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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Rupert Murdoch's New York Post urges Trump to ban assault weapons with blunt cover and editorial — New York (CNN Business)One of President Trump's favorite newspapers, the New York Post, is delivering him a message. — “President Trump, America is scared and we need bold action,” Monday's front page reads.
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Bill Bostock / Business Insider:
Despite the fact that the El Paso shooter's language echoed Trump's, Trump blames the media for contributing “anger and rage that has built up over many years” — - President Donald Trump on Monday accused the media of inciting anger in the US after gunmen killed a combined 29 people in two shootings in Texas and Ohio.
John Temple / The Atlantic:
Editor of the Denver's Rocky Mountain News during the Columbine shootings laments journalism's apparent inability to change the pattern of mass shootings — No. Not again. — That's how I felt on Saturday when I heard the terrible news from El Paso and then again on Sunday morning when Dayton added a second blow.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Journalists must change how they report on mass shootings by shining a light on solutions, insisting on more accountability from officials, and taking a side — Sadly, we in the news media know just how to do it. — When a mass shooting happens, even when it happens twice in a 24-hour period …
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Tom Scocca / Slate:
US media outlets normalize racism by publicizing racist ideas presumed to belong to others, whose fears are assumed to be reasonable or at least understandable — Within last week's story of how Ronald Reagan made a racist phone call to Richard Nixon, there was a second story—a parable …
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Nathan Bomey / USA Today:
GateHouse Media owner New Media Investment Group to acquire Gannett in a deal worth $1.38B; together the companies operate more than 260 daily news operations — GateHouse Media owner and USA TODAY owner Gannett have agreed to merge in a deal aimed at cutting overlapping costs and enabling …
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Anousha Sakoui / Bloomberg:
James Murdoch's Lupa Systems fund leads group buying a controlling stake in Tribeca Enterprises, the media company responsible for Tribeca Film Festival — - Madison Square Garden selling stake to focus on Vegas venue — New owners plan to expand company under existing management
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Knight Foundation:
Knight Foundation donates $1.2M to the Maynard Institute to create a program dedicated to bettering newsroom diversity, starting with a six-month pilot program — In-depth initiative will help newsrooms make structural changes in business models and workplace culture
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Patricia Nilsson / Financial Times:
The Athletic is spending £10M aiming to attract more than 100K in the UK, where it launched Monday; the site has raised more than $90M from investors — The Athletic, the ad-free US sports journalism site that has been hoovering up Britain's top football reporters …
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Washington Post:
Cesar Sayoc, who mailed explosive devices to Trump's critics and media organizations after reading internet conspiracies, sentenced to 20 years in prison — NEW YORK — Cesar Sayoc, the Florida man who mailed explosive devices to prominent Democrats and media figures was sentenced Monday to 20 years in prison.
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Peter King / ProFootballTalk:
In remembrance of Don Banks, an influential NFL reporter and the “conscience” of the league, who died Sunday at age 56 — INDIANAPOLIS — I wrote the obit for a friend Sunday night in an airport. An airport bar, to be exact, and it seemed right.
Joseph Bernstein / BuzzFeed News:
YouTube removes account of Soph, a girl who attracted 800K+ subs through racist and anti-Muslim videos, after uploading an anti-LGBTQ video alluding to violence — YouTube has removed the account of Soph, a 14-year-old girl who accumulated nearly a million followers through racist and anti-Muslim videos …
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