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Michael Burke / The Hill:
White House slams the NYT for creating a “wild obsession with the identity” of the anonymous op-ed author; Sanders urges people to call NYT to ask who source is — The White House on Thursday slammed The New York Times for creating a “wild obsession with the identity” …
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New York Times:
NYT takes the rare step of publishing an anonymous op-ed by a senior Trump administration official that says top officials are working to thwart Trump — I work for the president but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The NYT's decision to publish an anonymous op-ed was neither “gutless” as the president has said, nor a crucial public service, but it was newsworthy — Was the New York Times's decision to publish a mystery op-ed piece describing an organized resistance inside the Trump administration …
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Politico:
Anonymous NYT op-ed raises the question of whether NYT reporters should investigate the writer's identity and whether doing so would scare potential sources
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
The official behind the anonymous NYT op-ed on Trump contacted an editor via an intermediary, then NYT spoke with author; a “very small number” know identity
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BuzzFeed:
Twitter permanently suspends Infowars and Alex Jones' accounts, saying they violate “abusive behavior” rules, will suspend other accounts he registers or uses — “We took this action based on new reports of Tweets and videos posted yesterday that violate our abusive behavior policy …
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David Faber / CNBC:
Sources: CBS board has offered Les Moonves a ~$100M exit package in negotiation talks that would result in the appointment of COO Joe Ianniello as interim CEO — - The talks between Les Moonves and the CBS board have been going on for some time but have yet to reach a conclusion given continued back and forth about his exit package.
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Jon Swaine / The Guardian:
Documents show a US government photographer edited official photos of Trump's inauguration to make the crowd appear bigger following Trump's intervention — Exclusive: documents released to Guardian reveal government photographer cropped space ‘where crowd ended’
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
A recap of Facebook and Twitter hearings: Republican claims of bias, Democratic claims of political manipulation, and appearances by Alex Jones and Laura Loomer — A capsule review of tech's visit to Washington: The Senate seemed serious, the House did not, and Republicans aren't done complaining about bias.
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Amy Kaufman / Los Angeles Times:
Twentieth Century Fox pulls scene from The Predator after actress Olivia Munn alerted studio executives it contained an actor who is a registered sex offender — Twentieth Century Fox was just days away from locking picture on “The Predator” when an urgent note came in: Delete the scene featuring Steven Wilder Striegel.
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David Nather / Axios:
Survey of 2,698 US adults shows 66% of Democrats think search engine results are unbiased while only 22% of Republicans think the same — Two-thirds of Republicans believe the results of internet searches are skewed to the left — a shift that's driving significant public distrust in search engines …
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Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
DOJ announces hacking charges against a North Korean government spy, linked to the Lazarus Group, in connection with the 2014 Sony hack — The Justice Department will announce computer hacking charges Thursday against a North Korean government spy in connection with the 2014 attack …
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Ben Sisario / New York Times:
In offering artists deals that give them ownership of recording rights, Spotify risks antagonizing the major labels upon which its catalog largely depends — For decades, the path to stardom in the music industry has usually gone through a major record company.
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Jennifer Maas / The Wrap:
Former Anonymous Content producer Nicole Clemens has been named president of Paramount Television, following the ousting of Amy Powell in July — Former Anonymous Content producer replaces recently-ousted Amy Powell — Nicole Clemens has been named president of Paramount Television …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
The Wrap adds a subscription business as it buys VideoInk, an outlet covering digital media with a $30/month subscription, which will eventually become Wrap Pro — Sharon Waxman's free site has bought Jocelyn Johnson's VideoInk. — Add another name to the paywall list: TheWrap …
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