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In a statement, Trump says the US will stand by Saudi Arabia whether or not Crown Prince MbS ordered the murder of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi — President Trump said in a statement today that whether or not Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered the murder …
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Karen Attiah / Washington Post:
Trump's defense of Mohammed bin Salman puts truth-seekers and journalists who challenge governments in grave danger — Last Friday afternoon I went to the Belgian restaurant Brasserie Beck, a few blocks down the street from The Post. It was the place I had my last lunch with my friend and Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
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Washington Post:
WaPo Publisher Fred Ryan: Trump statement on Khashoggi killing betrays “long-established American values”, puts personal and commercial ties before US interests — Washington Post Publisher and CEO Fred Ryan's response to President Donald Trump's statement regarding the murder of Jamal Khashoggi:
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Page Six:
Sources: Comcast will pay Megyn Kelly around $30M to leave NBC, though nothing is final until next week at the earliest — Megyn Kelly is close to finalizing a $30 million exit from NBC, sources confirm to Page Six. — The embattled anchor, who celebrated her 48th birthday Sunday …
Suzanne Vranica / Wall Street Journal:
Nielsen Holdings names David Kenny as CEO, replacing Mitch Barns, who is retiring; Kenny, an IBM SVP, sold the data assets of Weather Co. to IBM in 2015 — Ratings and data company is under pressure to sell or spin off assets — Nielsen Holdings NLSN -.99% PLC appointed David Kenny …
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The Daily Beast:
Fox Business Network has been one of Trump's key allies in the press, with sources saying he was involved in its formation as an advisor to Roger Ailes — A decade ago, The Donald advised Fox News on launching its business network. Now the Fox Business Network advises President Trump.
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Nathan Layne / Reuters:
A Russian company, Federal Agency of News, has sued to stop Facebook from blocking it following a purge of accounts linked to the Internet Research Agency — (Reuters) - A Russian company whose accountant was charged by federal prosecutors for attempting to meddle in U.S. elections sued Facebook Inc …
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Eric Freedman / Nieman Lab:
Environmental reporters face heightened risks, in both wealthy and developing countries, as they deal with economic interests, political battles, and crime — “In both wealthy and developing countries, journalists covering these issues find themselves in the cross-hairs.
Aidan McLaughlin / Mediaite:
In tweet, Trump suggested he might attend WHCD in 2019 and insulted comedian Michelle Wolf; she replied, “I bet you'd be on my side if I'd killed a journalist” — Michelle Wolf fired back at Donald Trump on Wednesday after the president derided her as a “so-called Comedian.”
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The Wrap and Business Insider
Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:
Condé Nast has announced that it's ceasing Glamour's print edition, despite its subscriber base of 2.2M remaining stable over last three years — Yet another women's magazine is moving away from print. — Condé Nast, the legacy publisher of glossy and aesthetically rich magazines …
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Julia Ziemer / Media Policy Project:
LSE publishes a policy agenda on platforms and media: create an “Independent Platform Agency” as a watchdog, tax social media and search ad revenue, and more — What kind of information society do you want? How should we reduce the amount of misinformation?
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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Analysis of 14M tweets from May 2016 and March 2017 found bots accounted for 34% of shares of articles from low-credibility sources but were only 6% of accounts — Since the 2016 American election, there has been a lot of speculation about the role that bots played in spreading online misinformation.
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