Mediagazer: A deep look at how Jeff Bezos' investments in The Washington Post and Amazon Studios have allowed him to immerse himself in the cultures of DC and Hollywood (Franklin Foer/The Atlantic)

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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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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.

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With Shepard Smith gone, Fox News will have less of a balance to point to when asked to defend its primetime excesses, but its bottom line will be just fine

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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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Joe Nocera / Bloomberg:

Commitment to quality reporting and staff weren't enough to stop the decline of Pennsylvania's Reading Eagle, which couldn't make up for print ad revenue losses — A wealthy owner opted for quality and commitment at the Reading Eagle. It didn't work. — SHARE THIS ARTICLE — Share — Tweet

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Franklin Foer / The Atlantic:

A deep look at how Jeff Bezos' investments in The Washington Post and Amazon Studios have allowed him to immerse himself in the cultures of DC and Hollywood — 1.0 — where in the pantheon of American commercial titans does Jeffrey Bezos belong? Andrew Carnegie's hearths forged the steel …

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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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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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Jon Lafayette / Broadcasting & Cable:

Ad-supported streaming service Tubi to launch Tubi Kids on October 21, says it plans to expand internationally starting with the UK in 2020 — Ad-supported streaming service Tubi said it plans to launch Tubi Kids on Oct. 21, joining the ranks of on-demand over-the-top services offering content aimed at kids and families.

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Janko Roettgers / Variety:

Reddit has added an option to share content from its iOS app to Snapchat, its first such integration with a social network — In a first such integration with other social networks, Reddit has added an option to share content from its iOS app to Snapchat. iPhone users can now share Reddit posts …

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Meagan Flynn / Washington Post:

A newspaper in Carroll, Iowa brought down a cop for having inappropriate relationships with teen girls, but his failed lawsuit put the paper in financial peril — It started, like many newspaper investigations, with a tip. — The Carroll Times Herald in the small town of Carroll, Iowa …

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