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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump campaign manager Brad Parscale tweeted that CNN reporter Jim Acosta should have had press credentials removed for asking questions at Singapore summit — CNN chief White House correspondent Jim Acosta hit back at President Trump — 's 2020 campaign manager's call for his press credentials …
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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
A behind-the-scenes look at the North Korea summit and journalists' efforts to ask Kim Jong Un about denuclearization — It was as good a moment as any. Rivers of sweat rolled down my face amid Singapore's searing heat and 75% humidity. — I was separated by a moat from President Trump …
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Washington Post, Washington Post, @bybrianbennett, Common Dreams, New York Times and @hadas_gold
Associated Press:
The White House restricted press access to Kim Jong-un summit in Singapore, with reporters from AP, Bloomberg, and Reuters kept out of pool at start of meeting
The White House restricted press access to Kim Jong-un summit in Singapore, with reporters from AP, Bloomberg, and Reuters kept out of pool at start of meeting
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Sara Salinas / CNBC:
Judge rules that AT&T can complete its $85B merger with Time Warner, did not impose conditions on the approval — - The Justice Department sued last year to block the merger, citing concerns that AT&T, owner of satellite television provider DirecTV, could charge rival distributors …
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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Canadian outlet The Logic to offer subscriptions for $300 per year with a focus on the intersection of business, tech, policy, politics, and culture — “Is it a tech story? Is it a business and tech or policy and politics story, is it a cultural story? Well, it's actually all the above …
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Poynter, The Logic, David Skok and Talking Biz News
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NYT to review Ali Watkins' work, including her relationship with Senate Intelligence Committee aide James A. Wolfe and what she disclosed to former employers — The New York Times is reviewing the work history of Ali Watkins, a Washington-based reporter at the newspaper whose email …
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The Daily Caller and New York Post
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Washington Post:
A Customs and Border Protection agent questioned national security reporter Ali Watkins about her sources in June 2017; agency now is examining agent's actions — The actions of a Customs and Border Protection agent who confronted a reporter covering national security issues …
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Bijan Stephen / The Verge:
Newsweek has relied on stories optimized for search engines since Google change last year, leading to stories in bad taste after suicides of Bourdain and Spade — Warning: This piece contains language and content regarding suicide that some people may find sensitive or triggering.
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Erin Arvedlund / Philly.com:
Tariff on Canadian paper has raised the price of newsprint by about 30%; commerce department decision to make tariff permanent or to scrap it coming late summer — A single tariff benefiting one paper factory in Washington state could prompt the loss of thousands of U.S. newspaper jobs, industry executives say.
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Financial Times:
Interviews with 25+ employees who worked closely with former WPP boss Martin Sorrell shows routine verbal abuse, and questions about use of company funds — Martin Sorrell's driver had worked for the WPP chief executive for 15 years, ferrying the ad land king around London in a Range Rover.
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The Guardian, getrevue.co, MediaPost and Adweek
Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Conservative pundit Armstrong Williams is buying three local TV stations from Sinclair for $4.95M, which is about $45M-$55M less than their estimated worth — Selling TV stations to select buyers for below-market prices could jeopardize FCC approval of Sinclair-Tribune merger.
Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Reddit is rolling out autoplaying video ads on mobile and desktop for standalone ad campaigns, but this rollout will not add pre-roll ads to videos — The advertising-lite days of Reddit are now firmly in the rear-view as the rapidly maturing company begins to seriously chase advertising revenues in users' feeds.
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Melissa Locker / Fast Company:
Apple previews iBooks replacement Apple Books ahead of fall launch, new app includes more prominence for audiobooks, “Reading Now” and “Want to Read” tabs — Apple Books is getting a fancy new update this fall, and Audible may have cause for concern.
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Publishers Weekly, Patently Apple, MacRumors, Apple and TechCrunch