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Felicia Sonmez / Washington Post:
Bob Woodward says he stands by reporting in his new book about Trump, called Fear, after White House figures dispute details and question Woodward's credibility — White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders on Tuesday pushed back against Bob Woodward's new book on President Trump …
Tim Baysinger / The Wrap:
Trump Threatens NBC's License Over ‘Highly Unethical Conduct’ on Spiked Harvey Weinstein Story — President Donald Trump directed his ire once again at NBC News, this time calling them out for their handling of Ronan Farrow's Harvey Weinstein reporting, and threatening their broadcast license.
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Elizabeth Wagmeister / Variety:
Speaking on her morning show, Megyn Kelly says Rose McGowan had agreed to go on-record for Weinstein story, but NBC still refused to air it — Rose McGowan gave an on-the-record admission to Ronan Farrow at NBC News that Harvey Weinstein raped her, and NBC News sat on the scoop for months.
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Axios:
Memo: Andy Lack defends NBC News' decision not to publish Ronan Farrow's reporting on Harvey Weinstein, says Farrow's NBC draft lacked on-the-record sources
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Jacob Kastrenakes / The Verge:
FCC's Pai says transparency law may be needed for Twitter, Facebook, Google, citing privacy issues, even though he supported ending ISP privacy rules in 2017 — The leader of the Federal Communications Commission says that major web companies like Facebook, Twitter, and Google …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The New Yorker's plan to interview Steve Bannon on stage was part of a larger media pattern giving legitimacy to people and ideas that deserve only scorn — No one wants a festival of ideas to turn into a cozy chat among like-minded friends. That's pointless.
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The New Yorker's David Remnick says he won't interview Steve Bannon at The New Yorker Festival: “I've changed my mind. There is a better way to do this”
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Erin Nyren / Variety:
Before The New Yorker reversed course, Judd Apatow, Jim Carrey, and others said they wouldn't attend The New Yorker Festival if Steve Bannon was included
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Sopan Deb / New York Times:
Steve Bannon calls David Remnick “gutless” for rescinding invitation to the New Yorker Festival; correspondence shows talk had been planned for two months
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Natasha Lomas / TechCrunch:
Wikimedia urges European Parliament to weigh effects of its copyright vote next week, which could set a copyright on “snippets” and shift liability to platforms — The Wikimedia Foundation has sounded a stark warning against a copyright reform proposal in Europe that's due …
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Down the rabbit hole, Boing Boing and Agence France-Presse, more at Techmeme »
Chuck Todd / The Atlantic:
After a 50-year campaign of vilification, inspired by Roger Ailes, it's time for journalists to start fighting back by showcasing and defending their reporting — A nearly 50-year campaign of vilification, inspired by Fox News's Roger Ailes, has left many Americans distrustful of media outlets.
Jack Nicas / New York Times:
Analysis: since last month's Facebook and YouTube ban, Infowars' audience has dropped by roughly half to about 715,000 daily site visits and video views — SAN FRANCISCO — After Silicon Valley internet giants mostly barred Alex Jones from their services last month, traffic to his Infowars website …
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@nytpolitics, @nytimes, The Week, Boing Boing and The Wrap, more at Techmeme »
Davey Alba / BuzzFeed News:
The human cost of Facebook's rise in the Philippines, where the truth no longer matters, propaganda is ubiquitous, lives are wrecked, and people die as a result — In August 2016, a handful of crude images began circulating widely throughout Facebook's Filipino community …
Jeffrey Goldberg / The Atlantic:
The Atlantic launches new vertical called Ideas, led by the magazine's former Politics Editor Yoni Appelbaum — A new destination for incisive and intelligent analysis, essays, and commentary — What does it mean for The Atlantic—a magazine that has always emphasized the importance of ideas …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Organizers in newsrooms at Tronc's Daily Press and The Virginian-Pilot and small sister publications are asking Tronc for immediate voluntary union recognition — The combined newsrooms of the Virginia papers for the controversy-scarred Tronc newspaper company are following the path …
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@notrivia, Virginian-Pilot, @reemadamin, @tidewaterguild, @saragregory, @sprobertsjr, @tidewaterguild, @saragregory, @vpjedwards, @readthebrooks and @latguild
Salena Zito / New York Post:
Salena Zito, who wrote about Trump voters that she characterized as swing voters, defends her work against criticism that she mischaracterized the voters — “Dad, it's not true,” I said, fighting to keep my voice steady through tears. — My 81-year-old father had just seen a Huffington Post headline …
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Cara Buckley / New York Times:
TV execs try to diversify writers' rooms but find few experienced writers of color to fill key roles due to years of discrimination and low entry-level pay — Shows are scrambling to hire more minorities, but the pipeline of experienced writers is thin, a problem of the industry's own making.
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@ava, @juddapatow and @mattderienzo
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