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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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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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@ryanlcooper, Axios, @matthewkeyslive, @mattwolking, @theintercept, @timobrien, @cliff_sims, @ritapanahi, @johncusack, @ericboehlert, Mediaite and CNN


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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Washington Post, @waltmossberg, @dangillmor, @jayrosen_nyu, @sulliview, @waltmossberg, @waltmossberg, @ashleyrparker and @owillis


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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@enrique_acevedo, @tonyromm, @tonyromm, @jayrosen_nyu and @garossino


Sources: China stopped renewing credentials for journalists working for US news orgs and 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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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


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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AppleInsider, Telegraph and Digital TV Europe


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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@niemanreports and @niemanlab


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


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

California's Gov. Gavin Newsom signs a bill allowing exemptions from the AB5 labor law for freelance writers, some workers in the music industry, and others — More California industries can hire independent contractors instead of employees with benefits under a bill Gov. Gavin Newsom signed …
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@matthewkeyslive, @wehodaily and San Francisco Chronicle


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


A Fox News-style UK channel won't have the same impact as in the US because there isn't the same rightwing media vacuum and the reach of the BBC is enormous — There isn't the same rightwing vacuum in British media that was so well exploited in the US — As if this year wasn't already …
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@martinsfp, @rasmus_kleis, @financialtimes, @hofrench and @jayrosen_nyu