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60 Minutes moves forward in preparing segment with Stephanie Clifford, who says she had affair with Trump; source: show has not received notice of legal action — The CBS News program “60 Minutes” was moving forward with plans to show an interview it conducted last week with the pornographic film actress …
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Trump's tactic of labelling critical reporting as “fake news” has spread through all levels of government, with lawmakers even using it against local press — An Idaho state lawmaker urges her constituents to submit entries for her “fake news awards.”
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New York Times is launching its first non-fiction narrative podcast, “Caliphate”, with reporter Rukmini Callimachi — “Caliphate,” A Documentary Mini-Series Debuting This Spring, Is The Times's Most Ambitious Form of Audio Storytelling To Date — The New York Times today announced …
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Ex-GOP lawmaker Joe Walsh criticizes Trump over his attack on “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd after the President called the reporter a “son of a bitch” — Former Rep. Joe Walsh (R-Ill.) defended “Meet the Press” host Chuck Todd on Sunday after President Trump
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Apple acquires digital newsstand Texture, which gives its readers access to ~200 magazines for $10/month, as it doubles down on content “from trusted sources” — As the debate continues over fake news and the role that aggregators like Facebook have played in spreading it …
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A look at Meredith Corporation after its purchase of Time Inc. for $2.8B: 17 TV stations, 50 websites, and 40 magazines, some of which are likely to be sold — DES MOINES — Steve Lacy greeted me in his office as if we were old friends. — A top executive at the Meredith Corporation …
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A deep dive into Facebook's big bet on expertise in AR; CTO Mike Schroepfer says the company needs it to remain relevant in 10 or 20 years — Mark Zuckerberg got his first taste of the Oculus Rift, the pioneering virtual reality headset, in January 2014. Standing in one of the few Facebook …


Business Insider video journalist Trevor Cadigan was one of those killed in the East River helicopter crash in New York on Sunday evening — Two tourists, a journalist and two helicopter employees died aboard a sightseeing chopper that crashed into the East River, police sources said Sunday.


Washington Post names former Tehran correspondent Jason Rezaian as a writer for its Global Opinions section; he will focus on press freedom and human rights — The Washington Post has named Jason Rezaian a writer for its growing Global Opinions section. In this role, he will bring …
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UK government's review into sustainability of high-quality journalism in the UK will be led by Dame Frances Cairncross and a panel of current and former editors — The Government's review into the sustainability of high-quality journalism in the UK will be led by Dame Frances Cairncross …


Twitter has suspended several accounts, some with millions of followers, that allegedly engaged in tweet stealing and “tweetdecking”, mass-retweeting each other — The Tweetdeckoning is nigh. — @Dory, @GirlPosts, @SoDamnTrue, Girl Code/@reiatabie, Common White Girl/@commonwhitegiri …


Fox broadcast a 2006 interview with O.J Simpson, by book publisher Judith Regan, on Sunday night but omitted the fact that Regan worked on a book with Simpson — Last night, Fox aired a two-hour special called O.J. Simpson: The Lost Confession? The “television event” …
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