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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Survey: among 38 outlets, WSJ is the most trusted news org with 57.7% of the vote; the six least trusted are partisan sites; 13% of respondents don't trust any — About 13 percent of Americans don't trust any news outlet at all. (They went 2-to-1 for Trump in 2016.)
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@evanasmith, @jbenton, @jbenton, @emilybell, @roscarborough, Forbes and Simmons Research
Zack Whittaker / TechCrunch:
Tech firms strongly refute Bloomberg's story on Chinese spies installing chips into motherboards; story shows the difficulty of reporting on national security — Today's bombshell Bloomberg story has the internet split: either the story is right, and reporters have uncovered one of the largest …
Salvador Hernandez / BuzzFeed News:
Minnesota's NBC affiliate fired reporter Jim Bunner after he wore a MAGA hat while covering a Trump rally for the station, citing a policy violation — A reporter for an NBC affiliate in Minnesota was fired Friday, one day after he was spotted wearing a “Make America Great Again” …
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New York Post, The Western Journal, Star Tribune, The Daily Caller and TheBlaze
Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Source: Tribune Publishing and McClatchy inch toward merger, with Chatham Asset Management agreeing to swap $300M in McClatchy loans for equity in new company — Tribune Publishing — up until Oct. 4 known as Tronc — is inching closer to a potential merger with the McClatchy Co.
Discussion:
@sarafischer and @benmullin
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Robert Channick / Chicago Tribune:
Tronc, the parent company of the Chicago Tribune and other daily newspapers, is changing its name back to Tribune Publishing; stock symbol changes to TPCO
Discussion:
Nieman Lab, @byalisonbowen, @davelevinthal, @tomgara, @sherman4949, @bruce_arthur, @drmrfrancis, @mmasnick, @mtdukes, @erinmdurkin, @taylorlorenz, @alexweprin, @dylanbyers, @jrcarrollnews, @jmp_nyc, @eosnos, @ctguild, @raylong, @carriemelago, @elyssacherney, @amlwhere, Ad Age, GlobeNewswire News Room and TechCrunch
Tim Peterson / Digiday:
The Walt Disney Company says it has invested in mobile entertainment app HQ Trivia's parent company Intermedia Labs via its accelerator program — The Walt Disney Company has invested in mobile entertainment app HQ Trivia's parent company Intermedia Labs, according to a source with knowledge of the deal.
Eric Johnson / Recode:
Radhika Jones on VF's role in the celebrity-industrial complex, the importance of access, and the shift in editors' concerns for the economics of publishing — Everything is changing, which means there's never been a better time for a “new establishment,” Jones says on Recode Media.
Siobhan O'Connor / Medium:
Medium expects to spend nearly $5M in 2018 paying commissioned and Partner Program writers for their work — We're investing heavily in editorial and the Partner Program — As many of you have noticed, we've been building out a team of editors and curators at Medium over the last several months.
Discussion:
@medium, @felsull, @stevenbjohnson and @eephusleague
Reed Richardson / FAIR:
NYT's apology for giving Kavanaugh article to Bazelon highlights the absurdity of the idea that people with expertise can't have opinions for objectivity's sake — What happens when a national newspaper cares more about the appearance of bias in its reporting than any actual evidence of it?
Marisa Fernandez / Axios:
Poll of 2,200 US adults reveals ~60% rarely or never read Trump's tweets, only 15% read them very often, those who do read them are more likely to be Democrats — A new Public Affairs Council/Morning Consult poll reveals that a majority of Americans have become indifferent toward President Trump's tweets …
Sarah Marsh / The Guardian:
Retailer Topshop abruptly canceled a partnership with Penguin featuring a collection of feminist writing; Topshop apologized and donated £25K to charity Girl Up — Store apologises and makes donation to charity after removal of pop-up promotion — Topshop abruptly cancelled …
Discussion:
@profimogentyler, @hwallop, @tkingdot, @magic_kitten, @schooltruth, @olivershah, The Independent, BBC, Daily Mail and Telegraph
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
LadBible to buy a substantial part of Unilad's £10M debt as part of administration, prompting allegations that rival site is driving Unilad out of business — LadBible's purchase of Unilad's debt prompts accusations rival is driving Unilad out of business
Discussion:
@jimwaterson, @bitsocket, @futurecanon, @jimwaterson and @simonnricketts
Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
CBS sets new December 14 deadline to reveal recipients of $20M pledge, announced when Moonves stepped down, to groups that advocate for workplace equality — When CBS announced last month that longtime Chief Executive Leslie Moonves had stepped down amid a sexual harassment scandal …
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The Wrap, @wearerally, Hollywood Reporter, The Seattle Times, Variety, Broadcasting & Cable and Deadline
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