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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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Newser, @patrickhealynyt, Breitbart, Axios, @ishaantharoor, @gwailomd, @adamparkhomenko, @jimrutenberg, @jwpetersnyt, @hshaban, @meganmurp, @pdavis_llc, @kenvogel, @charles_gaba, @blackamazon, @peterbakernyt, @nytimes, @melissakchan, @wesleylowery, @adamserwer, @daveweigel, @poniewozik, @kenvogel, @jayrosen_nyu and iMediaEthics
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, @ravenofwroclaw, @hels, @sulliview, @laura_hudson, @jamilsmith, @clairekiechel, @pareene, @uniwatch, @pdacosta, @elisewho, @caseyjohnston, @amandafarough, @pbump, @patreasury, @david_j_roth, @mangiotto, @lyzl, @samitsarkar, @caitlin__kelly, @karenkho, @rxgau, @adamweinstein, @cd_hooks, @vectorpoem, @rhettjonez, @ryanlcooper, @codinghorror, @attackerman, @stephentotilo, @andrewhusband, @tasharobinson, @katerinareports, @lakshmigandhi, @alexckaufman, @judyberman, @jack_hamilton, @joshkrugerphl, @themadstone, @katiedrumm, @lkatzenberg, @moryan, @chronotope, @petersterne, @clarajeffery, @papapishu, @mattdpearce, @sarah_sprague, @_zeets, @iainthomson, @molly__o, @chronotope, @nbj914, @madeleine_rae, @nickcapozzoli, @shaneferro, @mylestanzer, @kylebuis, @ricsanchez, @aleksnotalex, @patrickklepek, @noelmu, @yc, @petersterne, Deadspin and Mediaite
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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The Daily Caller
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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
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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New Jersey 101.5, Breitbart, @jonathanvswan, @tomgara, @daviduberti, theGrio, Washington Times, Fox News and Mediaite
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, @thr, @lilly and @lillysinghfans
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
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
A look at The Philadelphia Inquirer, three years into nonprofit ownership, after newsroom buyouts, a continued lack of raises, and low morale — Buyouts, rebranding, good journalism, and a vision still in progress: The Philadelphia Inquirer has had quite a summer.
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, @fmanjoo, @susanthesquark, @profcarroll and @nadiehbremer, more at Techmeme »
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, @sonamvashi, @murielvega and @maxblau
Adam Willis / The Atlantic:
The real crisis of campus free speech is the erosion of student newspapers, which serve as checks against administrative malfeasance, training grounds, and more — In September 2017, Rebecca Liebson broke the biggest story of her college career and put her school's administration on its heels.
Discussion:
@spj_tweets and Talking Biz News
Mike Janssen / Current:
PBS and PBS Kids to launch on YouTube TV in November; sources: some local PBS stations may have to pay $250 or $1,500 a month for local live streaming — PBS is exploring ways to help stations defray the potentially high costs of transmitting their live broadcast signals via YouTube TV …
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The Streamable and 9to5Google
Dana Feldman / Forbes:
eMarketer: 55.3% of Americans will view content via OTT subscriptions in 2019; Netflix to lose market share to Hulu and Amazon Prime Video over next few years — Just how rocky could things get for Netflix as the influx of new streaming competitors enter the playing field?
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MediaPost
Lewis Raven Wallace / Nieman Reports:
A look at challenges trans reporters face when out on the job and how their increased newsroom presence is improving the quality and quantity of trans coverage — Trans reporters want more accurate and more sensitive coverage of trans issues and an end to false equivalency
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@landontjones