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Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
Sarah Sanders said she hoped her legacy would be that she “put forward the president's message” and she did so through her post-truth press conferences — “I know it's hard for you to understand even short sentences, I guess, but please don't take my words out of context."
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Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
President Trump announces on Twitter that Press Secretary Sarah Sanders will leave the White House at the end of the month — President Donald Trump made a stunning announcement on Twitter Thursday: that his longtime press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders is set to leave the White House next month.
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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Sarah Sanders' primary legacy will be the death of daily press briefings, as she shortened and then did away with the meetings; the last briefing was March 11
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Poynter, Newser, Fortune, USA Today, @cnnbusiness, @indira_l, @jdawsey1, @mehdirhasan, @davidmackau, @brianstelter and The Guardian
Lindsey Rogers Cook / Times Open:
NYT's digital transition team led internal data journalism boot camps, training 60+ employees over 18 months; resources they developed are now freely available — And how your reporters can learn to love them, too — Five years ago, a lot of people in journalism were asking, wide-eyed, “Should journalists learn to code?”
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Max Willens / Digiday:
BuzzFeed forecasts $260M in sales in 2019 from branded products sold in stores; Tasty has partnered with food companies to launch food products and meal kits — BuzzFeed has found success in licensing its Tasty food brand across different consumer products including food, kitchenware and cookbooks.
Marcela Kunova / Journalism.co.uk:
A Facebook director of news partnerships says Facebook is compiling a list of trustworthy sources, including individual journalists, not just media outlets — The social media platform will help media organisations monetise content, including a dedicated space for news and a Facebook-powered subscription tool
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Haroon Siddique / The Guardian:
Julian Assange's US extradition hearing to take place in February 2020; he faces an 18-count indictment, including charges under the Espionage Act — WikiLeaks founder, indicted on 18 counts in US, will have a five-day hearing in February — Julian Assange will face a five …
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Andy Greenberg / Wired:
Critics question Alphabet's Jigsaw subsidiary's decision to hire a disinformation vendor to run a campaign during research into state-sponsored disinformation — FOR MORE THAN two years, the notion of social media disinformation campaigns has conjured up images of Russia's Internet Research Agency …
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@sheeraf, @a_greenberg, The Daily Caller, MediaPost and The Next Web
Brian Resnick / Vox:
Study: when researchers vet science press releases, they help reporters avoid over-hyping claims; more accuracy doesn't reduce the coverage received — Science is often poorly communicated. Researchers can fight back. — In 2018, psychology PhD student William McAuliffe co-published …
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@b_resnick, @familyunequal and @seedstories
Troy Wolverton / Business Insider:
Sources: CNET is shutting down its quarterly print magazine, launched in 2014 — - CNET is shutting down CNET Magazine, its quarterly print magazine, sources inside and outside the company told Business Insider. — The company informed employees of the move at a meeting last month.
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Bloomberg:
Turkey indicts two Bloomberg reporters, accusing them of trying to undermine Turkey's economic stability; prosecutor wants jail terms of two to five years — - 36 others charged for comments about economy on social media — Charges relate to August 2018 news story amid lira meltdown
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
After receiving funding from Walmart, Eko is producing an ad-supported, choose-your-own-adventure series based on Refinery29 content — Refinery29 has been bitten by the “Bandersnatch” bug. The millennial-female-focused digital media and entertainment company inked a pact with Eko …
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Gerry Smith / Bloomberg:
Vox Media Group ratifies its first union contract with WGA East, which guarantees minimum salaries of $56K/year and four months of parental leave — - Web publisher ratifies first collective bargaining agreement — Accord includes revenue sharing for shows on Netflix and Hulu
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