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Reuters:
Myanmar judge finds Reuters reporters Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe Oo guilty of breaching the colonial-era law on state secrets, sentences them to seven years in prison — YANGON (Reuters) - A Myanmar judge on Monday found two Reuters journalists guilty of breaching a law on state secrets and sentenced …
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Jay Rosen / FAZ.NET:
An American's thoughts about “pressthink”, the common sense of the journalism profession, in Germany, based on 53 interviews with members of the German media — I have been circulating among you since the first day of June, asking strange questions. This is what I learned.
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Julia Reinstein / BuzzFeed News:
CNN pulls three episodes of Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown from CNN Go, two featuring Asia Argento and one directed by her, following sexual harassment claims — CNN has pulled episodes of Parts Unknown that featured Asia Argento from its streaming service following allegations …
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Nic Fildes / Financial Times:
BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 4, BT, and TalkTalk call for UK government to introduce independent regulatory oversight of the content carried over social networks — The heads of Britain's largest media and telecoms companies have called for the government to introduce independent regulatory oversight …
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Nick Kostov / Wall Street Journal:
Ad giant WPP taps company veteran Mark Read as new CEO and is expected to announce the news early this week, after Mr. Sorrell's resignation in April — Read succeeds Martin Sorrell and inherits an ad firm challenged by Facebook, Google — WPP WPP -.26% PLC has chosen Mark Read …
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Abraham Riesman / Vulture:
Inside Comicsgate, a loose coalition of Twitter users and YouTubers who deride female and minority characters, creators, and fans — If you follow comics professionals on Twitter, Sunday was a surreal day. All of a sudden, it seemed like everyone was posting the exact same tweet.
Lauren Johnson / Business Insider:
Interview with The Atlantic's president, Bob Cohn, on Alex Hardiman's role and finding a medium between a premium subscription model and an ad-supported model — - The Atlantic has hired Alex Hardiman, head of news products at Facebook, as chief business and product officer.
Alayna Treene / Axios:
Source: Omarosa recorded nearly every conversation she had while working in the White House, including ones with “all of the Trumps,” on her personal smartphone — Omarosa taped nearly every conversation she had while working in the White House, including ones with “all of the Trumps …
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A. O. Scott / New York Times:
Q&A with NYT movie reviewer AO Scott on how online publishing has changed film reviewing, attending screenings, and social media spoilers — How do New York Times journalists use technology in their jobs and in their personal lives? A. O. Scott, a chief film critic of The Times, discussed the tech he's using.
Gabe Cohn / New York Times:
Trump's ex-Chief Strategist Steve Bannon will headline The New Yorker festival next month — Readers of The New Yorker prize the magazine for its wide-ranging collection of perspectives. From Oct. 5 to 7, The New Yorker Festival, now in its 19th year, will bring some of these voices to venues around New York City.
Jeff Horwitz / Associated Press:
Documents show American Media lost $72M for year ending in March; NJ investment firm Chatham Asset Management owns over 80% of AMI and is backstopping its debt — WASHINGTON (AP) — The National Enquirer has long explained its support for Donald Trump as a business decision based on the president's popularity among its readers.
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Iranian courts sentenced at least seven journalists to long prison sentences, public flogging, exile, and more for covering protests by a religious order — The Committee to Protect Journalists today condemned the harsh sentences Iranian authorities imposed on at least seven journalists …
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Iran HRM and Voice of America