Mediagazer: Crooked Media says that Tim Miller, who has worked with the Facebook-contracted PR firm Definers Public Affairs, will no longer be a contributor (@crookedmedia)

8:30 PM ET, November 24, 2018

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Crooked Media says that Tim Miller, who has worked with the Facebook-contracted PR firm Definers Public Affairs, will no longer be a contributor — Hey everybody, We wanted to give you an update on Tim Miller. We invited Tim to contribute to Crooked because he took a public stand against Trump when most of his party capitulated. That took courage, and unlike many Republicans who declared themselves to be Never Trumpers during the campaign, he's still one today.

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Darren Rovell / ESPN:

Bleacher Report Live technical issues led Turner to give away stream of golf game between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson for free; some carriers charged $20 — Those who weren't planning to pay $19.99 for “The Match” between Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson on Friday got a break …

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Cory Doctorow / Boing Boing:

CBC pulled an interview after its reporter criticized CBC relationship with Facebook; reporter says Facebook routinely complains to CBC after on-air criticism — Jesse Hirsh the CBC Toronto's longstanding and deservedly respected tech columnist, a fixture for many words …

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Tony Romm / Washington Post:

Facebook says Mark Zuckerberg won't appear before the UK-led grand committee of eight countries on Tuesday, sending the VP of public policy to testify instead — Facebook chief executive Mark Zuckerberg has declined to testify at a rare joint hearing with lawmakers from seven countries …

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Soma Biswas / Wall Street Journal:

US-based Spanish language TV and radio broadcaster LBI Media files for bankruptcy, blaming competition from digital media and heavy debt — Senior lender HPS Investment will take control of broadcaster under debt-restructuring deal — LBI Media Inc., the nation's largest private minority …

Alex Kotch / Sludge:

In addition to donations to ASNE, 2017 tax returns from the Charles Koch Foundation and the Charles Koch Institute show donations of $980K to the Daily Caller — Koch Industries has a reputation for attacking journalists who write things that make it look bad, but that isn't stopping its billionaire CEO …

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