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John Bowden / The Hill:
In a New York Times interview, Trump says media will shift in his favor for the 2020 election because they need ratings: “they basically have to let me win” — predicted he will win the 2020 presidential race on Thursday due to a media shift in his favor, telling The New York Times …
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Martin Belam / The Guardian:
US court documents show Simon & Schuster was concerned that Milo Yiannopoulos' book manuscript included unsupported arguments, crude unfunny quips, and racism — Court submissions in lawsuit over far-right provocateur's memoir reveal concerns over weak arguments, boasting and racism
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Trump weighs in with a tweet on Vanity Fair's apology over Clinton video controversy, disparaging the magazine and Vogue editor Anna Wintour — The president said the magazine “looks like it is on its last legs” and called out Anna Wintour on Thursday. — President Donald Trump couldn't help …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
A deeper look at attitudes about “the media” in the Rust Belt shows most people are not dogmatic in their criticism, wanting fairness, depth, and accuracy — The July email from Daniel Hastings, a Post reader who lives in Washington, was harsh: “You never have any intention …
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Bibi van der Zee / The Guardian:
How reader funding through memberships, crowdfunding, and donations is helping small independent media orgs maintain editorial freedom all around the world — As the number of Guardian supporters continues to grow, we look at independent publications with their own take on membership models
Rosalind Adams / BuzzFeed:
How a chain of psychiatric hospitals reacted to BuzzFeed coverage: firing a staffer, suing a former staffer, hiring Edelman for crisis communications, more — A $100,000 crisis PR plan. An employee fired for supposedly speaking to a reporter. Another employee sued for allegedly leaking internal surveillance videos.
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Brendan Regan / Newsweek:
Brendan Regan, VP at audioBoom, looks at 2017's podcasting trends, with true crime shows dominating, interest in political podcasts rising dramatically, more — Nowadays, when you pass someone with earbuds in, you have to wonder, is it music they're playing or is it the latest episode of their favorite podcast?
Maane Khatchatourian / Variety:
Report: China's market for online literature grew to $1.96B in 2017, up 32.1% YoY, and spawning a wave of TV, film, and game adaptations — China's fast-growing online literature market has become an important source of inspiration for studios as film, TV, and online game adaptations …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: American Horror Story and Glee creator Ryan Murphy is being pursued by both Amazon and Netflix, as his contract with Fox is up in 2018 — Ryan Murphy is said to consider move to Netflix or Amazon — Creator of ‘Glee’ is said to seek $100 million or more
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Quartz, ComingSoon.net, /Film, Broadcasting & Cable and Tubefilter
Stephanie Mencimer / Mother Jones:
A Mother Jones reporter recalls her unlikely friendship with a right-wing Tea Party member and their diagnoses with cancer, within weeks of each other — Our unlikely bond only grew stronger when we were both diagnosed with cancer this spring. … On paper, Robin Stublen and I should never have been friends.
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Azam Ahmed / New York Times:
Mexican President Nieto spends more on media advertising than any predecessor, nearly $2B since '12, used with other state-derived influence to direct the media — MEXICO CITY — Running a newspaper, radio station or television outlet in Mexico usually means relying on a single …
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BuzzFeed:
Analysis finds that the 50 most viral fake news stories on Facebook in 2017 generated more shares, reactions, and comments than those of 2016 — Viral fake news generated more engagement in Facebook in 2017 than last year, according to a BuzzFeed News analysis.
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