Media Alley
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Nikkei Buys Financial Times Group for $1.3 Billion
“We’ve reached an inflection point in media, driven by the explosive growth of mobile and social,” Pearson’s chief executive John Fallon says
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Donald Trump Blasts Anderson Cooper: ‘The People Don’t Trust You’ (Video)
“I am leading across the board… and then you hit me with this poll that I didn’t see before,” presidential contender says to CNN anchor
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Chuck Todd Returns to MSNBC, Network’s Opinion Shows on Chopping Block
“Meet the Press” moderator to anchor hour-long weekday show along with his Sunday show
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Nick Denton Regrets Gawker Gay Porn Star Fiasco: ‘I’ve Wanted a Gentler Gawker for a While’
“It’s regrettable what has happened,” site founder says
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PBS, CBS Top Nominees for 36th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards
CNN draws 14 nominations to lead cable news networks, while Fox News was shut out
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CNN Boss Jeff Zucker Defends Don Lemon’s N-Word Stunt: He Was Trying to Make a Point (Exclusive)
“Zucker said it’s not something for a daily basis,” CNN insider tells TheWrap following internal town hall event with staffers
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NY Times Fires Back at Gawker’s Nick Denton for ‘Trying to Damage Others to Get Out of His Own Scandal’
“The New York Times does not make decisions about assignments or beats based on advertisers,” paper spokesperson says in response to Denton’s comments
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CNN’s Alisyn Camerota on Bill Cosby Scandal, Whoopi Goldberg: Comedian’s Argument ‘Is Absurd’
“New Day” anchor tells TheWrap that the comedian’s damning deposition has made his accusers “feel truly vindicated”
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Washington Post Files UN Petition for Jason Rezaian’s Immediate Release From Iran
“Jason is being deprived of his basic human rights,” newspaper’s publisher Frederick J. Ryan, Jr says as journalist’s imprisonment reaches one-year anniversary
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Judd Apatow Says Bill Cosby ‘Got a Pass Because He’s Like a Pedophile Priest’
“No one wants to attack someone who is so charitable,” the “Trainwreck” director says about disgraced comedian
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Al Sharpton Rips Donald Trump: Can’t Treat John McCain Like ‘Real Estate Guy in Downtown Brooklyn’
“He doesn’t understand you are now on center stage,” MSNBC host tells The Washington Post
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Yahoo Falls Below Earnings Expectations, Grows Revenue on Strong Mobile Performance
“I’m extremely pleased with our achievements in Q2, with revenue growing 15 percent year-over-year,” CEO Marissa Mayer says
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Donald Trump Fires Back at Des Moines Register’s Call for Him to Withdraw From Presidential Race
Newspaper says Trump should “pull the plug on his bloviating side show”
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Transgender Journalist Accused of Battery by Breitbart Editor After HLN Threat
Ben Shapiro, senior editor-at-large for Breitbart, names Zoey Tur in report filed with Los Angeles Police Department
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Gawker Executive Editor and Editor-in-Chief Both Resign After Gay Porn Story Fiasco
“All I got at the end of the day was a workshopped email from Denton, asking me to stay on and help him unf–k the very thing he’d colluded with the partners to f–k up,” Tommy Craggs writes to staff
