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Rebecca Morin / Politico:
White House corrects transcript from press conference to reflect Trump insulting ABC journalist Cecilia Vega by saying that she never thinks — The White House on Tuesday corrected its official transcript of President Donald Trump's Monday press conference in which he insulted an ABC reporter.
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The Daily Beast and CNN
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Brittany Shepherd / Washingtonian:
Washingtonian staff writer Brittany Shepherd on the difficulties of covering the White House as one of the few black reporters in the DC press corps — In September of 2017, I received what many political reporters consider the golden ticket of our field: a promotion to White House correspondent.
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@abeaujon, @wesleylowery, @blrshepherd, @jamilsmith, @anitakumar01 and @lostblackboy
Joel Pavelski / GQ:
How White House print reporters have turned into professional pundits to meet cable's nonstop demands, including new wardrobes, weight loss, and dental work — Thanks to the nonstop demands of cable news, the ink-stained wretches covering Trump have transformed into tightly tailored professional pundits.
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@jbendery, @missbeae, @molliereilly, @joelcifer, @ohheyjenna and The Wrap
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Gretchen A. Peck / Editor & Publisher:
While newspapers and journalists gain audience reach with TV appearances, few receive compensation for their appearances — For the penultimate segment on “Hardball with Chris Matthews” each weeknight, Matthews queries his panel of journalists and pundits—often with at least one reporter representing …
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Philly.com
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Sources: Gary Newman is in negotiations with 21st Century Fox to remain with the company and lead Fox Broadcasting post-Disney deal — Gary Newman is in negotiations with 21st Century Fox to remain with the company and lead the Fox Broadcasting through an anticipated transition period.
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Wall Street Journal, Multichannel News, MediaPost, Broadcasting & Cable and TVWeek.com
Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
Freelance journalist Carl David Goette-Luciak was arrested and deported from Nicaragua after a “targeted online harassment campaign” — UK website The Canary ran an article attacking Carl David Goette-Luciak as a “novice reporter linked to the US regime-change machine” just days before he was arrested.
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@markdistef, @matthew_kupfer, @janinegibson, @stuartmillar159, @jamesrbuk, @ariehkovler, @markdistef and @janinegibson
Twitter:
Twitter outlines its election integrity efforts ahead of midterms, says it removed ~50 accounts pretending to be members of various state Republican parties — We are committed to improving the health of the public conversation on Twitter and protecting the integrity of elections is an essential part of that mission.
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CNNMoney, Gizmodo, Softpedia News, @tictoc, TechCrunch, Fast Company and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Hannah Storm / Poynter:
British journalist Hannah Storm, who was sexually assaulted twice while working as a freelance correspondent, discusses making the news industry safer for women — I exit the elevator at the wrong floor. All the corridors in this generic international hotel look identical. The lights are low, the air is muggy.
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@kellymcb, @hannahstorm6, @amy_hollyfield, @davidfolkenflik, @hannahstorm6 and @kristenhare
Reuters:
Tencent Music formally files for IPO in the US, says it had $263M profit on $1.3B revenue in the first half of 2018 — (Reuters) - Tencent Music Entertainment Group on Tuesday formally filed with regulators to list in the United States, under the symbol “TME”, in what could be the biggest U.S. IPO by a Chinese company.
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Bloomberg
Sahil Patel / Digiday:
Free, ad-supported streaming services from Roku, Pluto TV, Xumo, and others attract viewers and appeal to TV manufacturers, which receive recurring ad revenue — Subscription services might dominate the over-the-top video market today, but free, ad-supported platforms are beginning to find …
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@digiday, more at Techmeme »
Erik Pedersen / Deadline:
PBS won seven awards at the annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards; HBO won for coverage of the Charlottesville rally by Vice News Tonight — PBS eked out the most winners at the 39th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards, held tonight in Manhattan, grabbing seven awards to edge CBS and HBO, which scored six apiece.
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Variety and Washington Post
WashPostPR / Washington Post:
The Washington Post Magazine has relaunched with a redesign for the print edition, new editorial features, and more — The Washington Post Magazine today relaunched its print and digital product, introducing new features, a redesign of the print magazine and a new, bold digital template.
Washington Post:
US Justice Department moves to sue California in order to quash its new net neutrality law — The Trump administration said Sunday it will sue California in an effort to block what some experts have described as the toughest net neutrality law ever enacted in the United States …
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The Verge, @amy_siskind, @senkamalaharris, @digiphile, The Verge, Slate, U.S. Senator Kamala Harris, Politico, Digital Trends, StateScoop, Los Angeles Times, Motherboard, The Hill, USA Today, TechCrunch, New York Times, The Week, Variety, Governor Edmund G. Brown Jr. and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
California governor signs net neutrality bill, which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called “illegal”, into law, setting up a showdown with the FCC and ISPs
California governor signs net neutrality bill, which FCC Chairman Ajit Pai called “illegal”, into law, setting up a showdown with the FCC and ISPs
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Hit & Run, Bloomberg, @buildthewave, The Daily Caller, U.S. Department of Justice, GeekWire, PC Gamer, Mashable and Fast Company