Mediagazer: Lachlan Murdoch, likely CEO of New Fox, says he doesn't make editorial decisions and won't apologize for Fox News: “I'm not embarrassed by what they do at all” (Claire Atkinson/NBC News)

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Claire Atkinson / NBC News:

Lachlan Murdoch, likely CEO of New Fox, says he doesn't make editorial decisions and won't apologize for Fox News: “I'm not embarrassed by what they do at all” — “I'm not embarrassed by what they do at all,” Murdoch said of the channel, adding that it was not his role to steer the coverage of Fox's media companies.

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Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:

Sources: Insider Inc., parent of Business Insider, is asking all employees to sign contracts with confidentiality, non-disparagement, and arbitration clauses — Insider Inc., the parent company of Business Insider, has asked all of its employees to sign a new contract saying they can never speak ill of the news outlet.

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Pallavi Gogoi / Washington Post:

NPR's chief business editor, Pallavi Gogoi, says she was raped by Indian MP M.J. Akbar, then EIC of Asian Age, and recounts months of verbal and emotional abuse — Pallavi Gogoi is the chief business editor for NPR. — Editor's Note: We reached out to Sandeep Kapur, M.J. Akbar's lawyer …

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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:

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Susette Brooks / Report For America:

Report for America sets a goal of placing 10 reporters in California in 2019 and 20 in 2020, supported by grants from the Annenberg and McClatchy foundations — The Crucial Effort Supported By Grants from the Annenberg Foundation and McClatchy Foundation and a Collaboration with the USC Annenberg School …

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Axios:

In interview, Trump says that calling the press the enemy of the people is his “only form of fighting back” — President Trump, in an interview with Axios that will premiere Sunday on HBO, says railing against his enemies in the media helped him win — and that his supporters …

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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

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