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Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Now that Facebook and other platforms have become “digital arms dealers”, Mark Zuckerberg takes a crash course in free speech and propaganda, at a public cost — They have weaponized social media, and we are all paying the price. — Let me first state that I actually …
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John Haltiwanger / Business Insider:
In response to a question from CNN's Jim Acosta, White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders refuses to say “the press is not the enemy of the people” — - White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders declined to answer a question from CNN's Jim Acosta about whether …
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@acosta, TVNewser, Mediaite, The Wrap, @ashleyrparker, CNN and Washington Post
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
In July, the White House held three press briefings, totaling 56 minutes altogether, a continuation of a declining trend with five in June, and nine in May — July's three briefings, during which the press secretary took questions for a combined 56 minutes, tied a low for any month during the Trump presidency.
Campbell Brown / Facebook Media:
Facebook extends its Local News Accelerator through the end of the year, launches a $3.5M Membership Accelerator program to help outlets with membership models — Today, we're excited to announce an additional $4.5 million investment in programs that support news publishers.
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Nieman Lab, Adweek, Wall Street Journal and @jcstearns
Los Angeles Times:
Sources: Les Moonves told CBS board members months ago of an LAPD investigation into an alleged sexual assault; board hired an outside law firm to investigate — CBS board members learned several months ago that the Los Angeles Police Department had investigated an alleged sexual assault …
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Business Insider, Slate, CNBC, VICE News and Hollywood Reporter
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Joanna Tan / CNBC:
CBS says it is hiring two law firms to investigate allegations in the media against Leslie Moonves, CBS News, and cultural issues at all levels of the company
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The Wrap, Business Insider and BuzzFeed News
Tara Bitran / Variety:
USC School of Cinematic Arts suspends Les Moonves from its board of councilors and says it will discuss further action in October
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HuffPost, Crain's New York Business, Deadline, Fortune, Ad Age, The Wrap, mailchi.mp, Variety, @dylanbyers, Hollywood Reporter, HuffPost, Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Warner Music Group is buying Uproxx Media Group, which publishes HitFlix, Dime, and Uproxx.com; BroBible will not be part of the sale — The digital media company publishes brands like entertainment news site HitFlix, sports site Dime and Uproxx.com. — Digital publisher Uproxx Media Group …
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Variety, Wall Street Journal and Music Business Worldwide
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
The New York Times issues a statement standing by Sarah Jeong, its new editorial board hire, after criticisms arise of her old tweets blasting “white people” — The New York Times is facing backlash about its latest hire to its editorial board, Sarah Jeong, after multiple old tweets about …
The Information:
Sources: Google is developing a news aggregation app for use in China that will comply with the country's strict censorship laws — Google is developing a news-aggregation app for use in China that will comply with the country's strict censorship laws, part of a plan to re-enter …
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Matthew Iles / Civil:
Civil delays token sale from August 13 to September 18 and announces daily webinars to explain the token sales process as it seeks consumers, not speculators — I'm sharing an important update today: The CVL token sale will now begin on Tuesday, September 18.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
AMC Networks' Q2 revenue rose to $761.3M for profits of $106M, a 3% YoY growth, thanks to shrinking losses at its international operations — AMC Networks said second-quarter profit rose 3% as the owner of cable networks like AMC and IFC narrowed operating losses at its international operations.
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John Eggerton / Multichannel News:
FCC OKs apprenticeship program giving established broadcasters waivers on ownership rules if they mentor minority-owned stations; Jessica Rosenworcel objects — Pai calls it action, ‘finally’; Rosenworcel calls it too little for too few — The FCC has voted to approve, with one strong dissent …
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Radio & Television … and @fcc
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Vizio launches WatchFree, a free, ad-supported streaming service powered by Pluto TV that offers access to over 100 channels — Think there are too many streaming services? How about one more? Today, Vizio says it's launching its own streaming service called WatchFree that will be available …
Washington Post:
Activists accuse Facebook of suppressing free speech after it removed an event listing it said was part of a disinformation effort with possible ties to Russia — SAN FRANCISCO — Left-leaning political activists accused Facebook of suppressing free speech when the social media giant removed …
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The Daily Caller, The Hill, The Hill, @washingtonpost, @tonyromm, @lizzadwoskin, @statedeptspox, @notmynypd, @notmynypd, @notmynypd, MediaNama and Gizmodo, more at Techmeme »
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