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Annie Linskey / BostonGlobe.com:
Sources: Trump's staff intentionally mimic his grammatical style in tweets and believe debates over typos reinforce his base's notion that he has a common touch — WASHINGTON — The hallmark of President Trump's Twitter feed is that it sounds like him — grammatical miscues and all.
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@mviser, @mattyglesias, @mikel_jollett, @jaytay777, @erinnyc75, @rexhuppke and Mediaite
Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Barack and Michelle Obama sign multiyear deal with Netflix to produce TV shows and films for the streaming service, from scripted series to documentaries — WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama formally announced on Monday a multiyear production deal with Netflix in which he and the former …
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Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Politico to launch a partnership with the South China Morning Post on May 22, will include content-sharing and joint projects — The venture will start as a content-sharing partnership between the news sites — Three years after expanding into Europe, Politico is now setting its sights on Asia.
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@rafat, @emilyrauhala, @r_allbritton and @kate_okeeffe
Institute for Nonprofit News:
Profile of VTDigger, a non-profit newsroom in Vermont, which has ~300,000 monthly users, 19 full-time employees, and an annual budget of over $1.5M — A study in leadership — To editors and executive directors of nonprofit news organizations, Anne Galloway's story will sound familiar …
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Nieman Lab
John Bonazzo / The New York Observer:
Interview Magazine, founded in 1969 by Andy Warhol, folds following wage disputes with former employees and several harassment charges — After almost 50 years, Interview magazine is shutting down. — Several staffers posted on Twitter this morning that the magazine had folded.
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Yuji Nakamura / Bloomberg:
Sony, which already owns 40% of EMI Music Publishing, to buy out remaining 60% equity for about $2B — - Japanese company had already owned about 40 percent of EMI — Deal announced as Sony prepares to unveil mid-term plan — Sony Corp. is buying EMI Music Publishing …
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Billboard, Financial Times, CNBC, nScreenMedia and Wall Street Journal
The New York Times Company:
Paramount Television, in partnership with other production companies, is developing a series based on The New York Times' Overlooked obituaries project — The New York Times, Anonymous Content, Paramount Television, and 3dot Productions are developing an original series titled Overlooked …
Business Insider:
How Wall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou broke the story about the Theranos scandal, a subject he has since penned a book on — - The Wall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou knew from his first phone call with a Theranos insider that he had a great story.
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New York Times, @pearlf, @edwardbrowden, CBS News and @slopeofhope
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Amazon Studios names NBC veteran Vernon Sanders as co-head of TV alongside COO Albert Cheng, will oversee creative and production units for Amazon Prime Video — Veteran TV exec Vernon Sanders has joined Amazon Studios as co-head of television. He will oversee creative and production units for Amazon Prime Video.
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The Wrap
Leonid Bershidsky / Bloomberg:
A look at Republic.ru and how paywalls on Russian media outlets allow for journalistic integrity but reduce its impact — Russia's experience shows that charging for news can ensure independence but limit influence. — There's been a lot of talk recently about journalism and paywalls …
Alex Howard / E Pluribus Unum:
A look at how governments can fix the online public comments issues that plagued the FCC during its net neutrality rule-making process — The Bot Wars, begun they have. — Over the past two years, automated social media accounts and fraudulent regulatory filings have been used …
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@epluribusunum and @digiphile
Andrew Restuccia / Politico:
Q&A with Chad Nackers, editor-in-chief of The Onion, on how the site satirizes the Trump administration — The comedy website has had to develop new strategies and new characters for a president who often defies satire. — A lot has changed since 2013, when the editors of The Onion got …
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The Onion, Washington Post, Law & Crime, The Week, @anniekarni, @politico and @andrewrestuccia