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Erik Wemple / Washington Post:
After claims that CNN scripted words for a Florida student for town hall, CNN releases emails showing student was asked to use a question he submitted — CNN appears to have had enough. — On Friday afternoon, the network released email correspondence between one of its producers …
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Jacqueline Thomsen / The Hill:
Trump repeats claim in a tweet, and CNN refutes it for the second time, that CNN scripted a town hall question for a school shooting survivor — went after CNN over a Florida school shooting survivor's claim that he didn't participate in a CNN town hall because the network wouldn't let him ask …
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Paul P. Murphy / CNN:
YouTube removed Infowars video from The Alex Jones Channel claiming Florida student was paid actor; source: first of 3 strikes before YouTube terminates account — Shooting survivor: I'm not a crisis actor — (CNN)InfoWars, a far-right media organization run by Alex Jones and known …
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Group of public radio stations is buying assets of Gothamist, LAist, DCist, and DNAInfo, funded by 2 anonymous donors; Gothamist to post new stories this spring — AFTER BILLIONAIRE JOE Ricketts announced the shuttering of local news organizations Gothamist and DNAInfo last fall …
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Munsif Vengattil / Reuters:
SEC filing: Snap CEO Evan Spiegel received $637.8M compensation in 2017, the third highest annual payout received by a CEO, with stock awards comprising $636.6M — Snap Inc Chief Executive Officer Evan Spiegel received $637.8 million as total compensation as the company went public last year …
Ryan Mac / BuzzFeed:
Sources: an Australian named Aron D'Souza, who has few public ties with Peter Thiel, helped mastermind the lawsuits that led to Gawker's closure — Billionaire venture capitalist Peter Thiel did not come up with the idea to covertly fund lawsuits against Gawker Media.
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New York Times:
NRATV, the online streaming arm of NRA media, keeps producing pugilistic messages even after school shootings and pushes mistrust in traditional news — NRATV, the organization's online video channel, has become a little-noticed but vital forum for the dissemination of some of the most strident pro-gun messaging in politics.
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Benjamin Mullin / Wall Street Journal:
Scroll, an upcoming $5-a-month service that removes ads on outlets' sites in exchange for a cut of subscription revenue, signs up The Atlantic, Slate, others — Business Insider, the Atlantic and Fusion Media have signed up for Scroll, a coming subscription service that will charge consumers $5 …
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The Outline:
Reddit admins' messages to r/conspiracy mods about revealing David Hogg's identity signals evolving policy on harassment focusing on tone and intensity of posts — Members of Reddit's Trust and Safety team reached out to mods to curb the spread of harassment. — The Future
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
BBC is testing a chatbot tool that reporters can use to insert reusable bots inside articles to answer questions and add context — “For us, this is a way to let people read and ask questions at their own pace, instead of having them read through a bunch of text.
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
BBC appoints Donalda MacKinnon to study how to make BBC the “best place for women to work” in the UK, with first recommendations due by the end of June — The BBC has appointed one of its most senior female directors to lead it in its aim to be “the best place for women to work” in the UK.
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Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Anchor's redesigned app is a one stop shop for podcasting where users can record, edit, host, publish, and distribute podcasts with analytics — Broadcasting app Anchor, which helps anyone record and share audio, is relaunching its app today with a new focus on serving the larger podcaster community.
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