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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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Jon Levine / The Wrap:
Memo: New York Times has been in touch with local authorities about the CNN bomb scare and is increasing security around mailed packages — Times leadership also told employees in an internal memo that additional precautions would now be taken with mail delivered to the building following bomb scare
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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.
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CNN:
Memo: CNN President Jeff Zucker says white powder was discovered alongside an explosive sent to newsroom; it must be examined before building declared safe — The Time Warner Center - CNN's New York City bureau - has been evacuated. CNN Worldwide President Jeff Zucker sent the following notes to staff.
The Wrap:
CNN Says John Brennan, Former CIA Director and MSNBC Contributor, Was Target of Suspicious Package — CNN on Wednesday reported that the suspicious package that forced an evacuation of its New York headquarters was addressed to former CIA director John Brennan, a frequent Trump critic and MSNBC contributor.
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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.
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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
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
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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.
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
Telling journalists to hide informed opinions on social media, as VandeHei of Axios has done, creates its own kind of bias and withholds valuable context — For years we've talked about the journalistic perils of what journalism professor Jay Rosen calls the “view from nowhere,” …
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Martin Chulov / The Guardian:
Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman speaks publicly on Khashoggi case for the first time, saying those involved will be punished — Saudi crown prince breaks silence over killing of journalist at consulate in Turkey — Saudi Arabia's powerful crown prince, Mohammed bin Salman …
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@skynewsbreak:
Anadolu News Agency is reporting Saudi officials are refusing to allow Turkish police to search a well in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed
Anadolu News Agency is reporting Saudi officials are refusing to allow Turkish police to search a well in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi was killed
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Anthony Kuhn / NPR:
Japanese freelance journalist Jumpei Yasuda, reportedly taken hostage in Syria in 2015, has been released and is now in Turkey — Japan's government has confirmed that a Japanese journalist who was reportedly taken hostage in Syria in 2015, has been freed and is now in Turkey.
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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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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.
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