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Responding to Trump's tweet, A.G. Sulzberger confirms July 20 meeting, says he told Trump that labeling press as enemy of the people is increasingly dangerous — Earlier this month, A.G. received a request from the White House to meet with President Trump.
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Ronan Farrow / New Yorker:
Six women accuse CBS CEO Leslie Moonves of harassment, intimidation, and assault between 1980s-2000s; dozens more describe a culture of harassment — Six women accuse the C.E.O. of harassment and intimidation, and dozens more describe abuse at his company.
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Alyssa Bereznak / The Ringer:
As movie and TV companies cut ties with talent in response to online outrage over past social media activity, morality clauses in contracts become broader — Major TV and movie studios are scrambling for ways to protect themselves from the controversy and expense of a social media scandal—without having to actually read Old Tweets
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@alyssabereznak, Wired and Media Matters for America
Mark Brown / The Guardian:
Study: movies with the emotional arc of “man in a hole”, a fall followed by a rise, result in box office success irrespective of genre and budget — ‘Man in a hole’ story arc - a fall followed by a rise - found to be most commercially successful
Pew Research Center:
Average audience for Univision and Telemundo evening newscasts declined 6% in 2017, while circulation at three Hispanic daily papers fell at least 18% — MORE FACT SHEETS: STATE OF THE NEWS MEDIA — News media made by and for the two largest racial/ethnic minority groups in the United States …
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Nieman Lab, @raju and Philly.com
Peter Sterne / Freedom of the Press Foundation:
Mexican reporter Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto and his son released 7+ months after being detained by ICE, partly in retaliation for bashing US immigration policies — Late last night, Mexican journalist Emilio Gutiérrez-Soto and his son Oscar were released from an Immigration and Customs Enforcement …
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@margauxewen, @trevortimm, JOURNALISM IN THE AMERICAS, Associated Press, CNN, @mollyesque, Houston Chronicle, NPR and KTLA
BuzzFeed News:
Laws requiring bot and AI assistant disclosure may limit free speech by threatening anonymity rights while labels don't address the harms caused by opinion bots — Should bots be required to tell you that they're not human? And would such a rule be a violation of free speech?
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@jamieleewi
Bryan Curtis / The Ringer:
Profile of ESPN's Bob Ley and how a revamp of Outside the Lines made him one of the most important broadcasters at the channel — The network's longest-serving anchor is the perfect figure to interpret the collision of sport and politics. And the Worldwide Leader needs him now more than ever.
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@michaelkim120, @bryancurtis, @raynabanks and @andewall
Louise Matsakis / Wired:
Profile: the Guerrilla Skepticism on Wikipedia project has 120+ volunteers who rewrite and improve articles on conspiracy theories and unscientific health info — SUSAN GERBIC SPENT her career photographing babies at a department store in Salinas, California, just 100 miles south of San Francisco.
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@untruthism and @gregghoush, more at Techmeme »
Oscar Schwartz / The Guardian:
AI coverage has been misinformed and sensationalized for decades, leading to unrealistic expectations and distracting from the actual consequences of AI — Social media has allowed self-proclaimed ‘AI influencers’ who do nothing more than paraphrase Elon Musk to cash in on this hype with low-quality, pieces.
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@zacharylipton
Kashmir Hill / Gizmodo:
How a fake story on a “grudge-settling” site ruined a realtor's reputation and finances over a comment about a news story on Facebook that offended a stranger — Monika Glennon has lived in Huntsville, Alabama, for the last 12 years. Other than a strong Polish accent …
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@randfish, @davechensky, @felixsalmon and @dylanmatt
Tony Romm / Washington Post:
White House confirms it is working on a consumer privacy policy proposal; sources: WH had 22 meetings with 80 organizations including Facebook, Google, and AT&T — The Trump administration is crafting a proposal to protect Web users' privacy, aiming to blunt global criticism that the absence …
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Politico, Slate, AdExchanger, Mediaite, Engadget, TMZ.com, @ericgeller and 9to5Mac
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