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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
CNN's New York office was evacuated on Wednesday after a suspicious package was discovered in the mailroom — A CNN reporter said that authorities believe the package contains a real bomb, though the situation is under control. — CNN's Time Warner Center office was evacuated on Wednesday …
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Ken Meyer / Mediaite:
When CNN's NY office was evacuated, correspondent Rene Marsh carried on the live broadcast from DC while Poppy Harlow and Jim Sciutto phoned in with details — CNN's Jim Sciutto and Poppy Harlow delivered a live report from the streets of New York on Wednesday after they were forced to evacuate their studio.
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Pew Research Center:
Pew study: younger people in the US are better than older people at telling factual news statements from false opinions — While some say wisdom comes with age, younger Americans are better than their elders at separating factual from opinion statements in the news, according to a new analysis from Pew Research Center.
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Craig Silverman / BuzzFeed News:
Investigation reveals a network of 125+ Android apps and websites that are part of a massive ad fraud scheme; the apps were installed an estimated 115M+ times — Last April, Steven Schoen received an email from someone named Natalie Andrea who said she worked for a company called We Purchase Apps.
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Per Bjorke / Google Online Security Blog:
Google has removed some apps and blacklisted sites from its ad network, acting on data from BuzzFeed, estimates value of affected Google ad spend is under $10M — Fighting invalid traffic is essential for the long-term sustainability of the digital advertising ecosystem.
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Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Megyn Kelly's own network, NBC, has dedicated a lot of coverage to scrutinizing her blackface remarks, with segments on “Nightly News” and “Today” — Megyn Kelly hasn't been shy about turning recent controversies at NBC News into fodder for her morning program at the network.
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Claire Newell / Telegraph:
UK appeals court stops The Telegraph from revealing allegations of sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff by an unnamed businessman, citing NDAs — A leading businessman has been granted an injunction against The Telegraph to prevent this newspaper revealing alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff.
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Karl Bode / Techdirt:
Telling journalists to hide informed opinions on social media, as VandeHei of Axios has done, creates its own kind of bias and withholds valuable context — For years we've talked about the journalistic perils of what journalism professor Jay Rosen calls the “view from nowhere,” …
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Jessica Toonkel / The Information:
Sources: Apple plans to offer TV subscription service in 100+ countries, debuting in US in first half of next year, will offer free shows to Apple device owners — Apple is planning to launch its upcoming TV subscription service in more than 100 countries, three people familiar with the company's plans told The Information.
John McCarthy / The Drum:
The remaining 13 reporters at Jimmy Wales' Wikitribune have left the site; co-founder Orit Kopel says they're now searching for a more “community oriented” team — WikiTribune, the ambitious community-driven newsbrand backed by Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales …
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The Verge, @jayrosen_nyu, Press Gazette, @oritkopel and The Times & The Sunday Times
Ezra Klein / Vox:
Ezra Klein and Jay Rosen discuss the culture of the political press, how to cover Trump's untruths, and the power of news audiences — A difficult conversation about the state of political journalism. — I'm a political journalist. I've been a political journalist for 15 years.
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@ezraklein, @cwarzel, @perrybaconjr, @seancasten, @mccarthyryanj, @asteadwesley and @goldman
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu adds Starz as a premium add-on for $8.99/month, the same price that Starz costs as a standalone or from other streaming services — Sarah Perez @sarahintampa / 7 hours — Following news of Hulu's plans to move towards skinnier bundles, including those consisting of premium add-ons …
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