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Kurt Wagner / Recode:
Spotify has removed some episodes of “The Alex Jones Show” for violating policies around hate speech, but the podcast is still available on the service — The music streaming service has been the target of public outrage for carrying Jones's show.
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Elizabeth Williamson / New York Times:
The family of Sandy Hook victim Noah Pozner say they are unable to visit his grave due to harassment from InfoWars fans — AUSTIN, Tex. — In the five years since Noah Pozner was killed at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Conn., death threats and online harassment have forced his parents …
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Ryan Gallagher / The Intercept:
Sources and leaked docs: Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist websites and filter search results — Google is planning to launch a censored version of its search engine in China that will blacklist websites and search terms about human rights …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
As internet conspiracy theorists move to real-world messaging, Trump and allies keep fanning anti-media rhetoric, which needs to stop — Hostility toward the media at Donald Trump's rallies is nothing new. It infected the presidential campaign and has marred every raucous gathering of supporters since the election.
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New York Times:
Sources: Condé Nast plans to put Brides, Golf Digest, and W up for sale after losing $120M in 2017 due to a sharp decline in ad revenue from print — Anna Wintour is staying, but the once-plush company behind Vogue and The New Yorker lost $120 million last year.
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The Wrap, Fashionista and @sapna
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Stephen Battaglio / Los Angeles Times:
CNN will broadcast the final series of Anthony Bourdain's “Parts Unknown” in the fall — Nearly eight weeks have passed since CNN broke the news on the morning of June 8 that Anthony Bourdain committed suicide in France while filming his hit series “Parts Unknown.”
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Shara Tibken / CNET:
During earnings call, Apple's Tim Cook says the new TV execs the company hired last year are working on a secret project but wouldn't share details — Apple's definitely working on something when it come to TV — but it's still not ready to tell us about it.
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Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Apple has sold 300M+ subscriptions in the last year, across Music, digital magazines, mobile games, and video apps — Apple's subscription business is already big but it's about to get even bigger. — Apple has sold more than 300 million subscriptions to its own and others' apps …
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MediaPost and VentureBeat
Justin Kroll / Variety:
Source: Nicole Kidman is in talks to play Gretchen Carlson in upcoming movie about disgraced ex-Fox News Chief Roger Ailes — Nicole Kidman is in talks to play former Fox News anchor Gretchen Carlson in “Fair and Balanced,” Annapurna's upcoming movie about disgraced Fox News Chief Roger Ailes.
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Kim Masters / Hollywood Reporter:
Source: in June, Shari Redstone sent a letter to CBS requesting an independent investigation into allegations against Moonves and CBS upper management — As sexual misconduct claims threaten to bring down the CBS CEO, industry insiders take sides and The Hollywood Reporter reveals a board letter …
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The Wrap, TV Tattle and New York Times
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The New York Times Company:
Journalist and The Verge writer Sarah Jeong will be joining The New York Times Editorial Board as lead writer on technology from September — Sarah Jeong is joining The New York Times editorial board. Read more in this note from James Bennet, Katie Kingsbury and Jim Dao:
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Gabe Rivera / Techmeme News:
Techmeme introduces ads under stories matching news topics that an advertiser wants to target, letting companies automatically “respond” to news — Today, Techmeme is introducing ads that are automatically placed under stories matching news topics that an advertiser wants to target.
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