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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:
Jared Kushner ordered a software developer at the New York Observer to remove stories about friends and connections without editors' knowledge — Jared Kushner personally ordered a software developer at his newspaper to remove stories critical of his friends and real estate peers.
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@weareyourfek, @adamserwer, @espiers, Mediaite, @raju and Slate
Kimberly Nordyke / Hollywood Reporter:
In a 45-minute rant on his radio show, Howard Stern said CBS CEO Les Moonves tried to “ruin his life” with a $500M CBS lawsuit 12 years ago — The SiriusXM host referred to Moonves as “Tony Soprano” and went into the backstory of the $500 million lawsuit that CBS “socked” him with 12 years ago.
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Infowars page removed from LinkedIn and Pinterest, but remains on Twitter, which has said it does not violate its policy, and Instagram — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones is quickly disappearing from the internet, though some accesses to his site Infowars is still available on the web.
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Digiday, politics.blog.mystatesman.com, The Verge, Slate and Mashable
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Sara Salinas / CNBC:
YouTube removes the Alex Jones Channel for violating community guidelines, after he circumvented a suspension by live streaming on other channels — YouTube has removed Alex Jones' page, following bans earlier Monday from Apple and Facebook. — The Alex Jones Channel …
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The Federalist, The Verge, Slate, infowars.com, The Daily Beast, Vox, TVWeek.com, Observer, @davidmweissman, Contemptor and The Loop, more at Techmeme »
Kif Leswing / Business Insider:
While Apple's decision to remove five of Alex Jones' podcasts has caused many platforms to follow suit, Infowars' app is still available in the App Store
While Apple's decision to remove five of Alex Jones' podcasts has caused many platforms to follow suit, Infowars' app is still available in the App Store
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Mashable, @emlyncrenshaw and Slate, more at Techmeme »
Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Facebook has banned four pages run by Alex Jones for “repeated violations of Community Standards”; Spotify removes all episodes of The Alex Jones Show podcast
Facebook has banned four pages run by Alex Jones for “repeated violations of Community Standards”; Spotify removes all episodes of The Alex Jones Show podcast
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CNBC, Media Matters for America, Vox, TechCrunch, Peter O'Kelly's Reality Check, Mashable, @issielapowsky, infowars.com, The Wrap, Mediaite, Engadget, Recode, Washington Post, CNNMoney, Al Jazeera English, Polygon, Motherboard, The A.V. Club, @jimwaterson, @kbandersen, @juliacarriew, @kevinroose and @jason_kint, more at Techmeme »
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Video streaming startup NewTV, led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, raises $1B round with Disney, Alibaba, NBCUniversal, and others participating — - Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman have raised $1 billion from media and technology heavyweights for a new mobile streaming venture.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Discovery's Q2 profit drops 42% YoY due to charges associated with Scripps purchase, with net income falling to $216M — The acquisition of Scripps Networks has boosted revenue and operating income at Discovery Inc., the New York media company specializing in unscripted TV series.
Roger Cheng / CNET:
DOJ says in its appeal of AT&T/Time Warner merger that court's ruling showed “fundamental errors of economic logic” like ignoring risk of rising consumer prices — The fight over AT&T and Time Warner is still very much a thing. — The US Department of Justice on Monday filed …
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9to5Mac and Financial Times, more at Techmeme »
Marty Swant / Adweek:
Getty Images launches Panels, an AI tool that uses natural language processing to analyze stories and suggest photos — The photo agency worked with 20 newsrooms and an AI firm to create Panels — Getty Images is embracing artificial intelligence, starting with a way to help publishers pick photos.
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Journalism.co.uk, Editor & Publisher, Computer Business Review and MarTechSeries
Andrew Beaujon / Washingtonian:
WaPo employees: Bezos should focus on fixing the 401(k), reopen US bureaus, refocus the sports desk, bring back the ombudsman, and plan for the post-Trump era — A punch list for the paper's owner. — On August 5, 2013, Washington Post employees gathered in their auditorium …
Leonard Maltin / Hollywood Reporter:
After Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox, film historian and author Leonard Maltin recalls the studio's early days and the original mogul Darryl F. Zanuck — In the aftermath of its July 27 sale to Disney, film historian and author Leonard Maltin recalls Fox's wild early days …
Max Willens / Digiday:
Insiders at Good and Upworthy describe management disputes over branded content, office culture clashes, a possible move to LA, and small budgets — Upworthy and Good Worldwide combined with a shared mission to promote social causes and uplifting content, but what resulted was a union rife with discord and rancor.
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Former Cosmopolitan editor Joanna Coles resigns as chief content officer of Hearst Magazines — On July 25, Hearst Magazines named Troy Young as its new president. And now the magazine company behind Esquire, Cosmopolitan and Harper's Bazaar has lost its chief content officer.
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New York Post, Wall Street Journal and Folio