Mediagazer: Profile of Brent Bozell and his Media Research Center, which has chipped away at media credibility in the minds of conservatives for 30 years (Tim Alberta/Politico)

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Profile of Brent Bozell and his Media Research Center, which has chipped away at media credibility in the minds of conservatives for 30 years — Long before cries of ‘fake news,’ there was Brent Bozell and his Media Research Center. — You couldn't miss it.

Discussion: @dpotternews, CNNMoney and Politico

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Charter Communications lost 122K subscribers in Q1 vs 40K expected; shares were down as much as 16% during the day, the largest decline since 2009 bankruptcy — Charter Communications reports worsening cable TV subscribers losses, triggering selloff — The pace of pay-TV cord-cutting is quickening …

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Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:

Twitter confirms it is now pushing news links tweeted by your network into your home timeline and grouping tweets mentioning the link underneath it — Twitter is now pushing links tweeted by your network into your home timeline and grouping the tweets mentioning the link underneath it.

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20th Century Fox licenses Kino Industries app that will let users control storylines and characters for in-development Choose Your Own Adventure film — Twentieth Century Fox on Thursday announced that it's partnering with interactive film company Kino Industries to license an app …

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Jason Schwartz / Politico:

How Sarah Huckabee Sanders became White House press secretary and why her unique approach to the job has endeared her to Trump — How a bright, competent and likable young operative became the face of the most duplicitous press operation in White House history.

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