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Newsweek gave 10 pages of free print ads to a New York county where Olivet University was creating a campus, showing more Newsweek-Olivet ties amid DA probe — Note from the Editors: As we were reporting this story, Newsweek Media Group fired Newsweek Editor Bob Roe, Executive Editor Ken Li …
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Newsweek Deputy Editor Ross Schneiderman and other employees threatened to resign from the mag after it tried to suppress Olivet story — Several Newsweek staffers threatened to resign earlier this week, accusing the company of attempting to muzzle the publishing of a story further detailing internal turmoil …


Tavis Smiley sues PBS, claiming the public TV network breached its contract and damaged his company when it fired him over sexual-harassment allegations — Talk-show host Tavis Smiley sued PBS on Tuesday, alleging that the network breached its contract and damaged his production company …


BH Media Group cuts about 6% of workforce due to falling ad revenue, affecting Omaha World-Herald and newspapers in Atlantic City, NJ, Richmond, VA, and more — Unit reducing staff by 148 and eliminating 101 vacant spots — BH Media Group seeks to counter drop in advertising revenue
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Omaha World-Herald, @jaclyncosgrove, Greensboro Business Journal, The Roanoke Times, @rczullo and @mattchittum


On Facebook and Twitter, lax enforcement lets impostor accounts thrive, leaves few options for those whose identities are taken, enabling fake news, propaganda — When Hilary Mason, a data scientist and entrepreneur, discovered that dozens of automated “bot” accounts had sprung up to impersonate …
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@jason_kint, @nytimes, Erin Thompson, @bruvs, @sapna, @thegarance, @data_nerd, @gabrieldance, @michaelhwrdsaul, @rachbarnhart, @mznikkinew, @johnwenzel and @nickconfessore, more at Techmeme »
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One hour after news broke about the Florida school shooting, hundreds of suspected Russian-linked Twitter bots released divisive posts on the gun control debate
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The Guardian, @mtracey, Recode, Fortune, Forbes, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Slate, Washington Post, The Hill, The Atlantic and The Week, more at Techmeme »


Since 1992, 23 newspaper carriers have been violently killed or murdered in the US, more than twice the number of journalists killed in the same period — Newspaper carriers are being assaulted and killed across the country — It was still early in Walter “Wes” Scott's paper route when he was killed.
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Black writer Adeshina Emmanuel's work for Chicago Reader was anchored by a racist front cover, leading him to criticize it and since-fired editor Mark Konkol
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@naderdissa, @tislaurapearson, @rogersparkman, @cjr, @ourmaninchicago, @public_ade and @moorehn


Judge denies AT&T request to compel DOJ to disclose communications with the White House that might show Trump's views on AT&T's proposed merger with Time Warner — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A federal judge on Tuesday denied AT&T Inc's (T.N) request to see White House communications …
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The Wrap, Recode, Wall Street Journal, Variety, CNBC, Gizmodo, TVNewser, Hollywood Reporter, Washington Post, The Verge, Axios, New York Times and New York Times, more at Techmeme »


Q&A with NYT Space Calendar team on its interactive news, its 80K subscribers, reader reactions, and verticals going forward — In his book “The Power of Habit,” Charles Duhigg writes about a three-part process that every habit undergoes: First, there's a cue that tells your brain …


Fairfax Media reports net profit of AU$38.5M in first half of 2018, down 54% YoY, cuts 35% of New Zealand print pubs, pursues strategic options with News Corp — Fairfax Media brought in revenue of $877.1m in the first half of the 2018 financial year, with a net profit after tax of $38.5m …


Former AP photographer Max Desfor, who won a Pulitzer for his photo of Korean War refugees crawling across a damaged bridge in 1950, dies at 104 — WASHINGTON (AP) — Former Associated Press photographer Max Desfor, whose photo of hundreds of Korean War refugees crawling across a damaged bridge …
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@edwardhboh, @greta, @juliedoll_ks and @jimrichardsonng


Milo Yiannopoulos drops lawsuit against his former publisher Simon & Schuster over the cancellation of his memoir — NEW YORK (AP) — Milo Yiannopoulos is dropping his lawsuit against his former publisher. In papers filed Tuesday in New York State Supreme Court, Yiannopoulos …
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Bookseller News, @dustingiebel, @aljwhite, Milo Yiannopoulos and Fast Company


UK Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn bashes and vaguely threatens four print newspapers while responding to stories claiming he gave info to Czech spy in the 1980s — Labour leader denies he was Czech informant and issues warning to newspaper owners … Play Video
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The Independent, @andrewrtdavies, @dallo100, @tnewtondunn, HuffPost UK and The Independent


Sources: the FCC is expected to formally publish its December order overturning the Obama-era net neutrality rules on Thursday — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission is expected to publish on Thursday its December order overturning the landmark Obama-era net neutrality rules …