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Conference attendees at a Trump resort in Miami were shown a video of a fake Trump killing news media and political opponents in a church — WASHINGTON — A video depicting a macabre scene of a fake President Trump shooting, stabbing and brutally assaulting members of the news media …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
If Trump doesn't condone violence against journalists, he should stop inspiring it — I'll never forget the moment, while covering the Republican National Convention in 2016, that I saw the T-shirt: — “Rope. Tree. Journalist. Some Assembly Required,” it read in bold letters.
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Sources: Zuckerberg recently hosted off-the-record dinners with conservative figures like Tucker Carlson and Lindsey Graham to discuss free speech, partnerships — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has been hosting informal talks and small, off-the-record dinners with conservative journalists …
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Jackie Strause / Hollywood Reporter:
In a memo to staff, NBC News president pushes back against Catch and Kill, says “there is no evidence of any reports of Lauer's misconduct before his firing” — “There is no evidence of any reports of [Matt] Lauer's misconduct before his firing, no settlements, no 'hush money …
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Daniel Lippman / Politico:
Ronan Farrow alleges that Dylan Howard, then-EIC of National Enquirer, ordered a staff member to shred sensitive Trump-related documents in early November 2016 — American Media, Inc. and the National Enquirer shredded sensitive Donald Trump-related documents that had been held …
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Jared Newman / Fast Company:
With the Washington Post's new reading app, now available on Amazon Fire TV and Apple TV, users cycle through a carousel of headlines, chosen by human editors — When Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos asked the Washington Post's product team several months ago to consider what a news reading app might look …
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Matt Novak / Gizmodo:
ABC News pulls and apologizes for airing a video that was meant to show Turkey bombing Kurds, but seems to have been made in 2017 in Kentucky — ABC News aired a video on Sunday that host Tom Llamas said depicted a Turkish attack in northern Syria against Kurdish civilians.
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
AMC Entertainment to unveil AMC Theaters On Demand, an iTunes-like online video store, in the US, will offer ~2,000 films for ~$3-$6 to rent and ~$10-$20 to buy — LOS ANGELES — In a sign of just how much streaming is changing Hollywood, movie fans will soon be able to rent and buy films …
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New York Times:
How Trump is cajoling and bullying his closest media ally Fox News as a total-loyalty litmus test, even as impeachment ups the stakes — Fed up with the coverage on his favorite cable news station, President Trump decided late this summer that a direct intervention was needed.
Alison Flood / The Guardian:
The 2019 Booker Prize jointly shared by Margaret Atwood, the oldest winner at 79, and Bernardine Evaristo, the first black woman awardee, in its 50-year history — Judging panel break rules in choosing The Testaments and Girl, Woman, Other as joint winners — Play Video
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Entercom's Radio.com launches Rewind feature, which will allow listeners to pause, rewind, and fast-forward live radio via its online player and app — Radio broadcaster Entercom Communications is hoping to expand listenership of its live programming by bringing TiVo-like functionality to its Radio.com platform.
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Jon Fingas / Engadget:
Fox Sports is creating highlight packages and exclusive interactive shows for Facebook Watch focused on football, soccer, and sports betting — ESPN isn't the only big broadcaster committing to exclusive sports shows on Facebook Watch. Fox Sports is teaming up with Facebook …
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