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12:00 PM ET, October 24, 2018

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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN's New York office was evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious package was discovered in the mailroom  —  A CNN reporter said that authorities believe the package contains a real bomb, though the situation is under control.  —  CNN's Time Warner Center office was evacuated on Wednesday …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
When CNN's NY office was evacuated, correspondent Rene Marsh carried on the live broadcast from DC while Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto phoned in with details  —  CNN's Jim Sciutto and Poppy Harlow delivered a live report from the streets of New York on Wednesday after they were forced to evacuate their studio.
Discussion: The Wrap
Pew Research Center:
Pew study: younger people in the US are better than older people at telling factual news statements from false opinions  —  While some say wisdom comes with age, younger Americans are better than their elders at separating factual from opinion statements in the news, according to a new analysis from Pew Research Center.
Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Investigation reveals a network of 125+ Android apps and websites that are part of a massive ad fraud scheme; the apps were installed an estimated 115M+ times  —  Last April, Steven Schoen received an email from someone named Natalie Andrea who said she worked for a company called We Purchase Apps.
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Per Bjorke / Google Online Security Blog:
Google has removed some apps and blacklisted sites from its ad network, acting on data from BuzzFeed, estimates value of affected Google ad spend is under $10M  —  Fighting invalid traffic is essential for the long-term sustainability of the digital advertising ecosystem.
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Megyn Kelly's own network, NBC, has dedicated a lot of coverage to scrutinizing her blackface remarks, with segments on “Nightly News” and “Today”  —  Megyn Kelly hasn't been shy about turning recent controversies at NBC News into fodder for her morning program at the network.
Claire Newell / Telegraph:
UK appeals court stops The Telegraph from revealing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff by an unnamed businessman, citing NDAs  —  A leading businessman has been granted an injunction against The Telegraph to prevent this newspaper revealing alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff.
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Mark Landler / New York Times:
Trump calls Saudi Arabia's account of Khashoggi's killing “the worst cover-up ever”, says he'll wait to assign blame until US officials return from Turkey
Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Apple plans to offer TV subscription service in 100+ countries, debuting in US in first half of next year, will offer free shows to Apple device owners  —  Apple is planning to launch its upcoming TV subscription service in more than 100 countries, three people familiar with the company's plans told The Information.
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Ezra Klein and Jay Rosen discuss the culture of the political press, how to cover Trump's untruths, and the power of news audiences  —  A difficult conversation about the state of political journalism.  —  I'm a political journalist.  I've been a political journalist for 15 years.
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu adds Starz as a premium add-on for $8.99/month, the same price that Starz costs as a standalone or from other streaming services  —  Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 7 hours  —  Following news of Hulu's plans to move towards skinnier bundles, including those consisting of premium add-ons …
 
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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:
CBS Television Distribution President Paul Franklin is retiring after two and a half years in the post
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Laura Slattery / The Irish Times:
Mark Little's startup Neva Labs has been renamed Kinzen, plans to launch paid news app of the same name in January 2019
 

 
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Raffaele Huang / Wall Street Journal:
Apple removes WhatsApp and Threads from its App Store in China, saying it was ordered to do so by China's cyberspace officials citing national security concerns

Ryan Morrison / Tom's Guide:
Microsoft researchers introduce VASA-1, an AI model that can create a realistic talking face video from a portrait photo and an audio file, in research preview

Zaheer Kachwala / Reuters:
Google says it will consolidate teams that focus on building AI models across Research and DeepMind, and move its Responsible AI teams from Research to DeepMind

 
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