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Elisa Shearer / Pew Research Center:
Pew: one in five US adults say they frequently get their news from social media, surpassing the number who get theirs from print (16%) for the first time — Social media sites have surpassed print newspapers as a news source for Americans: One-in-five U.S. adults say they often get news via social media …
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Nic Robertson / CNN:
Source: transcript of Jamal Khashoggi's last words contradicts Saudis' explanation that it was an accident; voices of senior officials identified on recording — (CNN)"I can't breathe." These were the final words uttered by Jamal Khashoggi after he was set upon by a Saudi hit squad …
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Eight current and former temporary workers at NPR describe work as financially uncertain and stressful; union says ~21% of NPR's 483 newsroom staffers are temps — Julia Botero was happy to catch on, and determined to stay on, at NPR. After completing an internship at the public broadcasting organization …
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The Daily Beast:
YouTube bans Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes, says his channel was deleted for copyright infringement — YouTube banned Proud Boys founder Gavin McInnes on Monday, marking the latest social-media blow for the man who started the far-right men's group. McInnes had amassed more than 220,000 subscribers …
Gary M. Kramer / Salon:
Alexis Bloom, filmmaker behind Ailes doc “Divide and Conquer”, says Ailes was so paranoid after an encounter with a Muslim employee, he kept guns in his office — Salon talks to Alexis Bloom about her documentary “Divide and Conquer: The Story of Roger Ailes”
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J. Max Robins / Columbia Journalism Review:
Filmmaker Alexis Bloom's new documentary on Roger Ailes, Divide and Conquer, has reminded journalists of what it was like to cover Ailes and Fox News — When I ran into Alexis Bloom exiting the screening room after seeing her terrific new documentary, Divide and Conquer: The Roger Ailes Story …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Washington Post's Fact Checker introduces a new category, “Bottomless Pinocchio”, reflecting a trend of politicians repeating incorrect info even when disproven — It was President Trump's signature campaign promise: He would build a wall along the nation's southern border, and Mexico would pay for it.
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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
UK broadcasters have hired private security guards to protect reporters and TV guests outside Westminster, after threats and abuse from pro-Trump supporters — TV networks made the joint decision after an ugly incident involving pro-Trump protesters pursuing a Guardian columnist away from cameras.
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@essexcanning, @buzzfeednews and @markdistef
New Statesman:
UK magazine The New Statesman promotes George Eaton and Tom Gatti to new roles as joint deputy editors, names Stephen Bush as political editor — George Eaton and Tom Gatti become joint deputy editors, Stephen Bush is promoted to political editor. — The New Statesman has appointed George Eaton …
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Literary Hub:
Q&A with Meghan O'Rourke, who has been appointed editor of The Yale Review following a year-long national search — After a year-long, national search, Peter Salovey, President of Yale University, has announced the appointment of Meghan O'Rourke—poet, memoirist, and editor—as the next editor of The Yale Review.
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George Civeris / Columbia Journalism Review:
At the Tow Center, academics, professors, and industry experts define the term “influencer” which can encompass staff with large followings at media outlets — The rise of social platforms has brought with it a new kind of celebrity: the digital influencer.
Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
Sources: Les Moonves' lawyers are preparing to file a suit against CBS over leaks to the New York Times about the investigation into his conduct — Disgraced media mogul Les Moonves is threatening to sue CBS over recent leaks of lurid details about his alleged sexual misconduct, The Post has learned.
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