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The Assange indictment criminalizes some basic functions of newsgathering, sending a message to others that national security journalism is possibly criminal — For decades, journalists have received and published government secrets in the public interest with the protection of the First Amendment.
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US prosecutors charge Julian Assange with violating the Espionage Act in an indictment that says he “repeatedly encouraged” sources to steal government secrets — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange was charged Thursday with violating the Espionage Act by seeking out classified information …
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Sources: Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is looking to bring back Julia Angwin as editor in chief of The Markup, weeks after she was forced out — Journalist was forced out of the Markup last month after clashing with executive editor — Craigslist founder Craig Newmark is looking …
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Executive Director Sue Gardner and Jeff Larson are no longer with The Markup, says investor Craig Newmark, who expects more info about the site's future soon — https://twitter.com/...
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Facebook decides to let the misleading Nancy Pelosi video remain on its platform indefinitely, but with a fact check, says it will limit the video's reach — Nancy Pelosi, the 79-year-old speaker of the House of Representatives, has been a frequent target for President Donald Trump and his political allies.
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A distorted video of Speaker Pelosi, in which her speech is made to appear slurred, has 2M+ views on Facebook; YouTube says it has removed uploads of the video
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San Francisco police chief reverses course, apologizes for raid of freelancer Bryan Carmody's home and office, says police won't use any items taken as evidence — After two weeks of growing outrage, San Francisco Police Chief Bill Scott apologized Friday for raiding a journalist's home …
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Sources: TV networks and media buyers are disagreeing over CPM cost as networks push for increases of as much as 18% for primetime inventory — TV's “upfront” ad-sales market has started to simmer. What will be required to bring it to full boil? — TV networks and media buyers hope …
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Profile of Quillette, a reactionary conservative site that outrages many, fuels the culture wars, and has become a favorite hate-read of liberal academics — Is ‘Quillette’ an island of sanity — or reactionary conservatism for the Ph.D. set? — The portrait of university life offered …


After Macron's office reserves the right to review a joint interview to a consortium of French regional newspapers, two papers refuse to participate — This week, Emmanuel Macron, the French president, granted a joint interview to a consortium of French regional newspapers ahead of elections …


Interview with GateHouse SVP of News Bill Church as the company makes another round of layoffs while also promising to hire for investigative reporting — Today's editorial managers find themselves in the lemonade business. Their assembly line of lemons keeps gaining speed …


Profile of Gayle King, one of the most prominent African Americans in broadcast news, as she debuts a revamped CBS This Morning as co-host — Gayle King is an overnight sensation decades in the making. — CBS first hired the veteran local news anchor seven years ago and is now set to lean on her even more heavily.


Sources: Hulu to get more original programming, skewing “older, broader, edgier” compared to Disney+, and begin holding on to global rights — Insiders predict bigger content budgets, synergies with sister networks and a juggling act as one company now runs a half-dozen networks and three digital services.