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Ellie Bufkin / Washington Examiner:
The New Republic has taken down an article by Dale Peck about Pete Buttigieg that included speculation about his sex life and repeatedly called him “Mary Pete” — The New Republic published and then deleted an opinion article on Friday that offered shocking and incendiary commentary …
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Hunter Walker / Yahoo News:
Trump's “summit” was an airing of grievances in front of right-wing media figures, ending with Sebastian Gorka and a CNN analyst getting into a heated exchange — WASHINGTON — It was an unusual spectacle, even by the unconventional standards of the Trump administration.
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Kyle Pope / Columbia Journalism Review:
Media coverage of immigrant raids act as highlight reels for Trump; journalists must frame them as campaign events that claim lives as collateral damage — You can predict the scene already: a half dozen TV news crews surround a mother and her two children in one of the largest cities in America.
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Michael Holden / Reuters:
After the leak of UK ambassador's Trump memo, police warn media they may violate the law if further docs leak, provoking anger among journalists, politicians — LONDON (Reuters) - Senior British politicians, including both contenders to be the next prime minister, joined journalists on Saturday …
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Starbucks will stop selling newspapers in its 8,600 stores across the US from Sept. 1, due, in part, to persistent “shrinkage” issues — If you want to read the paper at Starbucks, you'll have to start bringing your own. — Beginning Sept. 1, the Seattle-based coffee giant …
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
YouTube unveils new ways for creators to make money, including Super Stickers for chats in livestreams and premieres and paid levels for Channel Memberships — YouTube is rolling out more ways for its creators to engage fans and generate revenue, the company announced today the VidCon event in Anaheim, California.
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Ingrid Lunden / TechCrunch:
WPP sells 60% of market research giant Kantar to Bain, valuing Kantar at $4B — Some M&A is afoot in the world of market research and analysis: WPP today announced that it would sell 60% of Kantar — the firm that provides stats and insights on how consumers buy and think of products in services …
Bob Garfield / Columbia Journalism Review:
The Purple Project for Democracy, a media and education campaign set for November, seeks to rekindle faith in American democracy with the help of journalists — “Don't be part of the story.” Fuck that. — Whether to put down your notebook or camera to come to the aid of a news subject …
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Abner Li / 9to5Google:
Google announces it is rolling out redesigned News results for Search on desktop, making publishers' names more prominent, adding a carousel, and more — Google Search on the desktop web has seen a slew of visual refreshes in recent weeks. The latest is a substantial redesign of the News tab …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Disney is shutting down FX Plus, an ad-free video-on-demand service, on Aug. 20; the service launched in 2017 in partnership with Comcast for $5.99/month — The FX Plus subscription service is shutting down — another casualty of Disney's acquisition of most of 21st Century Fox's assets …
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Libby Watson / Splinter:
Granting sources anonymity to hurl insults has become the norm in Congressional reporting, valuing reporters' access to sources over readers' right to know — BREAKING news in the EPIC civil WAR in the Democratic Party! The DEMS are in DISARRAY! The Hill got the JUICY DEETS …
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Soraya Roberts / Longreads:
With only 40 full-time editorial cartoonists at American dailies in 2016, the form is waning despite its ability to condense layers of commentary into one image — More than 11,000 people retweeted Michael de Adder's controversial cartoon of Donald Trump next to a golf cart …
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