stake in Rolling Stone parent Wenner Media at a valuation just over $100M; BandLab retains 49% stake — Penske Media Corporation has acquired a controlling interest in Wenner Media, parent company of the iconic magazine Rolling Stone, the company announced Wednesday.
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Facebook Design:
Facebook to stop using “disputed” labels on false news, will show fact checks as Related Articles after tests proved the latter method resulted in fewer shares — Scrolling through News Feed, it can be hard to judge what stories are true or false.
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ProPublica:
Job ads aimed at age groups on platforms including Facebook raise questions of age discrimination, prompt lawsuit; Amazon, LinkedIn change methods after query — Among the companies we found doing it: Amazon, Verizon, UPS and Facebook itself. “It's blatantly unlawful,” said one employment law expert.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
How Rupert Murdoch is preparing to battle Sinclair Broadcasting in light of the Disney-Fox deal and the pending Sinclair-Tribune merger — The billionaire media mogul is selling off his entertainment empire to focus on holdings like Fox News. But there is still another media rival for Murdoch …
Sydney Ember / New York Times:
New York Times says Glenn Thrush will remain suspended until late January, removes him from White House beat after allegations of inappropriate sexual behavior — The New York Times said on Wednesday that Glenn Thrush, one of the paper's most prominent political reporters …
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Karl Bode / DSLreports:
Comcast hikes up monthly prices for premium channels, streaming service, most pay TV services, and increases its broadcast TV fee and cost of hardware rental — Comcast is joining Dish, Cox and DirecTV in informing customers that they'll be paying significantly more money for the same service in the new year.
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
Mozilla releases Firefox for Fire TV, touts ability to launch popular video sites like YouTube amid Amazon-Google feud over YouTube access on Amazon's devices — An alternative workaround to the Amazon-Google feud — Amid Amazon and Google's bitter and self-defeating feud over the right …
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Mark Epstein / Wall Street Journal:
Google and Facebook's dominance in digital advertising and news discovery in the US is a threat to diversity of ideas in the country — A political website pulled an article after Google's AdSense team threatened to withdraw advertising. — 'A monopoly on the means of communication," …
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