Mediagazer: Sources: Donerail Group, led by former Starboard Value LP executive Will Wyatt, is in advanced talks to acquire Tronc (Greg Roumeliotis/Reuters)

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Greg Roumeliotis / Reuters:

Sources: Donerail Group, led by former Starboard Value LP executive Will Wyatt, is in advanced talks to acquire Tronc — (Reuters) - Donerail Group, an investment firm led by former activist hedge fund Starboard Value LP executive Will Wyatt, is in talks to acquire Tronc Inc (TRNC.O) …

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Wallace Witkowski / MarketWatch:
Tronc reports Q2 revenue of $253M, up 3.9% YoY and net loss of $15.1M

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Analysis of Infowars Twitter content shows videos that led to YouTube and other bans were still live, while other tweets showed more Twitter rules violations — Why Facebook,YouTube and Apple are removing InfoWars content — Twitter's vice president for trust and safety, Del Harvey …

Max Fisher / New York Times:

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Richard Allan / Facebook:

VP of policy details Facebook's limits to free speech: physically or financially endangering people, intimidating via hateful words, tricking people for profit — Hard Questions is a series from Facebook that addresses the impact of our products on society.

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Condé Nast CEO outlines plan for growth: diversify revenue away from ads, shed titles, cut staff; says company is studio shopping to help boost video efforts — Owner of magazines including Vogue, Vanity Fair wants to diversify revenue away from advertising, shed some titles

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Amid Trump's anti-media rhetoric and after the Capital Gazette shooting, TV and print media outlets increase security, including adding bodyguards at rallies — TV networks are employing security guards at the president's high-octane rallies. — Notebooks, mics, cameras, hairspray …

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The former EIC of NY Observer says Jared Kushner's demand that an IT worker delete several stories fits with the Trump family's hostility to journalism — I was editor in chief of the New York Observer when he allegedly had stories removed from the digital archive in secret.

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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:

Sources: 60 Minutes producer Michael Radutzky screamed at colleagues, threw objects, twisted colleague's arm as executive producer Jeff Fager tolerated conduct — In June 2007, “60 Minutes” senior producer Michael Radutzky stepped forward at a Peabody Awards ceremony to accept recognition …

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News Corp beats estimates with revenue of $2.69B, a 29% increase YoY, reports net loss of $372M attributable to shareholders, in part due to Foxtel transaction — Write-off related to Australian TV deal contributes to net loss — The consolidation of Australian television assets helped …

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Sky News Australia is removed from Melbourne train stations by Victoria state officials after Sky airs an interview with Nazi sympathizer Blair Cottrell — An Australian state has instructed train stations to stop broadcasting Sky News Australia, amid a widening backlash over a recent TV interview.

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Tribune Q2 results: revenue rose 4% YoY to $489.4M, net income rose to $84.4M, up from a net loss of $30.4M in Q2 2017 — Tribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) (the “Company") today announced that it has terminated its merger agreement (the “Merger Agreement") with Sinclair Broadcast Group …

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Charles Riley / CNNMoney:
Tribune calls off its $3.9B merger with Sinclair, sues Sinclair for breach of contract, seeking $1B in damages

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