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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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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
Editor of the Denver's Rocky Mountain News during the Columbine shootings laments journalism's apparent inability to change the pattern of mass shootings
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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”
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 …
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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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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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Micah Lee / The Intercept:
A deep dive into the methods used to unmask confidential sources in seven Justice Department cases against US government whistleblowers — Government whistleblowers are increasingly being charged under laws such as the Espionage Act, but they aren't spies.