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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Steven Nelson / Washington Examiner:
New White House policy states reporters must spend 50% of their time at the White House, which few currently do, to qualify for a “hard” press pass — Hundreds of journalists risk losing their White House press pass under a newly announced White House policy, though most would still be able to cover the West Wing.
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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Joan Donovan / The Atlantic:
News coverage of terror attacks coupled with social media helps amplify extremists' ideas, and this weakness is being actively exploited — White supremacists exploit the weaknesses in the social-media ecosystem as Facebook and Google struggle to keep up. — In the 1960s, reporters became attuned …
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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty:
Putin signs into law bills banning “fake news” and penalizing those who post content found to be insulting to state officials, state symbols, or Russian society — President Vladimir Putin has signed legislation enabling Russian authorities to block websites and hand out punishment for …
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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Associated Press:
Facebook is struggling with Today In, its feature curating local news, because 40% of Americans live in places that do not have enough local news coverage — About 1,800 newspapers have closed in the US in the last 15 years, partly as a result of internet-based companies like Facebook
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