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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
Sources: The Times sacked award-winning reporter Peter Yeung for publishing concert and travel reviews on its site in return for free tickets and travel — Peter Yeung told BuzzFeed News that publishing the fake concert and travel reviews to get free tickets and trips was “the biggest mistake of my life”.
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New York Times:
HBO must transform from a boutique operation into something bigger and broader, says its new overseer, AT&T exec John Stankey, at town hall meeting with staff — Change is coming to HBO, now that it is part of the AT&T corporate family. That much was clear to the 150 employees …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Marcy Wheeler delves deeper into why she outed a source, including safety concerns for innocent people amid House GOP tactics and the source's actions — It's pretty much an inviolable rule of journalism: Protect your sources. — Reporters have gone to jail to keep that covenant.
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Antoni Slodkowski / Reuters:
Myanmar court charges two jailed Reuters journalists for violating the Official Secret Act, moving case into trial stage after 6 months of preliminary hearings — YANGON (Reuters) - A court in Myanmar on Monday charged two jailed Reuters journalists with obtaining secret state documents …
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CNN:
Disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein pleaded not guilty to three additional sex crime charges in a Manhattan court on Monday — Hear some of Harvey Weinstein's accusers — (CNN)Harvey Weinstein, the disgraced Hollywood producer, pleaded not guilty to three additional sex crime charges …
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Jason Easley / POLITICUSUSA:
The media value of live coverage of Trump rallies: from April 28 to July 5, CNN gave Trump no free advertising, MSNBC gave $56.7K worth, Fox News gave $15.1M — FacebookTwitterSubscribeGooglePinterest PrintMailFlipboard — The cable news landscape has changed.
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Josh Gerstein / Politico:
Paul Manafort's lawyers say the DoJ may have violated its own leak policies by giving info off-the-record to four AP reporters during a 2017 meeting — Lawyers for former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort are crying foul over a meeting Justice Department prosecutors held …
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Rachel Frazin / The Daily Beast:
Manuel Duran, founder of online publication Memphis Noticias, was arrested by ICE, a move he says was in retaliation for his coverage of Memphis police — What started out as a “just another day” in Memphis-based journalist Manuel Duran's life ended in his arrest by local police and transfer to Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Caitlin Kelly / Poynter:
Newspaper veterans from a variety of publications reminisce about some of the deepest and most enduring friendships they forged in the newsroom — Many journalists who have spent time working in a newsroom forge there — in that sometimes chaotic and stressful environment …
Lorna Fraser / IPSO:
UK study: coverage of youth suicides is disproportionate to the number of incidents and is reported in a more sensational way compared to other age groups — In the second in our series of blogs with Samaritans, Lorna Fraser, Executive Lead of their Media Advisory Service …
Kate Lamb / The Guardian:
Cambodia announces new directive to fight fake news posted online; violators could face imprisonment and fines, prompting fears over press freedom — Cambodia's media has under come increasing pressure after the closure of one independent newspaper and sale of another
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Wall Street Journal:
Disney CEO Bob Iger is applying his formula of targeting a company that is not for sale to acquire 21st Century Fox, with his once secure legacy on the line — With Disney's pursuit of Fox, CEO Robert Iger's signature strategy faces its biggest test yet — LOS ANGELES— Disney DIS .27% …