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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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Kara Swisher / New York Times:
Social platforms and Silicon Valley Funders operate with sloppy disregard of the consequences of hate speech, unwilling to lose users and hurt their bottom line — This is what the internet has come to: thugs like Mohammed bin Salman funding tech companies to host the vitriol of thugs like Cesar Sayoc and Robert Bowers.
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Politico:
As Trump throws out multiple unlikely claims ahead of midterm elections, many news outlets have repeated his false statements in headlines and tweets — President Donald Trump appears to be throwing spaghetti against the wall in the run-up to the midterms — and seeing what he can get journalists to choke down.
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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
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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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Dade Hayes / Deadline:
CBS launches ET Live, an ad-supported streaming service available via Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV and Android and iOS devices, supplementing CBSN and CBS Sports HQ — Aiming to leverage Entertainment Tonight's brand equity in the streaming era, CBS has launched ET Live, an ad-supported …
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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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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
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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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Greg Lacour / Charlotte Magazine:
Charles Womack sells alt-weekly Creative Loafing in Charlotte to his son Alex, lays off staff of seven with no severance; publication will become digital-only — Ax comes down hard and fast for Charlotte's only alt-weekly newspaper — Ryan Pitkin, the editor in chief …
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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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Josh Rottenberg / Los Angeles Times:
Netflix announces it will offer exclusive theatrical releases for three movies, in a break from its commitment to streaming releases — In the latest seismic shift in the ever-evolving landscape of film distribution, Netflix announced Wednesday that it will offer exclusive theatrical engagements …
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Mark Olsen / Los Angeles Times:
The LA Film Festival is shutting down after 18 years, and nonprofit organizers Film Independent say they will shift resources to more year-round events — Film Independent has announced that it will discontinue the L.A. Film Festival after 18 years. Instead the L.A.-based arts organization …
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Edwin Eisendrath / @eisendrath:
Edwin Eisendrath, former Chicago alderman who led investors to buy the Chicago Sun-Times and Chicago Reader, says he's moving on after stabilizing the outlets — Some news- pic.twitter.com/S5BjrQQ46a
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Nellie Bowles / New York Times:
Study finds 95% of commonly downloaded apps in the Google Play store for children ages 5 and under contain advertising, with many appearing to violate FTC rules — In a new study of the most downloaded apps for children ages 5 and younger, researchers found advertising in almost all of them.
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