Mediagazer: Twitter has quietly started verifying users again, after pausing verifications in November alongside a promise of a new authentication and verification program (Cale Guthrie Weissman/Fast Company)

2:45 PM ET, January 8, 2018

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Anne Barker / ABC:
WikiLeaks tweeted - then later deleted - a link to a free online copy of Michael Wolff's new book on the Trump administration, Fire and Fury

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New York Times:
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Sources: White House adviser Stephen Miller was escorted off a CNN set by security after an interview with Jake Tapper — - Stephen Miller needed to be escorted off a CNN set on Sunday. — His appearance on “State of the Union” ended abruptly after host Jake Tapper pressed him on damaging claims about President Donald Trump.

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Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:

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Showtime All Access:

Showtime to air a multi-part documentary series, The Fourth Estate, chronicling the New York Times reporters covering Trump's White House — We just announced a new revealing multi-part documentary series THE FOURTH ESTATE (wt), exploring the process and progress of The New York Times …

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John Koblin / New York Times:

FX: at least 487 original TV programs aired in 2017, up from 455 in 2016 and 288 in 2012, fuelled by Netflix airing 117 shows in 2017, up from 24 in 2013 — PASADENA, Calif. — Too many TV shows to choose from? — You're not alone. — At least 487 original scripted programs aired in 2017 …

Cale Guthrie Weissman / Fast Company:

Twitter has quietly started verifying users again, after pausing verifications in November alongside a promise of a new authentication and verification program — Twitter, the magical social media platform where rules are implemented and changed as quickly as hyenas appear in the night …

Discussion: New York Magazine

Variety:

Facebook has signed a multi-year, multi-territory licensing deal with Sony/ATV Music Publishing, allowing users to upload and share media from the catalog — Sony/ATV Music Publishing and Facebook on Monday announced the signing of a licensing agreement. — The multi-territory …

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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:

MSNBC host Joe Scarborough said a source close to Trump claimed he has early onset dementia, but the Washington Post removed the quote from his column twice — Joe Scarborough said on MSNBC Monday morning that he tried to write in a Washington Post column that a source close to Donald Trump told …

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