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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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Jeff Jarvis / Medium:
Lessons for journalists in light of Beto O'Rourke's anger at media for asking obvious questions to which we know the answers — O'Rourke, then Ocasio-Cortez, then Glaude give journos a lesson in their field and their nation — This post began with Beto O'Rourke's lesson. Then I added Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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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”
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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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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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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 …
Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit against New York Times, over an editorial that linked her to a 2011 mass shooting, is revived by a federal appeals court — NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived former U.S. vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's defamation lawsuit …
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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 …
Edmund Lee / New York Times:
HBO show “Succession”, with characters inspired by Murdoch and Redstone, accurately depicts the boardroom machinations behind the merger-mad media industry — Hidden debt, asset swaps, corporate raids: Financial journalists and a playwright well versed in the Enron scandal watch …
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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:
Discovery Q2 results beat expectations with earnings of $947M vs. $216M in Q2 2018 and revenue of $2.89B, up 1% YoY; US ad revenue up 6% YoY — Discovery reported an increase in second-quarter earnings, with its U.S. networks showing gains in advertising and distribution revenues.
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