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Elise Viebeck / Washington Post:
Trump names Sean Spicer as White House press secretary, Jason Miller as communications director, and Hope Hicks and Dan Scavino to senior communications posts — President-elect Donald Trump named Republican National Committee official Sean Spicer White House press secretary …
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Michael Calderone / The Huffington Post:
Kellyanne Conway says the press can expect “traditional” daily access to Trump when he takes office, blaming Trump's schedule for the lack of news conferences — Yet Donald Trump has broken with tradition by not holding a news conference in 44 days since the election.
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Alexandra Steigrad / WWD:
Sources: Jared Kushner is trying to sell the New York Observer, with National Enquirer parent American Media rumored to be a potential buyer — According to insiders, Kushner has been quietly shopping the Observer to potential buyers. — Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump at the Met Gala, May 2016.
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David Crary / AP News:
The US election is 2016's top news story, according to annual AP poll of US editors and news directors, which also includes Brexit, Syria, and Clinton's emails — NEW YORK (AP) — The turbulent U.S. election, featuring Donald Trump's unexpected victory over Hillary Clinton in the presidential race …
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Hollywood Reporter:
The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group buys SpinMedia's music brands: Spin, Vibe, and Stereogum — The deal expands THR-Billboard Media Group's online audience to 45 million readers a month. — The Hollywood Reporter-Billboard Media Group today announced that it has signed …
Katy Waldman / Slate:
In the Trump era, the anonymous press pool report has become its own wry genre as reporters dutifully narrate their own humiliation — A close reading. — Press pool reports—those from-the-scene dispatches circulated by pool journalists to a larger ring of media outlets—have always been a subtle, deadpan art.
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Pete Vernon / Columbia Journalism Review:
As digital ads fail to replace print revenue losses, publishers increasingly turn to micropayments, newsletters, innovative paywalls, and native advertising — As 2016 draws to a close, you'd almost think the holiday season was bringing some much-needed good cheer to the journalism industry.
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Richard Smirke / Billboard:
TeamRock, owner of rock music magazines and a radio station, goes into administration, leaving 70+ jobless; crowdfunding appeal raising funds for staffers — A crowdfunding appeal to raise funds for the staff of a rock music publisher that has gone into administration - similar to chapter 11 bankruptcy …
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Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Zuckerberg, after saying Facebook is not a media company in August, now suggests it is a media firm, just not a “traditional” one — Mark Zuckerberg gave new insights about how he sees Facebook's role in informing the world today during a Live video one-on-one year-end chat with COO Sheryl Sandberg.
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
WSJ launches ad campaign through Inauguration Day to tout its objective election coverage, though newsroom sources are disappointed by the paper's stories — Many print and digital news outlets, from The New York Times to Vanity Fair, are seeking subscribers by embracing Donald Trump's criticism …
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Joe Coscarelli / New York Times:30 minutes ago
Apple Music executives Jimmy Iovine and Larry Jackson talk about working with stars and exclusives, the role of labels, and how Apple Music supports musicians — By all modern metrics, Drake was far and away the most listened-to artist of 2016, a year when music consumers further abandoned CDs …
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Michael Rozansky / The Annenberg Public Policy Center:
NYT columnist Andrew Rosenthal joins the Annenberg Public Policy Center as a professional in residence; he'll be writing a memoir about his life in journalism — Andrew Rosenthal, an op-ed columnist and former editor and correspondent for The New York Times, has joined the Annenberg Public Policy Center …
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