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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Sources: Fox News CEO Suzanne Scott tells producers they must protect the talent and brand, and will be held accountable for anything said on air — CEO Suzanne Scott summoned producers to a meeting to direct them to take more control over hosts and panelists.
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Variety, TVNewser, Jezebel, @scottbix, @justin_ling, @jonahnro, @douglaskotti, @bgrueskin, @dbarkin, @jasonschwartz, Mediaite and Media Matters for America
John Santucci / ABC News:
Sources: former Fox News co-president Bill Shine has accepted a White House role as deputy chief of staff for communications — Bill Shine, a former Fox News co-president, has accepted a role in the White House as deputy chief of staff for communications, multiple sources tell ABC News.
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Vanity Fair, CNNMoney, CNBC, Mediaite, @brianstelter, @kaitlancollins, @kaitlancollins, @lauriecrosswell, The Hill, @tomlevenson, @dbernstein, New York Post, @mattzollerseitz, @kagrox, New York Times, Rewire.News, @texhellcat, @lesserfrederick, Media Matters for America, Splinter, CNN, @jeremymbarr, @oliverdarcy, The Wrap, Contemptor, @chucktodd and @reformedbroker
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Major news outlets need to report more deeply, with open minds as the nation changes, to avoid missing the rise of candidates like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez — America is changed. Politics is transformed. — But how much has Big Media adjusted? — Not nearly enough.
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Ocasio-Cortez's win took mainstream publications like the NYT by surprise but progressive outlets like The Intercept had been covering the race for months — See moment Ocasio-Cortez realized victory — Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is a brand new name to most voters.
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Vox, @summerbrennan, The Wrap, @jayrosen_nyu, @brithume, @mlcalderone, @joeberkowitz, @alicesperi, @brianstelter, HuffPost, New York Times, @daveweigel, @pastpunditry, @conniewang, @hodgman, @jeremyscahill, @brianstelter, @eiffeltyler, @jayrosen_nyu, @andreagonram, @andreagonram, @andreagonram and Politico
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Apple is considering a single subscription offering that would encompass its original TV shows, music service, and magazine articles — Apple is considering creating a single subscription offering that would encompass its original TV shows, music service and magazine articles …
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TechCrunch, Engadget, AppleInsider, Decider, Fast Company, 9to5Mac, Hits Daily Double, Pocket-lint, The Next Web, BGR, The Verge, Mashable, MacRumors and Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, more at Techmeme »
Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Roku launches Audience Marketplace for targeted TV advertising in the US, has signed up 21st Century Fox, WarnerMedia, and Viacom — Fox, Turner and Viacom to sell inventory in the marketplace — Roku Inc. ROKU -5.84% said it is launching a marketplace where TV networks can sell commercial space …
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Variety, Press Release, FierceCable, MediaPost and Adweek
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
The Pittsburg Post-Gazette will end print distribution two days a week starting August 25, offering e-delivery only, as it emphasizes digital operations — The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette said that beginning Aug. 25 it will distribute its newspaper only by e-delivery on two days of the week …
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@pgnewsguild and WTAE
Jon Russell / TechCrunch:
Times Internet, the digital arm of India's Times Group, buys a ~$140M majority stake in video app MX Player to use as a platform for streaming original content — Times Internet, the digital arm of Indian media firm Times Group, is getting into the digital content space, but not in the way you might think.
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Android Police and Times of India, more at Techmeme »
Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Sling TV raises core package price by $5 to $25/month, introduces free content, and a la carte channel subscriptions — Also provides free on-demand shows from TBS, HGTV, History — Dish's streaming service Sling TV said it is launching a new version of its service that will provide …
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TechCrunch, MediaPost and Sling, more at Techmeme »
Shaya Tayefe Mohajer / Columbia Journalism Review:
Interview with Norman Pearlstine, new executive editor of the Los Angeles Times, on his news coverage plans, dealing with a new union, talent losses, and more — Norman Pearlstine (Jay L. Clendenin / Los Angeles Times) — On the day I interviewed Norman Pearlstine at the Los Angeles Times …
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@haileybranson, @shaya_in_la and @shelbygrad
Anna Nicolaou / Financial Times:
Politico Pro to expand to Canada in the fall, with a focus on policy and political developments that shape the US-Canada relationship — Politico, the media group that upended the political press in Washington, is taking its brand to Canada, becoming the latest US news organisation to seek expansion north of the border.
Max Willens / Digiday:
Sources: French judge pauses shutdown of BuzzFeed France and requires the US publisher to provide more information to show it had cause to close the French unit — BuzzFeed's effort to close its French edition was stymied Wednesday by a French judge's ruling saying the U.S. publisher …
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
A look at WaPo's The Lily after a year of aiming at millennial women: an eight-person team distributes content via email, IGTV, Facebook Watch, Apple News, more — “If someone says they love The Lily both for the stories and for the way it looks, that's what I'm going for."
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