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New York Times:
Sources: pro-Trump operatives have collected dossiers of damaging old social media posts by journalists and are releasing them in response to critical coverage — WASHINGTON — A loose network of conservative operatives allied with the White House is pursuing what they say will be an aggressive operation …
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@willsommer, @patrickhealynyt, @nickconfessore, Politico, @charles_gaba, @molratty, @blackamazon, @pdavis_llc, @kenvogel, @poniewozik, @hshaban, @swin24, @jwpetersnyt, @buzzfeedben, @swin24, @hshaban, @jayrosen_nyu, @jayrosen_nyu, @hshaban, Breitbart, Axios, @wesleylowery, @jimrutenberg, @chrisrbarron, @adamparkhomenko, @jwpetersnyt, @ishaantharoor, @gwailomd, @swin24, @swin24, @adamserwer, @kenvogel, @daveweigel, @hshaban, @peterbakernyt, @nytimes, @meganmurp, @repleezeldin, Slate, @jamilsmith, @hshaban, @connieschultz, @melissakchan, Mediaite, Newser and iMediaEthics
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A.G. Sulzberger / The New York Times Company:
NYT memo from Publisher A.G. Sulzberger: we'll respond to any legitimate problems appropriately and continue to cover the Trump administration like any other — A note to staff by New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger calling attention to a Times story about a campaign led …
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@sarahleah1, @sfmnemonic, Breitbart, @katzonearth, @amandajcrawford, @katzonearth, @peterbakernyt, @lam_barrett and bookforum.com
Carolyn Dunn / @carolyndunncbc:
Canadian Broadcasting Corporation correspondent says she was denied entry into the US as she tried to travel to Washington, DC, for a temporary assignment — Guys, I've been refused entry into US. Sections 212 (a) (7) (A) (i) (I). Me going to DC is “entry into the labor” market and I'd be “imported labor”. I've never been pulled aside at a US border let alone refused entry.
Antonia Hitchens / Wired:
Profile of Carla Engelbrecht, the director of product innovation at Netflix, whose experiments with interactive kids programs were a precursor to Bandersnatch — EARLIER THIS YEAR, Carla Engelbrecht flew to Phoenix, sat on the couch in a stranger's living room, and observed the stranger watching …
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@wired
Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
April Ryan comments about her bodyguard manhandling a reporter, without apologizing, says “I didn't know what was going on or said. I was on stage at the time.” — CNN contributor April Ryan has broken her silence about the incident earlier this month where her bodyguard forcibly ejected …
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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
It is time for April Ryan and CNN to comment about Ryan's bodyguard manhandling a reporter, or they will relinquish their standing as First Amendment champions
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Poynter, New Jersey 101.5, Fox News, Breitbart, @jonathanvswan, @tomgara, @daviduberti, theGrio, Washington Times, Fox News and Mediaite
BuzzFeed News:
Investigation: federal agencies, including the DOJ, have sent employees article links to white nationalist and conspiracy-oriented publishers over past 2 years — An arm of the Justice Department regularly sent summaries and links to articles from an online white nationalist publication over the last year …
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@joncoopertweets, @qasimrashid, @bykowicz, New York Times and Breitbart
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Profile of Lilly Singh as she prepares for her late-night debut on NBC and juggles YouTube, her show, and other projects — An online star with 15 million subscribers dives into the white-hot center (emphasis on white) of broadcast television with ‘A Little Late’ as the first openly bisexual woman …
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@lucas_shaw, @therock, @teamsupermumbai, @spreadgirllove, @lillysinghfans, @thr and @lilly
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
Boston Globe partners with Boston University as it launches a hyperlocal section on Newton, a Boston suburb, to attract subscribers; BU writers will be unpaid — Earlier this summer, The Boston Globe officially launched its new section focused on Rhode Island with three veteran reporters poached from flagging news outlets there.
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@ylichterman, @fara1 and @johnpgarrett
Caroline Crampton / Nieman Lab:
RadioPublic's CEO and CTO propose an open protocol, PodPass, that would allow podcast listeners to access premium content inside their usual listening app — PodPass gets some positive early reviews. Also: a new network for kids' audio, the CBC translates podcasts to TV, and are daily news shows having any real-world impact?
Megan Greenwell / Deadspin:
On her last day, Deadspin EIC Megan Greenwell describes the tragedy of digital media, where execs know less about making money than do ignored employees — There is a version of the story of this company in which idealistic journalists, unconcerned with profit, are posed against ruthless business-doers …
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@megreenwell, @sulliview, Vox, @pdacosta, @elisewho, @jayrosen_nyu, @ravenofwroclaw, @uniwatch, @pareene, @hels, @laura_hudson, @clairekiechel, @jamilsmith, @caseyjohnston, @amandafarough, @pbump, @patreasury, @david_j_roth, @mangiotto, @lyzl, @karenkho, @rxgau, @samitsarkar, @caitlin__kelly, @adamweinstein, @cd_hooks, @vectorpoem, @rhettjonez, @ryanlcooper, @codinghorror, @attackerman, @stephentotilo, @andrewhusband, @tasharobinson, @lakshmigandhi, @katerinareports, @alexckaufman, @judyberman, @jack_hamilton, @joshkrugerphl, @themadstone, @katiedrumm, @lkatzenberg, @moryan, @chronotope, @petersterne, @clarajeffery, @papapishu, @_zeets, @iainthomson, @mattdpearce, @sarah_sprague, @molly__o, @chronotope, @nbj914, @madeleine_rae, @nickcapozzoli, @shaneferro, @mylestanzer, @kylebuis, @aleksnotalex, @patrickklepek, @ricsanchez, @noelmu, @yc, @petersterne, Deadspin and Mediaite
Sonam Vashi / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Mario Guevara, a reporter for Atlanta's Mundo Hispánico, and the tightrope he walks between police sources and people in Spanish-speaking communities — Early on the morning of Sunday, July 14, as immigration raids threatened by President Trump were set to begin across the country …
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@newmarkjschool, @tkbarnes, @cjr, @murielvega, @maxblau and @sonamvashi
Farhad Manjoo / New York Times:
A graphic look at a columnist's web activity during a typical workday shows how websites track users; news sites used the most tracking resources — Earlier this year, an editor working on The Times's Privacy Project asked me whether I'd be interested in having all my digital activity tracked …
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@antoniogm, @samueljscott, @susanthesquark, @fmanjoo, @profcarroll and @nadiehbremer
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