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Sydney Ember / New York Times:
Washington Post's Martin Baron refutes Trump's claims that the Post acts as a lobbyist for Amazon as Trump conflates the two, which have different leadership — Amazon does not own The Washington Post. President Trump, however — impervious to certain facts and armed with a Twitter account …
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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Sources: Trump wants USPS to increase Amazon's shipping costs as advisers encourage the president to cancel Amazon's cloud computing contract with the Pentagon — With the West Wing finally calm, Trump is contemplating a multi-front campaign against Jeff Bezos.
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Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, said print media has no credibility and no relevance — David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, said he dislikes and fundamentally distrusts the print media, which he believes “serves no real purpose.”
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Keach Hagey / Wall Street Journal:
Sumner Redstone will not have final say on potential CBS-Viacom merger as he has only one vote on National Amusements, the holding company owning voting stakes — The 94-year-old media mogul would be one vote among seven National Amusements board members — Sumner Redstone …
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Jessica Toonkel / Reuters:
Sources: CBS plans an all-stock offer for Viacom, below current market valuation; CEO Les Moonves to propose staying at helm at least 2 years — (Reuters) - CBS Corp (CBS.N) plans to make an all-stock offer for Viacom Inc (VIAB.O) that values the U.S. media company below its current market valuation …
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Monmouth University Polling Institute:
Poll: 75% of Americans believe major news outlets report “fake news”, 65% say “fake news” applies to editorial decisions, 83% think outsiders plant fake stories — Trump less trusted than CNN, MSNBC, and Fox as info source — West Long Branch, NJ - The news about …
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Mark Sweney / The Guardian:
Disney has expressed an interest in acquiring Sky News, whether or not its acquisition of 21st Century Fox proceeds, as UK regulator scrutinizes Fox's bid — Move aims to allay media plurality fears over 21st Century Fox's takeover of British broadcaster
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New York Times:
DOJ is investigating Live Nation for possible antitrust violations after complaints it pressured venues into using its subsidiary Ticketmaster or lose big shows — In 2010, when the Justice Department allowed the two most dominant companies in the live music business — Live Nation and Ticketmaster …
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Quartz reporter David Yanofsky, lawyers from Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press win FOIA lawsuit against US Department of Commerce for immigration data — Quartz reporter David Yanofsky and his lawyers from the Reporters Committee for Freedom of Press have won their lawsuit …
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Ezra Klein / Vox:
Zuckerberg says it will take a few years for the company to resolve its current issues and that it spent too little time thinking about the risks of its tools — “We will dig through this hole, but it will take a few years.” — It's been a tough year for Facebook.
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The Wrap:
At least 18 companies have pulled advertising from Laura Ingraham's Fox News show, including Hulu, Nestle, TripAdvisor, Honda, Office Depot, and Liberty Mutual — Liberty Mutual CEO David Long says Fox News host's “comments are inconsistent with our values as a company”
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Business Insider:
Twitter accounts linked to Russian influence operations have rallied behind Fox News host Laura Ingraham as advertisers ditch her show
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Oleksiy Kuzmenko / bellingcat:
Ukrainian and Russian media frequently quoted David Jewberg, a Pentagon analyst on Russia, without realising he didn't exist and was the creation of a US group — Summary: — “Senior Pentagon Russia Analyst LTC David Jewberg” maintained a popular Facebook page and was frequently quoted …
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Jia Tolentino / New Yorker:
Teen Boss, a quarterly magazine for 8-15 year-old girls focusing on making money and building brands, reinforces female ambition as smiling and social — The magazine Teen Boss, styled as Teen Bo$$!, débuted in September of last year. It publishes quarterly, like an earnings report.
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