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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 …
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The Guardian:
Donald Trump says Bob Woodward's new book on his Presidency is a “con of the public”, claims the journalist fabricated quotes from Mattis and Kelly — President tweets that Fear, Woodward's portrayal of a chaotic and dysfunctional White House, is a ‘con of the public’
Bret Stephens / New York Times:
How The New Yorker was bullied into disinviting Bannon via social media, and why capitulation makes journalists appear, as Bannon said of Remnick, “gutless” — The venerable magazine hands the reins to the digital mob. — A common complaint of liberal journalists …
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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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Chris O'Connell / Columbia Journalism Review:
10 years after The Texas Tribune launched, the site is on track to generate $9M in revenue from donors, grants, and members and $2M from events in 2018 — The Texas Tribune's Juan Luis García Hernández (left) and Neena Satija interview Guatemalan asylum seeker Marcos Samayoa …
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Patrick Shanley / Hollywood Reporter:
Former Weinstein Co. executive Abby Ex identifies herself as the employee mentioned in Andy Lack's memo and refutes his claims about her account — Abby Ex, a former Weinstein Co. exec, refuted claims made about her in a leaked NBC News memo. — Abby Ex, a former Weinstein Co. executive …
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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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Charlie Warzel / BuzzFeed News:
Researchers from Oracle-backed watchdog posed as Russian trolls, using name and other info of Russia's IRA, and were easily able to run political ads on Google — In the summer of 2018, after months of public and legislator outcry over election interference, you might think it would be difficult …
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Rosie Gray / The Atlantic:
Daily Caller contributor Scott Greer severs ties with site after acknowledging he had written under a pseudonym for Richard Spencer's publication Radix Journal — Scott Greer, an editor and columnist at the Caller, also wrote as “Michael McGregor” for Radix Journal, the publication associated with the …
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Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Social live streaming startup Caffeine raises $100M led by 21st Century Fox, debuts a new joint venture, Caffeine Studios, to produce esports content and more — Social live streaming startup Caffeine continues to add to its war chest with a massive new round of funding led by 21st Century Fox …
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Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Experts say Facebook's public cleanup is pushing toxic content into private Facebook groups, WhatsApp, and Messenger, making it harder to monitor and moderate — Much of the empire built by Alex Jones, the Infowars founder and social media shock jock, vanished this summer when Facebook suspended …
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Nick Vivarelli / Variety:
Streaming services like Netflix that operate in the EU will need to dedicate 30%+ of their catalogs to local content after new law comes into effect in December — Quotas obligating Netflix, Amazon and other streaming services operating in the European Union to dedicate at least 30% …
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Leif Reigstad / Texas Monthly:
Report: Fox 4 station in downtown Dallas evacuated after a man crashed a truck into side of the building and left a suspicious bag outside on Wednesday morning — The man reportedly exited the vehicle and began ranting. — Police arrested a man after he repeatedly crashed his truck …
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David Beard / Poynter:
Instead of focusing on a central character, Serial's third season will focus on a series of interlocking stories from Cleveland's justice system — The Poynter Institute's Morning Mediawire breaks down and delivers the most important stories you need to start your day. Delivered to your inbox every morning before work.
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