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Eileen Sullivan / New York Times:
Trump assails The Boston Globe for leading an effort to support a free press, says he wants “true freedom of the press” but “fake news” is trying to hurt people — WASHINGTON — President Trump on Thursday assailed the media for editorials in newspapers across …
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Jaclyn Reiss / The Boston Globe:
The US Senate passes a resolution by unanimous voice vote affirming the media “is not the enemy of the people” and condemning attacks on the free press — The US Senate on Thursday passed a resolution by unanimous consent affirming that the media “is not the enemy of the people.”
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John Diaz / San Francisco Chronicle:
The SF Chronicle isn't participating in the August 16 editorial campaign since it risks being used to perpetuate the idea that the media is anti-Trump
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John Herrman / New York Times:
Unlike smaller web forums, centrally run social media platforms like Twitter are just too big to nurture healthy online communities — In late July, President Trump aimed his Twitter account at the platform itself: “Twitter ‘SHADOW BANNING’ prominent Republicans,” he wrote. “Not good.”
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
comScore: in April 2018, US households streaming multi-channel live TV services like Sling TV grew 58% YoY but reached only 5% of US households with Wi-Fi — The number of U.S. households watching streaming TV services - those that deliver cable TV-like programming over the internet …
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Globe & Mail to launch C$999/year subscription newsletter on cannabis, hire at least five journalists for the beat, invest in major live events to demystify it — When life gives you nationwide legalization of recreational cannabis, you make high-priced subscription products covering the industry.
The Guardian:
Malaysia has repealed its “fake news” law; deputy minister says police will be empowered to deal with the phenomenon — Critics say legislation was deployed during Najib Razak's time in office to silence criticism — Malaysia has repealed its “fake news” law, the first country in the world to roll back such legislation.
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Pamela McClintock / Hollywood Reporter:
Launched seven weeks ago, AMC's movie subscription service Stubs A-List now accounts for 5% of all attendance, with 85K enrollments in the last two weeks — After launching seven weeks ago, AMC Theatres' rival ticket-subscription program to MoviePass accounts for 5 percent of all attendance at the country's largest movie chain.
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PR Newswire:
McClatchy Studios to air three Facebook Watch shows, including a weekly documentary with the Fort Worth Star-Telegram on Beto O'Rourke's Senate race — McClatchy Studios, the documentary production arm of McClatchy (NYSE American-MNI), a leading local media company, announced its inaugural fall lineup …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
NBC/MSNBC staff memo: Dylan Byers joins company from CNN to cover media, Hollywood, and emerging players as well as Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Netflix — Dylan Byers, a regular journalistic presence on the media and technology beats in recent years, is jumping to NBC News and MSNBC from CNN.
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Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
A look at the Atlantic Council's Digital Forensics Research Lab and its partnership with Facebook as it works to spot the origins of online disinformation — IN LATE JULY, a group of high-ranking Facebook executives organized an emergency conference call with reporters across the country.
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Jason Schwartz / Politico:
Reporters say that the Pentagon retaliates against negative coverage by excluding them from briefings; one journalist's embed with US troops was pulled — Coupled with eroding access to top Defense Department officials, Pentagon reporters say it's becoming increasingly difficult to provide critical information to Americans.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
With 255K digital subscriptions, the Times and Sunday Times are updating their mobile apps to enable comments and tell users when journalists are online — The Times and Sunday Times are updating their comments sections to allow readers to see when their favourite journalists are online and more easily take part in discussions.
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