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Josh Feldman / Mediaite:
Kentucky's Gov. Matt Bevin lashes out at Louisville Courier Journal for teaming up with ProPublica and criticizes two ProPublica funders, including George Soros — Governor Matt Bevin (R- KY) posted a video of him blasting the Louisville Courier-Journal for its announcement of a journalistic partnership with ProPublica.
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ProPublica names the 14 newsrooms and journalists who will participate in the second year of the Local Reporting Network, including NOLA.com and WNYC — ProPublica named 14 newsrooms and local reporters on Wednesday who will participate in the second year of the ProPublica Local Reporting Network …
Bloomberg:
Court document shows National Enquirer publisher American Media Inc. took a non-prosecution deal, admitting role in a hush payment to affect the 2016 election — - CEO Pecker met with Cohen, other campaign staffer in 2015 — At least one other person from Donald Trump's presidential …
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David Folkenflik / NPR:
Sources: Tribune Publishing is paying ex-LAT exec Davan Maharaj $2.5M+ to avert a lawsuit, keeping an anti-Semitic slur by ex-chairman Michael Ferro under wraps — Several months after taking control of the troubled Tribune Publishing Co. in 2016, Chicago investor Michael Ferro convened …
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Howard Kurtz / Fox News:
Trump cancels the White House holiday party for the media — EXCLUSIVE - President Trump has canceled the White House holiday party for the media, making the decades-old tradition a victim of his increasingly contentious relationship with major news organizations.
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New York Post, Mediaite, Splinter and @lindsaygoldwert
Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC begins Congressionally-mandated review of media ownership rules, including a current ban on mergers among top four broadcast networks — - National Enquirer Parent Admits to Making Karen McDougal Payments to Help Trump in 2016 Election — WASHINGTON — The FCC will review whether …
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Joseph Ax / Reuters:
CPJ report: 251 journalists are in jail as of Dec. 1, with more half in China, Turkey, and Egypt; 28 imprisoned on “charges of “false news”, up from 21 in 2017 — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A near-record number of journalists around the world are behind bars for their work …
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Committee to Protect …, @o_rich_ and @wolfe321
Irin Carmon / Vulture:
Sources say CBS This Morning executive producer Ryan Kadro is leaving the network, but CBS says it's unrelated to the Charlie Rose settlement he was named in — Ryan Kadro, the executive producer of CBS This Morning, is said to be leaving the network, two sources at the company told Vulture.
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Nathaniel Popper / New York Times:
CBS News settles lawsuit with three women who accused Charlie Rose of sexual harassment, but legal proceedings against Rose continue
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Aaron C. Davis / Washington Post:
A US agency expands probe of Radio Martí after an initial apology for a post attacking George Soros; four Martí staffers placed on leave, two contractors fired — A U.S. taxpayer-funded broadcaster this fall published a Spanish-language opinion piece warning that the …
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@steveengelberg, New York Times and @digiphile
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Facebook is testing search ads in its search bar and Marketplace in the US and Canada, directly competing with Google's AdWords — It's an ad duopoly battle. Facebook is starting to test search ads in its search results and Marketplace, directly competing with Google's AdWords.
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Marketing Dive, @joshconstine and @ericjhonsa
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
In Australia, an anachronistic gag order prevents news outlets from naming a Vatican official convicted on molestation charges as he awaits further court action — The front page of Thursday's Herald Sun newspaper in Melbourne, Australia, is dominated by a single word in huge white type, all caps, on a black background: CENSORED.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Smithsonian Networks launches Smithsonian Channel Plus in the US, a $5/month streaming service that will incorporate Smithsonian Earth, launched three years ago — Smithsonian Networks has expanded its push to reach cord-cutters with the launch of Smithsonian Channel Plus …
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