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Phillip Nieto / Mediaite:
Fox News' Jennifer Griffin defended her reporting confirming The Atlantic's story on Trump's comments about veterans, after Trump called on Fox to fire her — Fox News national security correspondent Jennifer Griffin defended her reporting confirming The Atlantic's story detailing …
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Glenn Greenwald / The Intercept:
Reporters who write they “confirmed” The Atlantic's story on Trump's troops comments conflate journalistic “confirmation” with “hearing the same idle gossip”
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Media must start preparing the public for the possible election-night uncertainty now and resist answering the question “who won?” until it is settled — I learned about the hazards of election night the hard way. In late 2000, only a year into my job as the Buffalo News's top editor …
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Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
In a widely-watched North American opening weekend, Nolan's Tenet collected an estimated $20.2M; global tickets sales after two weeks have reached $129M — Normally, a Christopher Nolan film would bring in $50 million in North America during an opening weekend. But moviegoing is not normal these days.
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Variety, @darren_mooney, Los Angeles Times, @mikeryan, The Wrap, @ennisnyt and The Atlantic
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Kit Rees / Bloomberg:
Shares in Future are up 15% this year after 2019's 200% jump; Future says visitors to its sites, including Tom's Guide, in Aug. rose 25% YoY in UK and 40% in US — - Future Plc shares are up 15% this year after 2019's 200% jump — Firm sees full-year results “materially ahead” of expectations
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Ben Smith / New York Times:
As Trump's attacks on journalists, supported by the GOP and Fox News, make reporters into stars, they face the temptation to posture for those eager to oust him — President Trump will try to put the media on the ballot, and reporters face the increasing temptation to posture for those most eager to oust him.
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@estherhonig, @jayrosen_nyu, @katekelly, @tonyromm, @enrique_acevedo, @garossino and @tonyromm
Edward Wong / New York Times:
China refused to renew press cards for Bloomberg, CNN, WSJ, and Getty, as sources say it hinted at expulsions if Trump takes action against Chinese media in US — CNN, The Wall Street Journal and Getty Images are affected. Chinese officials told journalists their fate depends …
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Catie Keck / Gizmodo:
Report: WarnerMedia's plan for a cheaper ad-supported HBO Max tier is being complicated by cable distributor contracts and concerns about hurting the HBO brand — As WarnerMedia gears up for the release of a planned ad model for its recently launched HBO Max product, its parent company …
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The Information, @theinformation, @gabrielsnyder, @alexisjavier88, @reckless, @jmrivera02, The Desk, CNET and The Streamable
Benjamin Mayo / 9to5Mac:
Report: Apple has hired Tim Connolly, a former executive at Hulu and Quibi, to work on Apple TV+, as the company explores bundling content — In addition to expanding the amount of content on the service, Apple has shown an interest in bundling Apple TV+ with other properties.
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MacRumors, AppleInsider, Telegraph and Digital TV Europe, more at Techmeme »
Vanessa Thorpe / The Guardian:
BBC broadcasters say they are furious over new rules restricting “partisan” use of Twitter, as freelancers wonder whether the rules apply to them — Regular freelance contributors and BBC broadcasters have been left angry and confused this weekend in the wake …
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Press Gazette, @martinsfp, @martinshovel, @jayrosen_nyu and @erancicurel
The Guardian:
A month after Australian Associated Press was saved by investors, it has turned to crowdfunding amid financial pressure, as clients sign on for shorter periods — A month after Australian Associated Press 2. was launched as a not-for-profit company the 85-year-old newswire is under financial pressure …
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Mumbrella, @p_hannam, @gabriellechan and @withmeaa
Hanaa' Tameez / Nieman Lab:
A look at The Ballot, a bimonthly digital magazine devoted to covering elections outside the US that hires freelancers who live in the countries they report on — “I often say to the writers, ‘Write this as if it were a letter to your friend.’” — For many journalists in the United States …
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@niemanlab and @niemanreports
Serena Cho / Columbia Journalism Review:
College newsrooms are breaking from journalistic norms amid protests, with better support for staffers and communities of color and challenges to “objectivity” — In early June, as Black Lives Matter activists protested police brutality and killings, the editors of The Maneater …
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@kerrymflynn, @coreyhutchins, @usprojectcjr, @cjr, @thevillanovan, @cjr and @gabrieljr
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