Mediagazer: ICE attorneys have attempted to remove journalists from immigration hearings and tried to prevent them from taking notes (Camille Fassett/Freedom of the Press Foundation)

5:25 PM ET, April 27, 2018

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NBC News faces skepticism that it can reform in-house sexual harassment amid more accusations against Matt Lauer and new accusations against Tom Brokaw — NBC News Chairman Andy Lack had barely slept. Late the night before, he had walked from the art deco headquarters of NBC Universal …

Marisa Guthrie / Hollywood Reporter:

Tom Brokaw denies accusations of unwanted advances in an email sent to NBC News colleagues, claims accuser sought him out and calls her claims “sensational” — The revered NBC News anchor accused of unwanted advances pens a strenuous denial and defense of his legacy.

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Alex Stedman / Variety:

Reporters covering Trump's White House describe an intense, corrosive atmosphere, as they face insults, personal attacks, and even death threats — On a chilly and gray Monday in D.C. a few weeks ago, President Trump was sitting on the South Lawn among a group of children during …

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The Montgomery Advertiser:

As a lynching memorial opens, Alabama's The Montgomery Advertiser admits its “shameful place” in history for past coverage of lynchings and racism — We were wrong. — On the day when people from across the globe come to our capital city to consider the sordid history of slavery …

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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:

Sources: Conservative site RedState fired much of its staff, letting go of Trump critics and those whose click rate was below contract — Salem Media, owner of the influential conservative outlet RedState, froze the site on Friday and dismissed many of its writers.

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Ben Schreckinger / Politico:

Sources say Milo Yiannopoulos laid off the staff of Milo Entertainment this month after losing the Mercers' backing last year and the death of Matthew Mellon — Running out of money and down on his luck, right-wing provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos laid off the small staff of Milo Entertainment Inc. earlier …

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Cynthia Littleton / Variety:

Time Warner chairman-CEO Jeff Bewkes received $49M in total compensation in 2017, up 50% from 2016, ahead of pending merger with AT&T — Time Warner chairman-CEO Jeff Bewkes received a windfall of stock awards in 2017, pushing his total compensation for the year to $49 million.

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Sara Fischer / Axios:

Good Media Group, parent company of Upworthy, appoints Charlie Wilkie as CEO, taps Liz Heron as editor-in-chief — Upworthy's parent company Good Media Group (GMG) is bringing in a new CEO and editor-in-chief to hone the company's strategic vision of promoting social good …

Kevin Poulsen / The Daily Beast:

Claims by Joy Reid's cybersecurity expert that her old blog was compromised fall apart when compared with archived versions — MSNBC host Joy Reid claims that recently unearthed homophobic articles attributed to her are fakes. And she says a cybersecurity consultant has proof that her old blog has been hacked.

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Ian Burrell / The Drum:

BBC's Jamie Angus, director of World Service Group, says chat services like WhatsApp are now prime tools for spreading misleading videos that mimic BBC's brand — The BBC is “really worried” by a new tactic by fake news propagandists and fraudsters who are exploiting the rise of chat apps …

Discussion: @iburrell

Tim Peterson / Digiday:

Apple News is pushing publishers to create higher-quality videos with a Top Videos section; sources say Apple is keeping 50% of revenue from interstitial ads — Apple wants publishers to distribute higher-quality videos on Apple News. But publishers want to see higher revenue from those videos.

Discussion: @garrettgoodman, @katie_rayford and @jtemple

Camille Fassett / Freedom of the Press Foundation:

ICE attorneys have attempted to remove journalists from immigration hearings and tried to prevent them from taking notes — When ProPublica reporter Hannah Dreier was in a New York immigration court on April 5, she was there to cover the news, not become it.

Discussion: @camfassett

Jason Del Rey / Recode:

Amazon to raise the price of Prime from $99 to $119 in the US, the first increase in 4 years, going into effect for new subs on May 11 and existing subs in June — The increase is effective for new customers starting May 11. — Amazon is increasing the price of its Prime membership …

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Kurt Schlosser / GeekWire:
Amazon and the NFL will once again partner to stream Thursday Night Football, with Amazon Prime Video streaming 11 games during the 2018 and 2019 seasons

Discussion: Variety, Recode, Variety, @jbflint, Reuters, @pkafka and @pkafka

CNNMoney:

DOJ antitrust chief says his “line is always open” if AT&T wants to settle AT&T/Time Warner case, but he's not expecting anything; closing arguments come Monday — Why the AT&T-Time Warner trial matters — The Justice Department's antitrust chief Makan Delrahim said on Thursday his …

Discussion: Reuters and Wall Street Journal

Joe Pompeo / Vanity Fair:
Sources: AT&T raised idea of settling DOJ antitrust suit in March, but talks stalled after it became clear DOJ wanted full divestiture of Turner, which owns CNN

Discussion: @karlbode, Variety, @hadas_gold and @hadas_gold

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