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AT&T confirms it will buy AppNexus, which operates one of the largest independent ad exchanges — (Reuters) - AT&T Inc (T.N) said on Monday it would buy online advertisement exchange company AppNexus Inc, less than a month after the No. 2 U.S. wireless carrier closed its $85 billion deal …
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Interviews with about three dozen friends and colleagues of Ali Watkins and James Wolfe reveal tough ethical questions and ongoing concerns over records seizure — The pearl bracelet arrived in May 2014, in the spring of Ali Watkins's senior year in college, a graduation gift from a man many years her senior.
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A profile of Jeffrey Rambo, the CBP officer who confronted reporter Ali Watkins, slammed immigrants, and called them “'hyphenated-Americans” — Craft beer, a business partner in the FBI, and “Dear Failure.” — The Customs and Border Protection officer who reportedly tried …
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@buzzfeedben, @buzzfeednews, @jasonleopold and @miriamelder
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Raycom Media-owned local newspaper chain CNHI to explore sale of newspapers in 22 states after Raycom agreed to Gray Television group acquisition — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - CNHI, LLC, one of the country's leading providers of local news and information, said Monday it is exploring the sale of its newspaper properties in 22 states.
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Media Nation, Editor & Publisher, The Rural Blog and Dan Kennedy
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Gray Television to buy Raycom Media in a cash and stock deal worth $3.65B; combined company will have 142 stations in 92 markets and reach ~24% of US households — (Reuters) - Gray Television Inc (GTN.N) said on Monday it would buy privately held rival broadcaster Raycom Media Inc in a cash …
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Radio & Television …, Variety, Deadline, TVWeek.com, WTOL-TV, Wall Street Journal and Raycom Media

Apple is launching a new 2018 Midterm Elections section in Apple News, offering exclusive features from Washington Post, Axios, and Politico — An Easy Way to Follow the Elections, With Reporting From Trusted Sources Curated by Apple News Editors — Cupertino, California …
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Hearst Magazines President David Carey is stepping down from the role before the end of the year but will serve as chairman through 2019 — ‘Eight or nine years is the right tenure,’ said David Carey, who has led publisher of titles including Cosmopolitan and Elle since 2010

When Reveal tried promoting a story about a migrant center housing children on Facebook, Facebook labeled it a political ad and required Reveal to be registered — The Poynter Institute's Morning Mediawire breaks down and delivers the most important stories you need to start your day.
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The Texas Tribune

Discovery and German TV giant ProSiebenSat.1 have invited German broadcasters to join their new streaming service and compete with Netflix — Discovery and German TV giant ProSiebenSat.1 are pushing further into OTT, expanding their joint streaming service and targeting 10 million users within two years.
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Broadcasting & Cable

Rebuilding trust in US journalism lies in creating business models that allow local journalism to profit without ROI pressure and are driven by social benefits — Loading... 30:58 — For the second time in a week, my phone buzzed with a New York Times alert, notifying me that another celebrity had died by suicide.

Facebook quietly launches Grow, a high-end print marketing campaign magazine in the UK and Northern Europe targeting business leaders — Facebook has quietly launched a high-end print magazine in the UK and Northern Europe called Grow. — But don't be so quick to call it a “magazine.”
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The Times & The Sunday Times, @profjeffjarviss, VICE News, The Guardian and micetimes.asia

Brexit donor Arron Banks discussed using private investigators to dig up personal info on then BBC Newsnight Editor Ian Katz following story about his finances — Donor to Leave.EU campaign ‘wanted to find personal stuff’ on BBC Newsnight editor — Arron Banks, who funded Nigel Farage's …