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Shawn McCreesh / New York Times:
Following tradition, even in toxic times, media toasted departing Press Secretary Sarah Sanders; “You'd better not say I was here,” one reporter said — “You'd better not say I was here,” said one White House reporter, who attended the awkward drinks at a nearby steakhouse.
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Kate Bennett / CNN:
Melania Trump announces that her spokeswoman, Stephanie Grisham, will be both the next White House press secretary and the communications director — (CNN)Melania Trump's spokeswoman Stephanie Grisham will get a major new role as both White House press secretary and communications director, the first lady tweeted Tuesday.
Alex Sherman / CNBC:
The Office will move from Netflix to NBC's new streaming service in 2021; a source says Netflix was willing to pay up to $90M/year, but NBC offered $100M — KEY POINTS — NBC announced Tuesday it is taking back The Office from Netflix when the show's contract expires in 2021.
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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Media gears up for expected cat and mouse game of spotting 2020 deepfakes; the Washington Post launched a public guide to different types of manipulated video — A video of Republican Mitt Romney saying in 2012 that 47 percent of Americans were dependent on the government helped sink his presidential bid …
Danny Hakim / New York Times:
The NRA is ceasing production of live content on NRATV and cutting ties to the ad firm that operated the site — The National Rifle Association has shut down production at NRATV. — The N.R.A. on Tuesday also severed all business with its estranged advertising firm, Ackerman McQueen …
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Six Florida newsrooms are teaming up to cover climate change by sharing content across their newsrooms, with hopes to collaborate on reporting as well — “It's not a science story for us here in South Florida. It's not some kind of theoretical exploration. It's real.
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Sarah Schiff / Facebook:
Facebook now requires authorization of political and issue ad buyers in Ukraine and Canada, will do the same in Singapore and Argentina in the next few months — We believe that transparency leads to increased accountability and responsibility over time - not just for Facebook but advertisers as well.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Restricted media access has left Americans largely in the dark about conditions for migrants housed in government facilities, as most accounts are secondhand — Overcrowded facilities. Sick, filthy and hungry children sleeping on concrete floors. Young children taking care of infants …
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Niels Lesniewski / Roll Call:
Booker, Sanders, and Warren seek details about Sinclair's purchase of 21 regional sports networks from FCC and DOJ, lay groundwork for a possible public review — Three Democratic presidential hopefuls cite the broadcast group's power in local TV — McConnell says no to delay on votes …
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Melissa Repko / Dallas Morning News:
Texas Monthly bought from private equity firm Genesis Park by billionaire oil and gas heiress Randa Duncan Williams for an undisclosed price — Texas Monthly — the “National Magazine of Texas” — has been bought by billionaire oil and gas heiress Randa Duncan Williams.
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Nicholas Quah / Nieman Lab:
How dynamic insertion technology, used for personalizing podcast ads, could enable public radio stations to benefit from, and contribute to, NPR's podcast gains — Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 215, published June 25, 2019.
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Hmm Daily:
Hmm Daily, launched by Tom Scocca with Civil grant money, announces it will stop posting new stories in less than a month, will continue Hmm Weekly newsletter — Good morning! A little more than nine months ago, we launched Hmm Daily, as a demonstration of faith or at least hope in two propositions …