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CNN clamor grows — NYT copy-editor culling in progress — Farewell for now, dear reader- POLITICO Media
With Cristiano Lima and Alex Weprin A CNN REBUKE FROM BEN SMITH - We were emailing yesterday and he had some thoughts on the latest CNN debacle, in which reporter-cum-Internet-sleuth Andrew “KFILE” Kaczynski (who got his start under Smith at BuzzFeed before CNN poached him) has been mega-backlashed over a controversial line that was edited into Kaczynski’s story about the Trump wrestling GIF… → Read More
Hardest job to fill in Washington? — Media investments of the moment — Cryptocurrency journalism takes flight- POLITICO Media
With Cristiano Lima, Hadas Gold and Alex Weprin TAKE IT AWAY, MAGGIE HABERMAN AND GLENN THRUSH: “The opportunity to take over behind the White House briefing room lectern would be the apex of a political operative’s career in any other presidency, a path to riches, fame and power. But after weeks of fitful efforts to sell a job that for decades people have plotted to get, no one has jumped at… → Read More
Sam Stein leaving HuffPost for The Daily Beast
Stein is the latest high-profile hire at The Daily Beast lately. → Read More
The Not-So-Bitter Rivalry of Dean Baquet and Marty Baron
They're pals who once vied for the same jobs. Now, as editors of The New York Times and The Washington Post, they’re locked in a daily battle for Trump scoops. → Read More
New York Times eliminates its public editor
Liz Spayd, under fire for critical columns, is quitting early as the paper plans to cut her position. → Read More
New York Times eliminates its public editor
Liz Spayd, under fire for critical columns, is quitting early as the paper plans to cut her position. → Read More
Comey memo breaks NYT record — ‘Dangerous step’ toward anti-press policy — Trump outrage vs. Trump-reporting outrage- POLITICO Media
Comey memo breaks NYT record — ‘Dangerous step’ toward anti-press policy — Trump outrage vs. Trump-reporting outrage With Cristiano Lima LAST NIGHT IT WAS THE NEW YORK TIMES’ TURN - Not to be outdone, Michael Schmidt’s bombshell about the Comey memo broke the Times’ record for most concurrent readers per second, according to a Times source who dished to Morning Media about the web traffic, just… → Read More
The Fox News story that keeps on giving — NYT’s ‘tiny fraction’ of Bret Stephens defectors — Inside the CBS White House invasion- POLITICO Media
The Fox News story that keeps on giving — NYT’s ‘tiny fraction’ of Bret Stephens defectors — Inside the CBS White House invasion With Cristiano Lima TICK TOCK OF A BEHEADING - Here’s Gabe Sherman on the latest housecleaning at Fox News, in which top executive Bill Shine has followed Roger Ailes and Bill O’Reilly out the door: “Last Monday, Rupert Murdoch invited embattled Fox News co-president… → Read More
WHCD dispatch — Bret Stephens’ NYT career begins with a bang — Scoop: Fusion is being rebranded- POLITICO Media
With Cristiano Lima SCENES FROM THE WHCD, by Hadas Gold, reporting from the D.C. party circuit -- The celebrity buzz may have completely vanished from the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, but the weekend was marked by the return of a mission-driven vibe that had been more or less entirely overshadowed in recent years by what you might call … the Kardashian factor? WHCA president Jeff Mason,… → Read More
Emails show O'Reilly lawyers' last-ditch effort to save his job
His legal team debated whether to share with the leadership of parent company 21st Century Fox an email from a Democratic fundraiser → Read More
Trump: Hooray for Twitter because, ‘fake press’—rock star writers press Congress on arts funding—HuffPost re-org underway
Trump: Hooray for Twitter because, ‘fake press’—rock star writers press Congress on arts funding—HuffPost re-org underway IN HIS OWN WORDS - President Trump said the following to Tucker Carlson on Fox News last night when asked if he consults anyone before he tweets (deep breath, it’s a doozy): “Let me tell you about Twitter. I think that maybe I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Twitter,… → Read More
Trump: Hooray for Twitter because, ‘fake press’—rock star writers press Congress on arts funding—HuffPost re-org underway- POLITICO Media
Trump: Hooray for Twitter because, ‘fake press’—rock star writers press Congress on arts funding—HuffPost re-org underway IN HIS OWN WORDS - President Trump said the following to Tucker Carlson on Fox News last night when asked if he consults anyone before he tweets (deep breath, it’s a doozy): “Let me tell you about Twitter. I think that maybe I wouldn't be here if it wasn't for Twitter,… → Read More
Times editor on Trump: He really likes us
The New York Times’ top editor, Dean Baquet, says Donald Trump loves the Times and lashes out when he can’t win its favor. → Read More
An anti-Trump tabloid pulls back
The New York Daily News, whose covers eviscerated Candidate Trump in 2016, is taking a different tack with President Trump. → Read More
Joe Ricketts, local news publisher and Trump backer, acquires Gothamist websites- POLITICO Media
Terms of the deal were not disclosed, but it is believed to be in the low seven figures → Read More
WSJ odds and ends — Trump-Murdoch intrigue — Bob Costas bids the Olympics farewell- POLITICO Media
WSJ odds and ends — Trump-Murdoch intrigue — Bob Costas bids the Olympics farewell ARE YOU SICK OF READING ABOUT THE WALL STREET JOURNAL YET? Sorry! Been getting lots of calls and emails about the latest dramatics there. For starters: What’s behind top newsroom lieutenant Rebecca Blumenstein leaving to become one in a small group of deputy managing editors at The New York Times after 22 years… → Read More
Wall Street Journal editor to face critics- POLITICO Media
Amid discontent over Trump coverage, Gerard Baker will hold a newsroom-wide meeting to address concerns. → Read More
Upset in WSJ newsroom over editor's directive to avoid 'majority Muslim' in immigration ban coverage
There's some upset in The Wall Street Journal newsroom over a directive from editor in chief Gerry Baker to stop using the phrase "seven majority Muslim countries" in coverage of President Trump's immigration order. → Read More
Layoffs hit the Wall Street Journal- POLITICO Media
Layoffs hit The Wall Street Journal on Tuesday, according to multiple sources familiar with the matter. → Read More
Inauguration day with CPJ—RIP Wayne Barrett—the Ellies finalists are in- POLITICO Media
Inauguration day with CPJ—RIP Wayne Barrett—the Ellies finalists are in THE MORNING MEDIA PROFILE: CPJ’S AMERICAN MOMENT - “This is new,” Joel Simon, executive director of the Committee to Protect Journalists, was telling Morning Media on the phone yesterday. Over the years, there have been times when the New York-based press freedom group -- best known (and arguably most essential) for its… → Read More