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Steven Musil / CNET:
Twitter puts account of Alex Jones in read-only mode for seven days after a tweet violated policy; he can browse but can't tweet, retweet, or like other posts — Twitter has cut off Alex Jones from key functions of his account after the founder and star of conspiracy site Infowars violated another Twitter policy.
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David Greene / Washington Post:
It's wrong to just consider Alex Jones when debating content moderation on tech platforms because platforms have silenced voices that span political spectrum — David Greene is the civil liberties director and senior staff attorney for the Electronic Frontier Foundation.
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Anne Steele / Wall Street Journal:
PRX and PRI, two of the largest distributors of public radio programs in the US, are merging in a bid to capitalize on the growing popularity of podcasts — PRI and PRX are joining forces in hopes of becoming a podcasting juggernaut — Public-radio companies PRX and PRI are merging …
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Jake Shapiro / RadioPublic:
Automattic, parent company of WordPress.com, invests in podcast company RadioPublic, joining earlier investors including the NYT, Bose, McClatchy, and PRX
Automattic, parent company of WordPress.com, invests in podcast company RadioPublic, joining earlier investors including the NYT, Bose, McClatchy, and PRX
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Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
The New York Times joins The Boston Globe's effort to print editorials on August 16 protesting Trump's attack on the press; 200+ newspapers have signed up — The call to arms came in the form of a memo. — Marjorie Pritchard, the deputy managing editor of The Boston Globe …
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Jack Shafer / Politico:
The Boston Globe-coordinated response to Trump's media bashing is sure to backfire, won't reach Trump's base, and won't deter Trump's defamation and threats
The Boston Globe-coordinated response to Trump's media bashing is sure to backfire, won't reach Trump's base, and won't deter Trump's defamation and threats
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Paul Bedard / Washington Examiner:
Trump campaign files for arbitration against Omarosa Manigault-Newman, claims she broke 2016 NDA by disparaging Trump in book and sharing recorded private talks
Trump campaign files for arbitration against Omarosa Manigault-Newman, claims she broke 2016 NDA by disparaging Trump in book and sharing recorded private talks
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CBS News:
Recording: Trump campaign officials discussed how to “spin” Apprentice outtake tapes showing Trump using the N-word if they were released
Recording: Trump campaign officials discussed how to “spin” Apprentice outtake tapes showing Trump using the N-word if they were released
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Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Axios hires Felix Salmon and CNBC's Courtenay Brown and plans to expand coverage of markets and finance, adding a newsletter, Axios Edge — Axios is hiring Felix Salmon and Courtenay Brown to spearhead its foray into coverage of the public markets.
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Karolle Rabarison / Online News Association:
2018 Online Journalism Awards finalists announced, and James Foley Award for Conflict Reporting goes to photojournalist Nicole Tung — WASHINGTON, D.C. — Finalists for the 2018 Online Journalism Awards, representing a wide range of local and international media, nonprofit, public …
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Alexandra Bruell / Wall Street Journal:
Profile of Meredith Kopit Levien, COO at The New York Times and the architect of ad deals like the newspaper's controversial partnership with Samsung — Meredith Kopit Levien uses nontraditional ad deals amid challenging times in publishing — At the annual advertising festival …
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@perlberg, @keachhagey and @asharma
Tatiana Siegel / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Leslie Moonves accuser Christine Peters is shopping a book titled “Hollywood Granola: My Life With Nuts and Flakes” and is near deal with publisher — Sources say the ‘How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days’ producer is pitching a memoir titled 'Hollywood Granola …
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BBC:
BBC will not appeal ruling over its coverage of police raid at Sir Cliff Richard's home in 2014, but asks UK Attorney General to consider review of the law — The BBC will not challenge a ruling over its coverage of a police raid at Sir Cliff Richard's home in 2014 at the Court of Appeal.
Dominic Patten / Deadline:
Univision and The Onion are facing a $2M+ lawsuit from financial specialists GCA Advisors over an alleged breach of contract — Univision, now run by CEO Vince Sadusky, may be trying to trim costs and staff to stay competitive, but the purchase and possible sale of its brand The Onion …
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Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Financial Times CEO John Ridding returns £510K of his annual £2.6M pay packet, after staff complained it was 100x the salary of a trainee journalist — Union complained that John Ridding's pay was 100 times that of a trainee journalist — The chief executive of the Financial Times …
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Felix Salmon / Wired:
Jeffrey Katzenberg's NewTV, with $1B in funding and an experienced CEO in Meg Whitman, faces an uphill battle trying to disrupt linear TV with short-form video — CALL IT JEFFREY Katzenberg's unicorn newborn. An operating company has come into being, ex nihilo, with the blandest of names—NewTV—and a valuation north of $1 billion.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Amazon's Twitch has been pursing exclusive livestreaming deals with popular companies and personalities, offering millions per year in some cases — It wants to turn its Twitch online hangout for avid gamers into a broader video service. — YouTube has become synonymous …
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