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Breitbart News announces that Steve Bannon is stepping down from his post as executive chairman — WASHINGTON — Stephen K. Bannon is stepping down from his post as executive chairman of Breitbart News, the company will announce on Tuesday. — Mr. Bannon's departure …
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Michael Cohen, Trump's personal attorney, files defamation lawsuits against BuzzFeed and Fusion GPS over dossier; BuzzFeed suit targets EIC Ben Smith and others — Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's personal attorney and close confidant, filed a pair of lawsuits on Tuesday …
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In an op-ed, Buzzfeed EIC Ben Smith says he is proud of posting the Trump-Russia dossier a year ago and says publishing was in the public interest — Exactly one year ago BuzzFeed published what's now known simply as “the dossier”: a set of reports put together by a former British intelligence …
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As rumors fly that Harper's Magazine plans a story on woman who started the Shitty Media Men list, people warn naming the creator could put her in danger — Rumors flew around on Tuesday that Harper's magazine has a piece in its upcoming print issue which will reveal the identity of the woman who started the Shitty Media Men list.
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Jimmy Iovine casts doubt on earlier report that he planned to leave in August: “I am committed to doing whatever Eddy (Cue), Tim (Cook) and Apple need me to do” — Music mogul Jimmy Iovine shot down rumors that he plans to exit Apple in August telling Variety that he's committed …
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A profile of Ronan Farrow, one of the reporters who helped break the Weinstein story and whom sources say is close to signing a multiyear deal with HBO — A child of entertainment royalty and an early witness to “power used for ill,” the son of Woody Allen and Mia Farrow opens up about helping bring …
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Report: Fox is in talks to buy around 10 TV stations from Sinclair Broadcast Group; sale would help Sinclair gain regulatory approval for Tribune deal — The deal would strengthen so-called “New Fox” after the sale of various assets to Walt Disney. — After its $52.4 billion December mega-deal …


YouTube says it is looking at “further consequences” for Logan Paul and will shortly announce steps it's taking to prevent a similar incident happening again — YouTube star sorry for filming suicide victim — YouTube says it is looking into “further consequences” for Logan Paul …


Andy Yeatman, the Netflix exec who lost his job after a comment made to an alleged victim of actor Danny Masterson, talks about the incident — After making an offhanded remark about an accused actor while coaching his daughter's game, Andy Yeatman quickly regretted it.


The Sun, one of the UK's biggest tabloid newspapers, had a loss of £24M in 2017, due to a tough print ad market and mounting costs from phone hacking scandal — Challenging print ad revenue and legal costs relating to hacking scandal continue to trouble tabloid and pre-tax losses of the Times increase by £2m


Myanmar prosecutors sought charges on Wed. against two Reuters reporters under the Official Secrets Act, which carries a maximum prison sentence of 14 years — YANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar prosecutors sought charges on Wednesday against two Reuters reporters under the Official Secrets Act …
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The New York Times cancels its TimesTalk event with actor James Franco, citing recent allegations of sexual misconduct made against the actor on social media — A New York Times event featuring James Franco, who won a best actor Golden Globe Sunday, has been canceled, two days after Franco …
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