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Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Sources: both David Pecker and chief content officer Dylan Howard were granted immunity so they would describe Trump's role in payments to Daniels and McDougal — David Pecker and Dylan Howard corroborated Michael Cohen's account implicating the president in a federal crime.
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Jeff Horwitz / Associated Press:
Sources: Enquirer used a safe for documents about payments and stories it killed as part of ties with Trump; Enquirer first promoted Trump for president in 2010 — WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Enquirer kept a safe containing documents on hush money payments and other damaging stories …
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The Week, @noahcrothman, Mediaite, @thegarance, Folio, @jeffhorwitz, @thegarance, @jeffhorwitz, @traciemac_bmore, @jeffhorwitz, @rickhasen, The Wrap and Associated Press
Washington Post:
How National Enquirer essentially became a research arm of the Trump campaign and bought the silence of women, based on Cohen case documents — In August 2015, David Pecker and Michael Cohen hatched a plan to help a mutual friend in need. — Donald Trump had launched his improbable presidential campaign just two months earlier.
CNBC:
Report: American Media Inc. Chairman David Pecker was granted immunity by prosecutors as part of investigation into Michael Cohen — - AMI chairman David Pecker gave prosecutors information about President Donald Trump's knowledge of payments his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen made to women alleging affairs with Trump.
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Law & Crime, Boing Boing, The Guardian, Slate, The Wrap, @thomasaroberts and The Daily Caller
Motherboard:
Leaked docs and sources describe Facebook's content moderation apparatus and the logistics of trying to moderate billions of posts a week in 100+ languages — Moderating billions of posts a week in more than a hundred languages has become Facebook's biggest challenge.
Laura Wagner / Deadspin:
Sources: The Athletic is struggling to hire reporters for its new D.C. operation, with seven journalists at WaPo's sports desk rejecting offers to move — The Athletic, the venture capital-backed digital sports media venture that's plundering sportswriters from news organizations …
Discussion:
@dcsportsbog and @ngreenberg
New York Times:
NYT Exec Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn say bylines have not appeared above stories in paper's app or mobile UI for some time — Our executive editor, Dean Baquet, and managing editor, Joe Kahn, explain our thinking regarding bylines on our home page.
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MediaPost, @shelbygrad, @ericacbarnett, @mattblaze, @hannaingber, @brianjameswalsh, @gregorydjohnsen and @lfung
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Phillip Picardi, chief content officer of Condé Nast's Teen Vogue, is leaving to become EIC of Out magazine, which focuses on LGBTQ lifestyle and entertainment — Picardi, a rising star at the troubled magazine publisher, will be editor of Out magazine
Discussion:
@cmclymer, Adweek and New York Post
CNN:
Ex-NSA contractor Reality Winner has accepted a plea deal and been sentenced to five years in prison for leaking information to The Intercept — (CNN)A former government contractor accused of leaking confidential information to the media has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Discussion:
Freedom of the Press …, The Intercept, Engadget, KTLA, emptywheel, @will_bunch, Task & Purpose, @marygauthier_ and @sebastianmurdoc
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
The Lenfest Institute has created the Lenfest Local Lab, a team of news technologists tasked with testing and building products to aid local news — In the local news space, what's missing? (Don't say money.) — What about rigorous — maybe even fun — product development and testing?
Discussion:
The Lenfest Institute … and @burtherman
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Google says it removed 39 YouTube channels, 6 Blogger blogs, and 13 Google+ users, with help from FireEye, tied to Iranian state media misinformation campaign — Google has uncovered a misinformation attack across several of its properties that it has connected to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting …
Discussion:
The Keyword, Washington Post, @evacide, @shanehuntley, @profcarroll and @google_comms, more at Techmeme »
Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
Andy Signore, creator of Honest Trailers, sues Defy Media over “reckless” firing, alleges Defy executives engaged in sexual relationships with staff, interns — Signore also claims Defy's high-level management and shareholders were engaged in “sexual and otherwise personal” …
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Tubefilter and The A.V. Club
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