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Linette Lopez / Business Insider:
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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Associated Press:
Memo: Macmillan CEO John Sargent calls Trump's attempt to halt release of Wolff book “flagrantly unconstitutional”, says company will respond to legal letter — WASHINGTON (AP) — The author of an explosive new book that questions President Donald Trump's fitness for office …
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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
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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TVNewser, Recode, Sydney Morning Herald, Business Insider, New York Times, Mediaite and Marc Cooper
New York Times:
Under political and financial pressure, Breitbart's Steve Bannon issues an apology, tries to reverse statements about Donald Trump Jr. in Michael Wolff's book
Under political and financial pressure, Breitbart's Steve Bannon issues an apology, tries to reverse statements about Donald Trump Jr. in Michael Wolff's book
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Graham Ruddick / The Guardian:
The BBC has banned journalists who tweeted support for Carrie Gracie from presenting on-air segments about the gender pay row at the corporation — Journalists who publicly supported corporation's former China editor are told they cannot now report on gender pay row
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
BBC's China Editor Carrie Gracie resigns over gender pay gap, accuses managers of breaking equality law, says she'll return to BBC TV newsroom — In an explosive letter addressed to licence fee payers, which was leaked to BuzzFeed News, Carrie Gracie claimed the BBC was “breaking equality law”.
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KHOU-TV:
Father of missing sports journalist Courtney Roland says she has been found unharmed and has been taken to the hospital — KHOU 11's Michelle Choi reports from the Galleria area on the disappearance of Courtney Roland … BREAKING UPDATE— The father of Courtney Roland says she has been found safe …
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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Samantha Barry is named editor of Glamour, becoming the first person with an exclusively digital and television background to lead a Conde Nast magazine — When Samantha Barry was growing up in Ireland, she and her family would gather around the television to watch the 6 o'clock news.
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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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@jakesherman and @samdolnick
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 …
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Viacom agrees to acquire eight-year-old influencer marketing company Whosay for an undisclosed amount, will focus on campaigns across digital platforms and TV — Media company plans to use shop to scale its branded content operation and generate incremental revenue
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Variety, Adweek, WHOSAY, Ad Age, Broadcasting & Cable, The Drum and Seeking Alpha
Stefania D'Ignoti / Nieman Lab:
Profile of Jordan-based podcast network Sowt, which produces and curates original Arabic-language content on social issues like religion and gender taboos — The podcast network Sowt, which both produces and curates podcasts for a Middle East audience, avoids “just translating and adapting U.S. products” …
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Variety
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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The Verge, @mattnavarra and @whatthebit, more at Techmeme »
Jesse Abdenour / Columbia Journalism Review:
Study: news stations in competitive markets are more likely to produce investigative stories, and high quality investigations appear to raise ratings — A silhouette of a man sits in a stark television studio. Exposed wires snake their way up bare plywood walls. The man's face has been blacked out.