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Ross A. Lincoln / The Wrap:
The NYT, after changing the headline of a report about Trump's speech on recent shootings due to widespread condemnation, faces further uproar with new headline — Following a severe backlash, the New York Times has changed the headline to a story about the speech Donald Trump made Monday …
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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.
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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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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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Washington Post:
GateHouse's Gannett acquisition, billed as about increasing efficiency, will likely lead to syndicated USA Today-style stories over local reporting and job cuts — Gannett and GateHouse announce agreement to try to save costs amid steep newspaper industry decline.
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Henry Chu / Variety:
Vivendi says it is in talks with Tencent to sell a 10% stake in Universal Music Group for €3B; Tencent would get a one-year option to buy another 10% — Chinese digital giant Tencent has entered negotiations with French media conglomerate Vivendi to buy a 10% stake in Universal Music Group.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Joe Marchese's new media holding company, Attention Capital, hopes to acquire various media brands; source: the firm aims to raise $400M-$500M — Attention - please. — In an industry eager to play up the worth of proxies for consumer attention - things like clicks, likes and retweets …
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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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Thomas Kaplan / New York Times:
Since January, Trump's campaign has posted 2,000+ immigration-focused Facebook ads that use the word “invasion”; report suggests the ads cost $1.25M — Some of President Trump's re-election ads have repeated his inflammatory claims about an “invasion” on the southern border …
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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Mark Di Stefano / BuzzFeed:
Sunday Times staff say problems with unpaid work described in a recent Sunday Times column are widespread in the Sunday Times newsroom — “People use establishment connections to get their goddaughters two weeks on the features desk.” — When columnist Emma Gannon posted her latest Sunday Times piece …
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