'Death Panels' and Pink Slips at The New York Times Even As It Takes Down Trump Jr.
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Ad Age “Media Guy” columnist Simon Dumenco’s media roundup for the morning of Wednesday, July 12:
Today’s media scan has everything: death panels (see No. 2, below), an apology (No. 5), a witch hunt (No. 6), a Category 5 hurricane (No. 4) and even cornichons and castelvetranos (No. 3). Let’s get started, shall we?
1. Rage Against the Media Machine: “The snowballing revelations about Donald Trump Jr.’s meeting with a Russian lawyer during last year’s presidential campaign have broadsided the White House, distracting from its agenda as aides grapple with a crisis involving the president’s family,” per Jonathan Lemire and Julie Pace of the Associated Press, whose report leads Time.com’s homepage this morning. “The public has not laid eyes on the president since his return from Europe Saturday. But in private, Trump has raged against the latest Russia development, with most of his ire directed at the media, not his son, according to people who have spoken to him in recent days.”
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