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The New York Times Company:
After a Trump tweet, A.G. Sulzberger confirms an off the record meeting on July 20, says he told Trump that labeling press an enemy of the people is dangerous — Earlier this month, A.G. received a request from the White House to meet with President Trump.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
In an interview, Sulzberger details what he told Trump about the effects of Trump's language: dictators avoiding scrutiny, rising threats to journalists, more — BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — President Trump on Sunday disclosed details of a private meeting he had with the publisher of The New York Times …
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Six women accuse CBS CEO Leslie Moonves of harassment, intimidation, and assault between 1980s-2000s; dozens more describe a culture of harassment — Six women accuse the C.E.O. of harassment and intimidation, and dozens more describe abuse at his company.
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Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer:
As movie and TV companies cut ties with talent in response to online outrage over past social media activity, morality clauses in contracts become broader — Major TV and movie studios are scrambling for ways to protect themselves from the controversy and expense of a social media scandal—without having to actually read Old Tweets
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Louise Matsakis / Wired:
Profile: the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project has 120+ volunteers who rewrite and improve articles on conspiracy theories and unscientific health info — SUSAN GERBIC SPENT her career photographing babies at a department store in Salinas, California, just 100 miles south of San Francisco.
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
After Facebook removed 196 pages and 87 accounts for policy violations in Brazil, far-right activists are harassing fact checkers not involved with the removals — Facebook is ramping up its efforts to cut down on misinformation ahead of Brazil's election this fall — and a right-wing movement is protesting.
Mark Brown / The Guardian:
Study: movies with the emotional arc of “man in a hole”, a fall followed by a rise, result in box office success irrespective of genre and budget — ‘Man in a hole’ story arc - a fall followed by a rise - found to be most commercially successful
BuzzFeed News:
Laws requiring bot and AI assistant disclosure may limit free speech by threatening anonymity rights while labels don't address the harms caused by opinion bots — Should bots be required to tell you that they're not human? And would such a rule be a violation of free speech?
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Peter Sterne / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Mexican reporter Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto and his son released 7+ months after being detained by ICE, partly in retaliation for bashing US immigration policies — Late last night, Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto and his son Oscar were released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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Pew Research Center:
Average audience for Univision and Telemundo evening newscasts declined 6% in 2017, while circulation at three Hispanic daily papers fell at least 18% — MORE FACT SHEETS: STATE OF THE NEWS MEDIA — News media made by and for the two largest racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States …
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Bryan Curtis / The Ringer:
Profile of ESPN's Bob Ley and how a revamp of Outside the Lines made him one of the most important broadcasters at the channel — The network's longest-serving anchor is the perfect figure to interpret the collision of sport and politics. And the Worldwide Leader needs him now more than ever.
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Oscar Schwartz / The Guardian:
AI coverage has been misinformed and sensationalized for decades, leading to unrealistic expectations and distracting from the actual consequences of AI — Social media has allowed self-proclaimed ‘AI influencers’ who do nothing more than paraphrase Elon Musk to cash in on this hype with low-quality, pieces.
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