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White House counselor Kellyanne Conway grilled a Jewish reporter about his ethnicity while defending Trump's racist statements about four congresswomen of color — When the quiet part becomes very loud. — White House counselor Kellyanne Conway went as far as to grill a Jewish reporter …
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In her promising debut as the CBS Evening News anchor, Norah O'Donnell called out Trump's racist tweets as she attempts to restore trust in the network — Yesterday, the news cycle threw a test at Norah O'Donnell as she anchored her first broadcast as host of CBS Evening News.
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When covering Trump's tweets telling freshman congresswomen to “go back” to their countries, major media outlets relied on critics to label them as racist — New York (CNN Business)A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here.
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Twitter says Trump's racist tweets attacking four congresswomen don't break its rules and will not be labeled with a disclaimer
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Sources: Apple plans to fund original, exclusive podcasts and has reached out to media companies, in a bid to compete with Spotify — - Tech giant looks to use exclusives to compete with Spotify — Company has recently added new Podcasts Mac app, web interface
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Newsletter platform Substack raises $15.3M Series A led by Andreessen Horowitz, says Substack newsletters now have 50,000 paying subscribers — Andreessen Horowitz is betting that there's still a big opportunity in newsletters — the venture capital firm is leading a $15.3 million Series A in Substack.
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Netflix alters the graphic suicide scene from the season one finale of 13 Reasons Why, with support from the medical community, after two years of controversy — The nearly three-minute-long scene has been altered two years after its debut — and ahead of the YA drama's forthcoming return.
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Southern California Public Radio announces a new podcast division called LAist Studios, aiming to be the West Coast equivalent of WNYC Studios — Welcome to Hot Pod, a newsletter about podcasts. This is issue 218, dated July 16, 2019. — California dreamin'.
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As part of its Daily Essentials section, Quibi to launch a twice-daily news show in partnership with NBC, a multiyear, eight-figure deal, sources say — Short-form video company founded by Jeffrey Katzenberg plans to launch slate of daily shows including news, sports and weather
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Facebook introduces a scam ads reporting tool in the UK and donates £3M to Citizens Advice for Scams Action, a dedicated online anti-scam service — Social media firm to investigate users' complaints and take down violating posts — Fresh efforts to tackle scam adverts across Facebook …
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Patreon, which helps content creators manage paid membership communities for fans, raises $60M Series D led by Glade Brook Capital — Patreon, the San Francisco-based platform that helps over 100,000 online content creators manage paid membership communities for their most dedicated fans, has raised $60 million in Series D funding.
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Pro-Trump meme-maker Carpe Donktum appeared on OANN under a pseudonym, a fact not revealed to viewers during the broadcast — On Friday, the pro-Trump cable news channel One America News Network aired an interview with a man it identified as Dennis F. Charles, “a conservative social media analyst.”
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David Barstow, who reportedly alienated co-authors on the NYT team that probed Trump's taxes by planning a book with a source, is leaving to join UC-Berkeley — David Barstow joins Berkeley journalism school after winning a fourth Pulitzer and alienating his teammates by trying to ghostwrite a book with a top-secret source.
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