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Michael Calderone / Politico:
Wall Street Journal reporters Shane Harris and Paul Sonne head to the Washington Post, following three other WSJ reporters hired by WaPo earlier in 2017 — NEW YORK TIMES EXECUTIVE EDITOR DEAN BAQUET said Glenn Thrush “behaved in ways that we do not condone” and “acted offensively.”
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Esquire:
A look at the consequences of Trump's win for elite conservative media, notably for the WSJ, whose editorial pro-Trump stance has prompted a journalistic exodus — In 2016, a group of Republicans broke ranks with their party to try to stop Donald Trump from winning the presidency.
Ryan J. Reilly / HuffPost:
Photojournalist Alexei Wood and five other defendants found not guilty of all charges in trial stemming from protests during inauguration — The case could determine the fate of many of the nearly 200 people arrested during the inauguration. — All six defendants in a crucial trial …
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Bob Bowman, who led MLB Advanced Media for 17 years, was forced out in November by Major League Baseball after concerns about inappropriate workplace conduct — Major League Baseball forced out the architect of its multibillion-dollar digital-media business last month …
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Ilya Marritz / WNYC:
New York Public Radio fires longtime WNYC hosts Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz after investigations of claims of inappropriate conduct — Two weeks after their abrupt suspensions, longtime WNYC hosts Leonard Lopate and Jonathan Schwartz have been fired.
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Christopher Robbins:
NYC Mayor de Blasio signals willingness to publicly fund local media along the lines of the BBC model in conversation with ex-DNAinfo and Gothamist staffers — Last Friday, New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio met with a group of reporters from the recently-shuttered local news websites DNAinfo New York and Gothamist.
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Neil Genzlinger / New York Times:
Janet Elder, who spent three decades at The New York Times rising from reporter to deputy managing editor and “chief counselor”, dies at 61 — Janet Elder, who in a three-decade career at The New York Times rose from reporter to deputy managing editor, along the way spending …
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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed:
How Rupert Murdoch is preparing to battle Sinclair Broadcasting in light of the Disney-Fox deal and the pending Sinclair-Tribune merger — The billionaire media mogul is selling off his entertainment empire to focus on holdings like Fox News. But there is still another media rival for Murdoch …
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Cora Lewis / BuzzFeed:
Executive editor of AlterNet Don Hazen placed on indefinite leave following accusations of sexual harassment from five women who worked for him — Don Hazen, the executive editor of AlterNet, was placed on “indefinite leave” after BuzzFeed News asked his oversight board about accusations …
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ProPublica:
Job ads aimed at age groups on platforms including Facebook raise questions of age discrimination, prompt lawsuit; Amazon, LinkedIn change methods after query — Among the companies we found doing it: Amazon, Verizon, UPS and Facebook itself. “It's blatantly unlawful,” said one employment law expert.
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Facebook Design:
Facebook to stop using “disputed” labels on false news, will show fact checks as Related Articles after tests proved the latter method resulted in fewer shares — Scrolling through News Feed, it can be hard to judge what stories are true or false.
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Andrew Wallenstein / Variety:
Penske Media announces it has acquired controlling stake in Rolling Stone parent Wenner Media at a valuation just over $100M; BandLab retains 49% stake — Penske Media Corporation has acquired a controlling interest in Wenner Media, parent company of the iconic magazine Rolling Stone, the company announced Wednesday.
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Ted Johnson / Variety:
FCC proposes $13.4M fine for Sinclair Broadcast for airing stories on Huntsman Cancer Institute without noting sponsorship; Sinclair says it will fight fine — The FCC is slapping Sinclair Broadcast Group with a $13.4 million fine for running news stories on a cancer foundation but failing …
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