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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
The PR from Fox News and Fox Business emphasizing the work of people like Shep Smith fails to mitigate the baseless, destructive programming on other Fox shows — A header on Brian Stelter's nightly media newsletter reads, “Fox under pressure,” a reference to the growing concerns …
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Hollywood Reporter, Forbes, Variety, @jeremymbarr, The Guardian, TVNewser, CNN, TV Tattle and Contemptor
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Media Matters steps up pressure on Fox News advertisers, accusing the media company of inflaming tensions across the US — Carusone defends anti-Hannity ad boycott — (CNN)The liberal media monitoring group Media Matters for America, a longtime critic of Fox News, is mounting …
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@kimmasters, @wendydavis, @scottmadin, @jeremymbarr, Media Matters for America and MediaPost
Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
Activists are trying to pressure advertisers to boycott Fox News but analysts estimate ads drive just 37% of its revenue, while 60% comes from cable subs — - News channel gets most of its money from cable subscriber fees — Fox News says it won't cave to ‘agenda-driven intimidation’
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Media Matters for America
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Vice CEO Nancy Dubuc says she can't “rule out” layoffs but says the company will be profitable sooner than people expect — Hype, sex appeal and the promise of young audiences turned Shane Smith's wild brainchild into one of the hottest digital brands on the planet. Then came scandal and skepticism.
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@thrmattbelloni, @natjarv, @erik_hayden and @natjarv
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice Media President Andrew Creighton resigned from the company, nearly a year after it was revealed he settled a sexual harassment claim with an ex-employee — Vice Media president Andrew Creighton has left the company, coming nearly a year after it was revealed that he paid a former employee …
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
Mark Zuckerberg has been summoned to appear before an “international grand committee” of Canadian and UK MPs to discuss fake news on November 27 — Facebook boss Mark Zuckerberg has been called to appear before an “international grand committee” on “fake news” …
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@damiancollins, TechCrunch, VentureBeat, @beynate, Mashable, @emmalbriant, @carolecadwalla, @b52malmet, @cfhorgan and Fast Company, more at Techmeme »
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Shona Ghosh / Business Insider:
Business Insider was able to run two ads on Facebook, previously used by the UK Leave campaign, which were listed as being “paid for” by Cambridge Analytica — - A new Facebook tool that shows users who is paying for political ads can be easily manipulated.
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The Verge, Press Gazette, @stevekovach, @jessefelder, @ktbenner, @oliviasolon, @parscale, @carolecadwalla, @damiancollins, @shonaghosh, @rmac18 and VICE News
Ryan Pitkin / @pitkin_ryan:
Ryan Pitkin, EIC of Charlotte's only alt-weekly Creative Loafing, says publisher Charles Womack has shut it down and laid off staff without severance — I've got some horrible news, our publisher Charles Womack waited until we went to print today then shut down the whole paper after 31 years just like that. Everyone out of work. No severance. No nothing. It's been real.
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@alexsands_, @amil, @sfeculak, @brooklynmarie, @sarahmccammon, @andizeisler, @jourdanrodrigue, @pitkin_ryan, @mkempnc, @jlkoctober, @elysedashew, @mikecooperjr, @esportillo and @rthames
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Creative Loafing / @cl_charlotte:
Charles Womack says he's selling Creative Loafing Charlotte to his son Alex and the magazine's Oct 31st issue will be its last in print — FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: pic.twitter.com/BSJFZPRPH7
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@doctaj, @jeremypgordon, @yesevamoore, @truculentsheep, @cortneyharding, @noyokono, @melaniesill, @raleighreporter and @erinwfae
Washington Post:
Jamal Khashoggi was killed four weeks ago, the result of a direct order from Crown Prince MBS who Trump is trying to protect; Congress must not permit this — JAMAL KHASHOGGI walked in to the Saudi Consulate four weeks ago on Tuesday to obtain a simple document allowing him to marry.
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@ap, @scclemons, @danbalz, @alea_linda, @sulliview, @jacksondiehl, @physicsmatt, The Guardian and @kimsuesmom
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The Guardian:
Istanbul's chief prosecutor says Jamal Khashoggi was killed as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate, and his body was then dismembered afterwards — New York police investigate deaths of Saudi sisters found bound together — I live among the neo-Nazis in eastern Germany. And it's terrifying
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ThinkProgress, @julianborger, @katrinahagen2, @jamaldajani, Slate, @mjunayd, @sgw94, @nycsouthpaw and Scroll.in
Sam Biddle / The Intercept:
The Axios coverage of Trump's plan to get rid of US birthright citizenship was a perverse, obsequious mix of bleak news and promotion of an Axios series on HBO — You wouldn't trust a music critic who's buddies with the band, nor should you trust a tech reporter who hoots and hollers whenever Tim Cook takes the stage.
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@jonathanvswan, @jonathanvswan, Splinter, @mattyglesias, Axios, @ryanlcooper, @jamilsmith, @ajentleson, Splinter, @sarahljaffe, @sarahljaffe, @jamesfallows, @lpolgreen, @mollyjongfast, @mmasnick, @cliomiso, @atrupar, @sarahljaffe, @theferocity, @jonathanvswan, @theferocity, @jbendery, @garylegum, @jrhennessy, @moryan, @sethdmichaels, @melissagira, @charoshane, @libbycwatson, @samfbiddle, @fieldproducer, @axios, @ericboehlert, @joshtpm, @jonathanvswan, @simon_cullen, @ajentleson, @jonathanvswan, @mthreadgould, @sammynickalls, @libbycwatson, @jribas, @theintercept, @jeremypgordon, The Daily Caller, @jayrosen_nyu, @cwarzel, AOL and Observer
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
Megyn Kelly attacks Daily Mail over invasive coverage following her NBC exit, says the paper's photographer filmed her child and her classmates — Megyn Kelly is slamming the Daily Mail for what she's calling invasive coverage of her and her family in the middle of her messy departure from NBC News.
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The Wrap and Daily Mail
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Simon Austin / Prolific North:
UK broadcaster Channel 4 chooses Leeds city as the location of its new national HQ, with smaller “creative hubs” in Bristol and Glasgow — Leeds has been chosen ahead of Birmingham and Manchester as the new national headquarters for Channel 4. — The three cities …
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