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Nicholas Thompson / Wired:
Sources: Rob Goldman apologized internally at Facebook for his tweetstorm about Russian interference, saying “I conveyed my view poorly” — ON FRIDAY MORNING, just before 10am on the West Coast, the office of special counsel Robert Mueller published his indictment of 13 Russian operatives …
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Sheera Frenkel / New York Times:
Fact-checking the tweetstorm by Facebook VP of ads Rob Goldman on the Mueller indictment and Facebook's role in election interference by Russia
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
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 …
Adeshina Emmanuel / Columbia Journalism Review:
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 — The Chicago Reader fired Executive Editor Mark Konkol on Saturday night, 17 days into his tenure.
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Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:
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.
Hillel Italie / Associated Press:
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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Bloomberg:
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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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Fox News working on Fox Nation, a standalone streaming subscription service with original shows and right-leaning commentary, expected to debut by year's end — Thanks to a relentless news cycle — and a dedicated fan in the Oval Office — Fox News has defied the downward trends in the television business …
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Reuters:
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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New York Times:
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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Peter Walker / The Guardian:
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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New York Times:
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 — SAN FRANCISCO — One hour after news broke about the school shooting in Florida last week, Twitter accounts suspected of having links …
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McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Steve Bannon reported on a late ethics form in November that he sold his Cambridge Analytica and Glittering Steel stakes in April 2017 — WASHINGTON — An enduring ethics question of the Trump White House has been answered. — Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon sold …
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