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Ryan Faughnder / Los Angeles Times:
Warner Bros. Chief Executive Kevin Tsujihara steps down following allegations that he had an affair with a young actress and tried to get her cast in movies — Warner Bros. Chief Executive Kevin Tsujihara will step down after allegations that he had an affair with a young actress and tried …
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
With the departure of Kevin Tsujihara, all of the men in who were in top positions at Time Warner when AT&T purchased it have left or are leaving the company — Warner Bros boss Kevin Tsujihara is out after a casting-couch scandal. He's the last man in a top position at Time Warner to leave the company.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Former DNC Chair Donna Brazile, who left CNN over leaks to Clinton campaign, has joined Fox News as a contributor — Donna Brazile, the former chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee, will join Fox News as a contributor, the cable-news network announced Monday.
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Facebook:
Facebook says original Christchurch attack video was viewed <200 times during live broadcast; first user report came in 12 minutes after live broadcast ended — Our hearts go out to the victims, their families and the community affected by the horrific terrorist attacks in Christchurch.
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CNN:
The State Dept. press corps was barred from a Pompeo briefing, and the department won't release a list of attendees but said it was for “faith-based media only” — (CNN)The State Department on Monday said it would not be distributing a transcript or list of attendees …
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Facebook Journalism Project:
Facebook announces the Facebook Journalism Project Community Network to support projects aimed at building community through local news — Product Marketing Manager, Today In Local News Partnerships Lead — Over the last twenty-five years, news deserts - communities with little or no local reporting …
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Juliegrace Brufke / The Hill:
Rep. Devin Nunes is suing Twitter and some of its users for defamation, alleging Twitter is shadow banning conservatives, seeks $250M+ in damages — House Intelligence Committee ranking member and former chairman Devin Nunes (R-Calif.) is suing Twitter and a number of its users for more than $250 million.
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: the National Enquirer acquired Jeff Bezos' racy texts from his lover's brother for $200,000 — Michael Sanchez sold the billionaire's secrets to American Media, the Enquirer's publisher, said people familiar with the matter — Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos and his allies …
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Adam Sternbergh / Vulture:
How podcasts have become audio portals into unexpected worlds, with an estimated 660K shows in production, offering ~28M individual episodes for 62M listeners — When you first heard about podcasts, do you remember how excited you weren't? Do you recall the first person who said …
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
HBO's president of global distribution Bernadette Aulestia is resigning, according to internal memo, a month after CEO Richard Pleper departed — HBO's president of global distribution, Bernadette Aulestia, has announced her resignation, according to an internal memo obtained by CNBC.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
In a major jump to digital from traditional pay-TV, UFC signs a deal with ESPN that will see its pay-per-view events available exclusively on ESPN+ for 7 years — - Jordan Peele Talks About ‘Us’ Soundtrack and Music in Film in Spotify's First-Ever Movie Takeover (EXCLUSIVE)
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Broadcasting & Cable and The Wrap
Lívia Vieira / Nieman Lab:
Q&A with media academic and author C.W. Anderson, who says the current business model of US national news is Trump coverage plus rolling political scandals — LÍVIA VIEIRA: Your Ph.D. dissertation is remarkable, because almost 10 years ago, you were observing what you called the culture of the click.
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Peter Kafka / Recode:
Reed Hastings confirms that Netflix won't be offering its content through Apple's upcoming video service — In other news: Turns out Netflix is not a tech company, Hastings says. — Apple is planning a big announcement to unveil its new video strategy next week, and there is a long list of unknowns about Apple's plans.
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