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6:25 AM ET, May 1, 2018

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
WHCA discusses possibly changing format for future dinners, including inviting a liberal and a conservative comedian, booking a singer, or suspending the dinner  —  WHCA president discusses her ‘regret’ about dinner  —  The White House Correspondents Association is belatedly accepting …
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Jill Colvin / Associated Press:
Trump answering questions at events allows him to dodge questions more than at a press conference, a format he's abandoned, but aides say doing so grants access  —  https://apnews.com/f29a23df19214466b226 e2cbdec78cbd  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The presidential news conference …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Twitter announces 30 new or renewed video content deals, details live programming from ESPN, NBCUniversal, Live Nation, Vice News, MLB, and more  —  Twitter is ready to pump even more premium video into your tweet-stream from a range of new and existing partners — with an emphasis on live-streamed content.
Christopher Robbins / Gothamist:
New York Times Metro Editor Wendell Jamieson resigns following an “investigation”, Susan Chira to step in as interim metro editor effective immediately  —  The Metro Editor for The New York Times has resigned following an investigation, according to an email sent to the newsroom on Monday.
Barry Levine / MarTech Today:
Trade groups representing 4,000 publishers criticize Google's GDPR policies, say proposal to get consent from EU visitors if Google ads are served “falls short”  —  The organizations point to Google's requirements that publishers collect consent and assume liability as some of the many issues.
Chris Ariens / Adweek:
At NewFronts, The New York Times announced an expansion into TV and film productions and says its podcast The Daily has been downloaded 280M times  —  At its NewFront, the paper of record talked TV, podcasts and more  —  First out of the gate at the 2018 Digital Content NewFronts this morning …
Wall Street Journal:
Tehran court orders Iranian telecoms to block Telegram saying the app gave Islamic State “safe ground” and also citing the app's role in recent protests  —  Tehran court ruling prohibits the messaging platform used to organize protesters  —  Iran moved to shut down the messaging app Telegram …
Reuters:
Danish citizen Salah Salem Saleh Sulaiman first to be convicted under Malaysia's fake news law after posting a YouTube video; Sulaiman to spend a month in jail  —  KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - A Malaysian court convicted a Danish citizen on Monday for inaccurate criticism of police on social media …
Amanda Meade / The Guardian:
Australia's ABC to restructure its eight capital-city newsrooms for digital and multi-platform journalism; about 20 jobs will be cut as new roles are created  —  News director says overall job numbers won't fall as new roles will be created  —  Another 20 journalists will lose their jobs …
Discussion: ABC
Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
Google and NBC to make 10+ multi-episode VR productions to run alongside core programming of network's channels, including SNL, Vanderpump Rules, and Syfy Wire  —  Virtual reality has yet to hit the big time with the vast majority of consumers — headset sales are still in the single-digit millions …
Discussion: Engadget and Variety
Christopher Trout / Engadget:
Engadget to cease publication of German- and Spanish-language sites as of Tuesday; sister sites in China, Japan, and the UK will continue  —  When I started at Engadget in 2010, I saw the site as an opportunity: a publication with millions of readers that would pay me to write for a living.
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Sam Forsdick / Press Gazette:
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
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