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How pro-Trump media reacted to Donald J. Trump Jr.'s emails, based on internal Slack chatter at Breitbart, Fox broadcasts, and more — Donald Trump Jr. released emails moments before N.Y. Times report — Raheem Kassam, editor-in-chief of Breitbart London, reacted to the story …
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First Look Media's press freedom fund is helping finance legal defense of Reality Winner, who's being prosecuted for allegedly leaking to its site The Intercept — The Intercept's parent company, First Look Media, has taken steps to provide independent support for the legal defense of Reality Winner …
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It's heartening that The Intercept is admitting mistakes, retraining staff, and financially supporting Reality Winner, who is charged under the Espionage Act — The Intercept, a national security news site, wouldn't exist without the most famous leaker of the 21st century, Edward Snowden.
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Sparking skeptical responses, AT&T says it will join other tech and media firms in Wednesday's “day of action” protesting rollback of net neutrality rules — Senior Editor @tedstew — On Wednesday, thousands of websites, public interest groups, and internet companies are staging a …
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Facebook to gradually expand worldwide beta of display ads in Messenger's Home screen, which follow an auction-based model — Facebook Messenger will start to extend its home screen ads beta worldwide in the weeks ahead, Messenger head of product Stan Chudnovsky announced today.

Knight First Amendment Institute sues Trump for blocking Twitter users, alleging the practice amounts to an unconstitutional effort to suppress dissent — A free-speech group said on Tuesday it sued U.S. President Donald Trump for blocking Twitter users from his @realDonaldTrump account …
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Sources: Spotify reaches licensing deal with Sony Music, is still in talks with Warner Music Group — A sign advertises a Sony store in Manhattan on Nov. 1, 2016 in New York City. — After months of negotiations, Sony Music Entertainment has reached a licensing agreement with Spotify …
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Sources: Time Inc is considering a major rebranding that could include changing its name, a move aimed at repositioning the publisher as a modern media company — Several publishers have gotten social media blowback from recent rebranding efforts — Is time running out on one of the most fabled names in media?
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Evidence unearthed by blogger undermines History Channel doc claims about Amelia Earhart, showing alleged pic of pilot published 2 years before disappearance — Justin McCurry in Tokyo and Jamiles Lartey in New York — Claims made in a US documentary that the pioneering aviator Amelia Earhart crash-landed …
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WSJ parent Dow Jones announces a target of 40% women in executive ranks, pay adjustments and mentoring for 25 women, and hiring of diversity specialist — Reporters inside the paper are skeptical about the plan. — After months of internal criticism and increasing press attention …
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Snap's stock closes at $15.47, down 8.95%, well below its $17 IPO price, after one of its IPO's underwriters, Morgan Stanley, downgraded the stock — Snap's rough week continued Tuesday, as a bank that led its initial public offering slashed its price target for the Snapchat parent's stock.
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Health reporters: Secrecy, speed, and Twitter changed coverage of GOP bill — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, who is overseeing GOP efforts to pass new health-care legislation. Gage Skidmore, via Flickr. — IN A RECENT STORY FOR The Atlantic, Kaiser Health News reporter Julie Rovner decried the …
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The White House asked the White House Correspondents' Association to release a statement criticizing a reporter's story, WHCA President Jeff Mason has claimed — The White House asked the White House Correspondents' Association to single out a reporter and criticize an article, WHCA President Jeff Mason said Monday evening.
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