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Brian Stelter / CNN:
White House Correspondents' Association says three White House journalists tested positive for COVID-19 today — New York (CNN Business)A widening coronavirus outbreak at the White House has left members of the media scrambling to find out if they, too, are infected.
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
It's no secret that a culture of lies permeates this White House, so reporters need to press for documentation and statements from credible medical experts — With President Trump apparently struck by covid-19 a month before a critical election and after 200,000 American deaths from the disease …
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Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
Source: Fox News is taking precautions, including testing, after TV hosts, reporters, and staff were potentially exposed to COVID-19, including Lachlan Murdoch — Fox News is planning for its anchors, reporters and staff to be tested out of an abundance of caution.
Jane Mayer / New Yorker:
Sources: Fox News agreed to pay a former assistant of Kimberly Guilfoyle more than $4M to settle a complaint about Guilfoyle's sexually inappropriate behavior — As President Donald Trump heads into the 2020 elections, he faces a daunting gender gap: according to a recent Washington Post/ABC News poll …
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Reuters:
Irina Slavina, EIC of Russian news outlet Koza Press, died after setting herself on fire in front of a government office after police searched her apartment — A Russian journalist has died after setting herself on fire in front of the local branch of the interior ministry in the city of Nizhny Novgorod …
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Jason Lynch / Adweek:
AMC+, AMC Networks' streaming service, is available without a cable subscription for the first time as it debuts on Apple TV Channels and Prime Video Channels — Networks AMC, BBC America, IFC and SundanceTV go direct-to-consumer for first time — AMC+ subscribers will get early access …
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Rick Porter / Hollywood Reporter:
Cops resumes production, though the episodes won't air in the US and will be used to fulfill commitments in international territories where it still runs — Three months after being canceled at Paramount Network, the show is filming again to fulfill commitments in overseas territories.
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Aarian Marshall / Wired:
Library checkouts of ebooks are up 52% YoY since March as libraries pay an average of $40 per copy due to publisher restrictions limiting library lending — Checkouts of digital books from a popular service are up 52 percent since March. Publishers say their easy availability hurts sales.
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Max Willens / Digiday:
As political posts and ads flood Facebook, publishing groups are pitching alternative sites for ads to brand-sensitive advertisers uneasy about Facebook — As Facebook teems with posts — and ads — about politics in the home stretch of this presidential election season …
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Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Cesar Conde is looking to draw a brighter line between news and opinion programming at MSNBC, which lags behind rivals on news coverage beyond politics — Cable channel fell behind rivals in the key demo when coronavirus and racial justice took center stage; new NBCUniversal News Group chairman …
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Jill Goldsmith / Deadline:
SCOTUS agrees to hear case to decide whether the FCC can repeal or modify media ownership rules in its attempt to relax restrictions on local media ownership — The U.S. Supreme Court Friday said it has agreed to hear a longstanding case dealing with the FCC's attempt to relax restrictions on local media ownership.
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Keith J. Kelly / New York Post:
Former Sports Illustrated owner Meredith drops its lawsuit against current SI licensee Maven, and a Maven spokesman says the dispute was solved “amiably” — Publishing house Meredith has dropped its $1 million lawsuit against Maven, the operator of Sports Illustrated.
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Jack Stubbs / Reuters:
Sources: Russia's IRA is running a news site on US politics, reposting conservative content and paying US freelancers to write on politically sensitive issues — LONDON (Reuters) - The Russian group accused of meddling in the 2016 U.S. election has posed as an independent news outlet …
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