Mediagazer: New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi removed around 15,000 ISIS-related documents from Iraq, igniting a debate about ownership and cultural theft (Maryam Saleh/The Intercept)

11:50 AM ET, May 23, 2018

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CNN producer @gregorywallace tried to attend day 2 of @EPA summit on chemicals in drinking water today and was turned away again

Discussion: Washington Post and The Hill

Politico:

White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders says the White House is investigating the EPA's ban of reporters from certain news outlets on Tuesday — The Environmental Protection Agency temporarily barred journalists and the public from a national summit Tuesday addressing toxic chemicals contamination …

Discussion: CNNMoney, @micahgrimes, Associated Press, Grist, Snopes.com, The Daily Caller and Associated Press

Michael Calderone / @mlcalderone:
CNN statement on network's reporter being “selectively” turned away, along with reporters from other outlets, from EPA event

Discussion: @will_bunch, @halliejackson and @oliverdarcy

Evelyn Cheng / CNBC:

Comcast says it is in the advanced stages of preparing an all-cash offer for parts of 21st Century Fox that Rupert Murdoch's company agreed to sell to Disney — - Comcast said Wednesday it is in “advanced stages of preparing” an all-cash offer for parts of Twenty-First Century Fox …

Discussion: The Wrap, TechCrunch, MediaPost, Broadcasting & Cable, Adweek and Multichannel News

Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:

Source: Sinclair is laying the groundwork for a Fox News competitor, is in talks with current and former Fox News stars about joining the would-be network — Company execs are taking meetings with conservative stars as a prelude to launching a competitor to the Murdoch-led juggernaut.

Discussion: @jeremymbarr and @lionelmedia

Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:

Newspaper-owning hedge funds point to profits and hiring of experienced executives, but layoffs and other cost-cutting measures seem to belie good intentions — Coast to coast, financial firms are playing a bigger role at local papers struggling to adapt in digital age

Discussion: Poynter, @dabeard, @eddyelfenbein, @vwpickard, @briankarem and @gerryfsmith

Rick Maese / Washington Post:

Profile of PFT Commenter, the anonymous satirical sports podcaster behind Pardon My Take who began as a parody Twitter account — NEW YORK — Wearing dark sunglasses with an acoustic guitar slung over his shoulder, the most unlikely sports media personality on the planet stepped through …

Discussion: Deadspin, @megreenwell, @steven_hyden, @ourand_sbj, @ndtscouting, @michaelfhurley, @fantasy_mansion, @dcsportsbog, @barrysvrluga, @barstoolrdt, @notlarrysabato, @stoolsalesguy, @fitzcamel and @linzsports

Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

Sources: GOP fundraiser Elliott Broidy subpoenaed the AP for info about the source of hacked emails that formed the basis of recent reports about him — The impasse comes at a time when political battles are increasingly being waged via leaks of hacked data.

Discussion: @schreckreports, @evan_rosenfeld, @kt_so_it_goes, @evan_rosenfeld, @aliasvaughn, New York Magazine, The Week and Vanity Fair

Maryam Saleh / The Intercept:

New York Times reporter Rukmini Callimachi removed around 15,000 ISIS-related documents from Iraq, igniting a debate about ownership and cultural theft — For the last five years, Sara Farhan has been researching medical education in Iraq. A doctoral student of history at Toronto's York University …

Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:

AP's Europe News Director Caro Kriel is joining Sky News as head of international news — Sky News has appointed Associated Press' Caro Kriel as its new head of international news. — Kriel is currently Europe news director at the news agency and has some 20 years' experience in foreign news reporting.

Dan Mangan / CNBC:

At Deadline Club dinner, Lesley Stahl said Trump told her he bashes the press “so that when you write negative stories about me no one will believe you” — - President Donald Trump said he bashes the press to “demean” and “discredit” reporters so that no one will believe negative stories …

Discussion: YouTube, @omearan, Ken Humphrey, Cynthia F. Davidson, @elisewho, Washington Post, HuffPost, @hadas_gold, The Intercept, Mother Jones and @clarajeffery

Gene Maddaus / Variety:

CBS amended its lawsuit against National Amusements on Wednesday, claiming bylaw changes imposed by Shari Redstone last week are invalid under Delaware law — CBS has amended its lawsuit against National Amusements on Wednesday, adding claims that the bylaw changes the parent company imposed last week are invalid under Delaware law.

Pete Vernon / Columbia Journalism Review:

New miniseries shows NYT is thriving despite its bleak outlook in the 2011 Page One documentary, but the struggles it faced still plague other outlets — Imagine the first year of the Trump administration without Maggie Haberman embedded in the West Wing. Without Michael Schmidt breaking open the James Comey saga.

Discussion: Nieman Lab

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