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Press Secretary Sanders tweeted a video that experts say was altered and which made Jim Acosta's encounter with a White House intern appear more violent — White House press secretary Sarah Sanders on Wednesday night shared a video of CNN reporter Jim Acosta that appeared to have been altered …
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White House suspends Jim Acosta's press pass after he and Trump had a tense exchange; Sarah Sanders claims Acosta “placed his hands” on woman at press event — The White House has suspended the press pass of CNN reporter Jim Acosta after President Trump took issue …
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CNN should sue the White House for taking away Jim Acosta's press pass under a false pretext, and press-rights groups and media outlets should join in — CNN White House correspondent Jim Acosta is a smart, tough reporter. He can also be a grandstander who seems to thrive on conflict with President Trump …
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Ex-Breitbart reporter Michelle Fields, accused of falsely saying Lewandowski assaulted her, says accusers apparently were projecting, as they aim at Acosta now
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WHCA strongly objects to the White House pulling credentials to punish a reporter and urges White House “to immediately reverse this weak and misguided action”
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Disney's Q4 beats with $2.3B net income on $14.3B revenue; cable/broadcast sales were nearly $6B, up 9% YoY, and its film studio earned $2.1B, up nearly 50% YoY — The box office success of “Incredibles 2” and “Ant-Man and the Wasp” combined with the popularity of the Walt Disney Company's …
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Disney says its new streaming service will be called Disney+ and will launch in the US in late 2019 — - Disney's new streaming service, Disney+, will be a home for its past titles and original series, including new content from the Marvel and Star Wars franchises.
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A review of 744 Houston Chronicle stories by Mike Ward could not find 44% of the 275 people quoted; The Chronicle will retract eight stories and correct others — Action follows external review of former staff reporter accused of fabricating sources — On July 31, the Houston Chronicle published …


Nielsen estimates 36M people watched primetime coverage of the midterm elections, more than in the previous four midterms — An estimated 36.1 million people tuned in to watch coverage of the 2018 midterm elections during primetime on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Netflix announces plans to make 17 original productions in Asia including shows in Chinese and Thai as it looks abroad for growth — Jonathan Weber, Aradhana Aravindan — * Firm seeing quicker subscriber growth outside U.S. — * To make 17 more original productions in Asia


Hong Kong denied entry to senior Financial Times journalist Victor Mallet, who tried to enter the city as a visitor after his work visa was refused in October — - Former Financial Times editor was turned away after nearly four hours of questioning, with ‘no explanation given’ by authorities
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Committee to Protect Journalists staffers Quintal and Mumo have been released following their arrest in Tanzania and have left the country — The Committee to Protect Journalists today welcomed the release of Angela Quintal, CPJ's Africa program coordinator, and Muthoki Mumo …
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Lionsgate reports Q2 revenue of $901M, beating estimates, and a net loss of $144.1M due to shareholder litigation; Starz gained 1.3M subscribers in the quarter — Lionsgate revenue earnings topped projections, thanks to growth from its premium cable channel, Starz.


Tucker Carlson's home was targeted by antifascist group Smash Racism D.C.; the group's tweets and Facebook video regarding the incident have been removed — Fox News host Tucker Carlson was at his desk Wednesday evening, less than two hours before his 8 p.m. live show, when he suddenly started receiving multiple text messages.
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