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Sources: NBC's Billy Bush boasted in August to NBC staff that he had a “tape of Trump being a real dog”, prompting staffers at Access Hollywood to seek out tape — Billy Bush brazenly bragged to NBC staff about the vulgar Donald Trump tape while covering the Olympics in Rio, multiple sources tell Page Six.
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Apprentice Producer Mark Burnett releases statement, says he does not have right to release Trump footage, did not threaten anyone with legal action over leaks — He also added that he “has consistently supported Democratic campaigns.” — Amid rumors that The Apprentice producer Mark …

Ex-Democratic Senate Aide Aaron Holman launches crowdfunding campaign to raise $5M to purchase Apprentice footage of Donald Trump — Aaron Holman wants America to hear more of the uncensored Donald Trump — and he's raising money to make that happen. — Holman, a former Democratic Senate aide …
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Ex-Apprentice cast, crew accuse Trump of making sexist, racist comments while on the show, with female contestants forced to adhere to sexy dress code — THR spoke with several former contestants on ‘The Apprentice,’ as well as individuals who worked with Trump on the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants.

The Atlantic names national correspondent Jeffrey Goldberg as editor in chief, overseeing editorial in print, digital, and video — Jeffrey Goldberg, a national correspondent for The Atlantic, is the new editor in chief of the 159-year-old magazine, Bob Cohn, The Atlantic's president, announced Monday.
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Fortune's “Term Sheet” columnist Dan Primack leaves for Politico founders Jim VandeHei and Mike Allen's new startup, will cover intersection of business, tech — The high-profile columnist has been the go-to blog for VC news and insights. — Dan Primack, one of the best-known …
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Esquire revives Spy magazine online for last 30 days of presidential campaign — We need you. — Back in the late '80s and early '90s, SPY magazine pretty much had the American satirical-journalism field all to itself. Then came the full-blown Internet, Jon Stewart and Stephen Colbert …
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An assertive debate moderation style is effective when presidential candidates rely on confusion and shutting out the press — Moderators Martha Raddatz of ABC and Anderson Cooper of CNN appear during the town hall debate at Washington University on October 9, 2016 in St Louis, Missouri.
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Q&A with NYT political editor Carolyn Ryan, on how the Times decided to publish Trump's vulgar words from leaked 2005 video, which were used in print and online — Coverage of the leaked 2005 audio tape of Donald Trump speaking in lewd language about women has produced an onslaught of reader mail …
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Review of Vice News Tonight debut: without an anchor to guide viewers, it's just a series of YouTube videos stitched together, with too many topics for one show — Vice's nightly news program promises “the first modern news show,” but its series premiere simply catered to short attention spans.
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Time, CNBC, Fortune, and The Hill chose not to conduct post-debate online polls, which are discounted by professional pollsters as unreliable and unscientific — At least four news outlets that formerly conducted postdebate online polls chose not to do so Sunday, following increased scrutiny …
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Memo: Fusion Executive Editor Dodai Stewart is promoted to Editor-in-Chief; Alexis Madrigal now editor-at-large, will continue to exec produce Real Future show — Today FUSION named Dodai Stewart its new Editor-in-Chief as Alexis Madrigal returns to writing and producing in his new role as Editor-at-Large.