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Donald Trump Names Communications Team

President-elect Donald Trump announced the members of his communications team on Thursday. Republican National Committee chief spokesman Sean Spicer will serve as White House Press Secretary, Hope Hicks will serve as Director of Strategic Communications, Jason Miller will serve as Director of Communications, and Dan Scavino will serve as Director […]


Facebook Turns to News Organizations to Combat Fake News

Facebook announced on Thursday a series of changes designed to combat the spread of fake news on the social media platform. However, Facebook is shifting the actual fact-checking work of what is fake news and what is not to partners who have signed onto Ponyter’s International Fact-Checking Network. Signatories include […]


New York Times Assembles White House Correspondents Team

The New York Times announced on Monday its six member White House correspondents team who will all cover the Trump White House. Fittingly, all six start on January 20, Inauguration Day. Mark Landler, Mike Shear, Julie Davis, and Maggie Haberman will move to the White House beat from their current positions. […]