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Following its bombshell Trump tax investigation, The New York Times will not be “making the records themselves public” to protect its sources — The New York Times has examined decades of President Trump's financial records, assembling the most comprehensive picture yet of his business dealings.
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LA Times confronts its past, apologizes for its history of racism, and pledges to improve its coverage of SoCal's communities and the diversity of its staff — The headline was stripped across the top of the front page, “Marauders From Inner City Prey on L.A.'s Suburbs.”
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Facebook exec says right-wing drives more engagement because its “populism is always more engaging” as it speaks to “an incredibly strong, primitive emotion” — Throughout 2020, Democrats have denounced Facebook with growing ferocity as a “right wing echo chamber” …
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Behind the team running Fox News' “decision desk”, led by little-known wonk Arnon Mishkin, who will declare the winner of the presidential election at Fox News — Fox News, the president's favored network, will face enormous pressure to call the election for Mr. Trump.
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Roku launches $130 Streambar, which combines a compact soundbar with a 4K and HDR streaming device, shipping in mid-October — A 14-inch soundbar with 4K / HDR streaming — A year after Roku announced its Smart Soundbar, the company is back with the Streambar, which combines a compact soundbar with a 4K / HDR streaming device.
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Roku launches a redesigned $100 Ultra with Dolby Vision, shipping in Oct., with plans to add AirPlay 2 and HomeKit support to some 4K Roku models later in 2020 — Roku is launching a redesigned version of its top-of-the-line Ultra player and announced plans to introduce a new standalone app for its free Roku Channel later this year.
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Writers with stamina and a unique perspective can find success going independent, even if they're not already “famous” — Casey Newton made big news yesterday after announcing he was leaving his comfortable editor spot at The Verge to go solo. His new company, Platformer …


Presidential Debate Commission co-chair says Chris Wallace and others will not fact-check Trump or Biden, arguing moderators and reporters have different roles — Presidential Debate Commission co-chair Frank Fahrenkopf Jr. said Sunday he doesn't expect Fox News anchor Chris Wallace …
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Inside eBay's alleged plot that targeted a blogging duo and a Twitter gadfly using cockroaches, porn, death threats, physical surveillance, and pizza deliveries — “People are basically good” was eBay's founding principle. But in the deranged summer of 2019, prosecutors say …
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Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh president Mike Fuoco has resigned following allegations of sexual misconduct — Today, Newspaper Guild of Pittsburgh president Mike Fuoco has voluntarily resigned, according to a press release obtained early by Pittsburgh City Paper.
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Sources: Paul Dacre, the former editor of the Daily Mail, is Boris Johnson's choice to become the new chairman of media regulator Ofcom at the end of 2020 — Boris Johnson is ushering in a revolution at the top of British broadcasting by offering two of the top jobs in television to outspoken critics of the BBC.


Fox News says it is offering “election week” ad inventories, not just for Nov. 3 coverage, as all networks prepare for delayed results due to mail-in voting — Maybe the 2020 election. … Most significant releases have been postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic …
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