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At least five dead, several others gravely injured in a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Anne Arundel County, Maryland; one suspect in custody — Lt. Ryan Frashure gives an update on a shooting at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Annapolis. (Tim Prudente/Baltimore Sun video)
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Lloyd Grove / The Daily Beast:
Jill Abramson calls for a course correction at NYT, citing political primary coverage and exposé that neglected impact of Ali Watkins' work and the war on leaks — It may not have been the tweet heard 'round the world, but it was certainly heard—like a thunderclap …
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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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Anthony Ha / TechCrunch:
Twitter makes its Ad Transparency Center, announced before Congressional hearings in October, available to all users — Twitter is unveiling the Ads Transparency Center that it announced back in October. — This comes as Twitter and other online platforms have faced growing political scrutiny around …
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Anna Hensel / VentureBeat:
Facebook rolls out a button to show ads a Page is running, even if not targeted to the user, across Facebook, Instagram, and Messenger — Facebook today released a new tool that will allow users to see what advertisements a Page is running — whether or not all of those advertisements are targeted at that particular users.
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David Beard / Poynter:
News outlets in the US, Mexico, El Salvador, and Guatemala partner to gather information on detained, separated children via tip lines and secure messaging — The newsrooms are in the U.S., Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador. — Frustrated at the Trump administration's limited information …
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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Sources: 44 staffers from former Gawker Media sites including Jezebel, Gizmodo, and Deadspin have taken buyouts in recent weeks, with no layoffs for now — A total of 44 staffers will leave Gizmodo Media Group as part of new budget cuts mandated by the group's parent company Univision.
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
Showtime orders a 10-episode live-action series based on the Halo video game franchise, with production beginning in early 2019 — Showtime has given a series order to its long-gestating adaptation of the videogame series “Halo.” — Kyle Killen is on board to serve as showrunner and exec producer.
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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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Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Verizon is shutting down Go90; sources say it will be discontinued by July 31 and that shows and all content rights will be returned to production partners — Verizon is finally calling it quits on its expensive mobile video bet, Go90. — The wireless communications giant is shutting …
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Amy X. Wang / Rolling Stone:
Music Modernization Act advances out of committee to full Senate; the bundle of legislation updates royalty rules, allows royalties for songs recorded pre-1972 — Bill unanimously passes Senate Judiciary Committee and now goes to Senate for full vote — America's biggest attempt …
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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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