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CNBC:
Report: American Media Inc. Chairman David Pecker was granted immunity by prosecutors as part of investigation into Michael Cohen — - AMI chairman David Pecker gave prosecutors information about President Donald Trump's knowledge of payments his ex-lawyer Michael Cohen made to women alleging affairs with Trump.
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Boing Boing, @thomasaroberts and The Daily Caller
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Washington Post:
How National Enquirer essentially became a research arm of the Trump campaign and bought the silence of women, based on Cohen case documents — In August 2015, David Pecker and Michael Cohen hatched a plan to help a mutual friend in need. — Donald Trump had launched his improbable presidential campaign just two months earlier.
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Wall Street Journal, CNNMoney, Slate, Sputnik International, @juddlegum, @sarahlellison, @robertmaguire_, @rachaelmbade, New York Times, The Wrap, @whitehouserogue, @rabbijill, @bidenzhairplugz, @clarajeffery, @normornstein, @amy_siskind, @kylegriffin1, @therickwilson, @rickhasen, electionlawblog.org, @rstockmanlaw, @rebeccaballhaus, @bethreinhard and @juddlegum
Gabriel Sherman / Vanity Fair:
Sources: both David Pecker and chief content officer Dylan Howard were granted immunity so they would describe Trump's role in payments to Daniels and McDougal — David Pecker and Dylan Howard corroborated Michael Cohen's account implicating the president in a federal crime.
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New York Times, Adweek, Mediaite, Common Dreams and The Week
New York Times:
NYT Exec Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn say bylines have not appeared above stories in paper's app or mobile UI for some time — Our executive editor, Dean Baquet, and managing editor, Joe Kahn, explain our thinking regarding bylines on our home page.
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@shelbygrad, @ericacbarnett, @mattblaze, @hannaingber, @brianjameswalsh, @gregorydjohnsen and @lfung
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Rob Beschizza / Boing Boing:
Readers object after The New York Times drops bylines from stories on its homepage as part of a redesign — They're still on the stories' own URLs, but are gone from the homepage. Eric Lipton, an investigative reporter at the Times, points out: “But names of OP-ED writers still there.”
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Nieman Lab, Poynter, @ericliptonnyt, @jonathanvswan, @mlcalderone, @jbenton, @craigmod, @pamelacolloff, @indira_l, @campbellronaldw, @kairyssdal, @morningmoneyben, @jim_brunner, @edlavacnn, @umnewsie, @jdawsey1, @exumam, @harrymccracken, @drewharwell, @jonahnro, @bethanyshondark, @mhanham, @asher_elbein, @laurabrounstein, @jricole, Editor & Publisher, @donaldrwinslow, @michaelroston, @vivian, @dangillmor, @tonynormanpg, @aritbenie, @joelengel, @lizarnold, @dropoutnation, @rossgarber, Dezeen, @nisalahe, @lisawaananen, @ericliptonnyt, @politico and Politico
Laura Wagner / Deadspin:
Sources: The Athletic is struggling to hire reporters for its new D.C. operation, with seven journalists at WaPo's sports desk rejecting offers to move — The Athletic, the venture capital-backed digital sports media venture that's plundering sportswriters from news organizations …
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@dcsportsbog and @ngreenberg
Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:
The Lenfest Institute has created the Lenfest Local Lab, a team of news technologists tasked with testing and building products to aid local news — In the local news space, what's missing? (Don't say money.) — What about rigorous — maybe even fun — product development and testing?
Discussion:
The Lenfest Institute … and @burtherman
Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN suspends contributor Paris Dennard following a WaPo story that said he was fired from Arizona State University after sexual harassment allegations — “We are suspending Paris, effective immediately, while we look into the allegations," a CNN spokesperson said.
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Washington Post, Variety, VICE News, @brianstelter, @repcohen, @umairh, @iamgmjohnson, @charlesmblow, @mehdirhasan, @breznican, @goldietaylor, The Daily Beast, @tgreene319, @trancewithme, @byaaroncdavis, Mediaite, Contemptor, @talkingnewmedia, @yamiche, @yashar, @jeremymbarr, @bluechoochoo and Mediaite
Motherboard:
Leaked docs and sources describe Facebook's content moderation apparatus and the logistics of trying to moderate billions of posts a week in 100+ languages — Moderating billions of posts a week in more than a hundred languages has become Facebook's biggest challenge.
CNN:
Ex-NSA contractor Reality Winner has accepted a plea deal and been sentenced to five years in prison for leaking information to The Intercept — (CNN)A former government contractor accused of leaking confidential information to the media has been sentenced to more than five years in prison.
Discussion:
KTLA, The Intercept and NPR
Freddy Mayhew / Press Gazette:
UK opposition leader Jeremy Corbyn said a Labour govt may give journalists the right to elect their editors, create journalism fund paid for by tech giants — Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn today floated a number of ideas, some “radical” by his own admission, about how to “set free” …
Discussion:
TechCrunch
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Google says it removed 39 YouTube channels, 6 Blogger blogs and 13 Google+ accounts tied to a misinformation campaign by Iran state media with help from FireEye — Google has uncovered a misinformation attack across several of its properties that it has connected to the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting …
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