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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
BuzzFeed News is working with Google to test a membership model that will ask readers to contribute, similar to that used by The Guardian — BuzzFeed News is working with Google to pilot a membership model that will ask readers to contribute to the news outlet.
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:
CNN is facing backlash after it was revealed Lanny Davis was a source for its Trump Tower story on July 26, the substance of which he has since backtracked on — Attorney Lanny Davis says he was an anonymous source in a July CNN story that reported his client, Michael Cohen …
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The Daily Caller, Daily Wire, Mediaite, New York Post, Splinter and Washington Post
James Vincent / The Verge:
Trump accuses Google of rigging its search results to suppress positive news about him and says the situation “will be addressed” — The president said that Google had “rigged” its search results to suppress positive coverage — The perceived leftwing bias of big tech companies …
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@realdonaldtrump, Fast Company, Mediaite, @pedrodias, @reckless, @espiers and @lanceulanoff, more at Techmeme »
Tim Arango / New York Times:
Sonoma West, composed of four newspapers in Sonoma County, CA, launches a direct public offering, likely a first for a local paper, with a goal of raising $400K — A weekly newspaper publisher in Northern California is selling stock to its readers, who hope to save their paper and, some of them believe, democracy.
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Nieman Lab and The Rural Blog
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
CBS hit with a shareholder class action lawsuit that claims the company misled investors by failing to disclose sexual harassment allegations against Moonves — CBS was hit on Monday with a shareholder class action suit, arguing the company misled investors by failing to disclose sexual …
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Oliver Darcy / CNNMoney:
Sources: a Bloomberg News reporter was reassigned after Well Fargo CEO complained about the reporter following a story on the bank's relationship with the NRA — A Bloomberg News reporter who covered Wells Fargo was reassigned earlier this year after the bank's CEO called the news organization's editor …
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@senwarren, @danpfeiffer, @tomscocca, Splinter, Mediaite, @harrymccracken and @oneunderscore__
NBC News:
A secret message board created by a Big League Politics staffer fuels conspiracy theories and drives harassment campaigns of small businesses — The theorists are inspired in part by a far-right news website that has been used by prominent Republicans for fundraising efforts.
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@jbenton, @jason_a_w and The Daily Beast
Brian Crecente / Rolling Stone:
How Grand Theft Auto became a powerful tool for music discovery where gamers have listened to more than 75B minutes of music in the last five years — In the five years since launch, GTA V and GTA Online gamers have listened to more than 75 billion minutes of music, according to Rockstar Games
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Variety, more at Techmeme »
Steve Contorno / Tampa Bay Times:
Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi co-hosted Fox's The Five for three days last week; state's ethics commission says it did not render an opinion — Bondi sought ethics commission approval before spending three days co-hosting “The Five,” a news talk show.
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TVNewser, @scontorno, @thesixler, @natemcdermott, Raw Story, Splinter, @demomcrat, @scott_maxwell, @hshaban, TV Tattle and Mediaite
Curt Adrano / Rock, Paper, Shotgun:
The editor of New Eden Report, a news site for the massive multiplayer online game Eve Online, on the stories they cover, impartiality, and cultivating sources — “We might lose a camera ship... or two” — Hello, I'm Curt, and I am the editor of a space newspaper.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Inside True Pundit, a pro-Trump misinformation site run by Michael D. Moore, who has a journalism background and a history of illegal business practices — Days after former FBI lawyer Lisa Page testified in a closed-door meeting with the House Oversight and Government Reform and House Judiciary committees …
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The Verge, Sputnik International, @margarita, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman, @craigsilverman and True Pundit
Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Scottish craft beer company BrewDog to launch a streaming video service for $4.99 a month featuring licensed and original content focused on drinking culture — BrewDog, a Scottish beer company, is launching a subscription video service for $4.99 a month — A craft-beer company hopes …
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