Gayle King, Ryan Murphy and Chrissy Teigen Among Time 100 List for 2019
In a tribute essay, Ava DuVernay lauded King’s ability to enhance her role as a journalist by not taking the spotlight for herself
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Mika Brzezinski Praises Fox News’ Bret Baier and Martha MacCallum After Bernie Sanders Town Hall: ‘They’re Great’ (Video)
“They’re good journalists,” “Morning Joe” co-host says
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National Enquirer Heir Drops Plans to Buy Tabloid: ‘I Don’t Think It Can Be Resurrected’
“All businesses are cyclical and sadly this is the end of the cycle. It’s time to kiss it goodbye,” Paul Pope tells TheWrap
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Colbert Can Hardly Believe Trump’s Advice About Fighting the Notre Dame Fire (Video)
But “The Late Show” host is a big fan of the response from French firefighters
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Ben Affleck’s ‘Triple Frontier’ Was Watched by More Than 52 Million Accounts in First Month, Netflix Says
The first episode of “Umbrella Academy” pulled in 45 million viewers during its first month as well, the company also announced
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Netflix Adds Nearly 10 Million New Subscribers, Pushes Toward 150 Million Total Customers
Streaming heavyweight says Q1 subscriber growth was “unaffected” by price hikes
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Twitter Will Test a ‘Hide Replies’ Feature to Fight ‘Abusive Content’
Twitter’s current system “makes it super easy to harass and abuse”other users, chief Jack Dorsey says
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Trump Mocks Fox News’ ‘So Smiley’ Bret Baier for ‘Crazy Bernie’ Sanders Town Hall
“Thanks for watching Mr. President – we’d love to have you on a town hall soon,” Baier says in response
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Complex Networks Partners With Viacom’s Pluto TV on 24/7 Channel (Exclusive)
Complex’s content will be available on-demand and through its own 24/7 channel on Pluto TV
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James Murdoch Makes Donation to Pete Buttigieg’s 2020 Presidential Campaign
Other notable donors included Mandy Moore and Ryan Reynolds
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CBS All Access’ ‘The Good Fight’ Deletes Tweet with List of Words That Included ‘Assassinate’ and ‘Trump’
“The post was perceived very differently than the intended result and has since been removed,” CBS says
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Fox News’ Bernie Sanders Town Hall: 5 Most Surprising Moments, Including Boos for Martha MacCallum
At one point, Fox News anchor Martha MacCallum was booed by audience members
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‘Thousands’ of Members Have Signed Letters Firing Agents, WGA Says
Letters will be delivered to agencies en masse “later this week”
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Vox Media Acquires Epic Magazine
Epic, which has over 40 film and TV projects in development, will remain an independent division within Vox Media Studios
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Netflix Earnings Preview: Will Price Hikes Dent Subscriber Growth?
What to keep an eye on when streaming giant reports its first quarter earnings on Tuesday
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Shep Smith Shuts Down Guest Who Suggests Notre Dame Fire Might Not Be Accidental
“Not on my watch,” Smith tells guest
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Aretha Franklin, Annapolis’ Capital Gazette Win Special Pulitzer Prizes
New York Times and Wall Street Journal were also honored for their coverage of President Trump
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Fox News Rebuked by DNC Chief During Fox News Interview: ‘I Don’t Have Faith in Your Leadership’
“You know there is a line between what we do at 9 o’clock and what happens in the primetime,” Fox News’ Bill Hemmer says in response
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New Zealand Mosque Attack Sparks Charges Against 6 People for Sharing Video
Charges carry up to 14 years in prison for sharing Christchurch shooting footage
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Mika Brzezinski Reveals ‘Lifelong Struggle With Sugar’ in New Op-Ed
“Alone in my car, I have even been known to eat the icing off six Hostess cupcakes,” Brzezinski says
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Cher Embraced by James Woods, Conservatives After Questioning If California Can Handle More Immigrants
“Cher awakens to reality,” Woods says on Twitter
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‘SNL': Julian Assange, Played by Michael Keaton, Goes to Prison With Lori Loughlin and Michael Avenatti
“Saturday Night Live” does a grab bag of recent news
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Soni Methu, Former Host of CNN’s ‘Inside Africa,’ Dies at 34
Methu collapsed suddenly while at her hotel in Kenya
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WGA Members Begin Firing Their Agents After Guild’s Deal With Talent Agencies Expires
Thousands of writers are expected to begin leaving talent agencies
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The Streaming Wars Heat Up: Just How Big a Threat Is Disney+ to Netflix?
“Once again, Netflix is in the driver’s seat,” one industry expert says
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Missouri College Student Charged With Assault on Conservative Speaker Michael Knowles (Video)
“A campus disciplinary investigation is under way,” school chancellor C. Mauli Agrawal says in a note to students Friday
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Netflix Chief Reed Hastings Exits Facebook’s Board After 8 Years
Hastings “will not be nominated for re-election” at Facebook’s annual shareholder meeting, company says
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Will National Enquirer Survive? Media Experts Divided on ‘Badly Damaged’ Tabloid’s Future
“I would rather pay money to someone to take it away from me, to save me from all the legal troubles,” one analyst says
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CNN’s Jim Acosta To Receive ‘Truth to Power’ Award From NY Press Club
The award honors “an individual whose body of work challenges the power establishment and/or defends journalists”
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Fox News Re-Signs Former Governor Mike Huckabee as Contributor
Huckabee is a former governor of Arkansas and two-time presidential candidate
