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Since the 18th Century, being sworn in as president of the United States has meant becoming commander in chief of the countrys armed forces. In 2017, it means become commander of another set of forces -- the massive power of internet sites and social media accounts. The crucial role alternative media is in modern America is best demonstrated by the top-priority action of taking control of White House and other websites. Within an hour of his taking his oath of office, Donald Trump was clearly taking control of the executive branchs media.

On #Twitter, Trumps new Twitter ID is @POTUS. The account formerly featured the tweets of Barack Obama. Those have been archived at @POTUS44. Melania Trump now controls @FLOTUS, formerly used by Michelle Obama, whose White House tweets were moved to @FLOTUS44. Mike Pence now uses @VP, with Joe Bidens tweets moved to @VP44. Karen Pence is @SecondLady on Twitter, with Dr. Jill Bidens tweets moved to @DrBiden44. New tweets from the White House will be at @WhiteHouse, with the Obama-era tweets housed at @ObamaWhiteHouse.

The main White House website is also being revamped. Upon first visit, a surfer is offered a new form for signing up for newsletters from President Trump. The site also features new biographies of Trump, Pence, the first lady, and Mrs. Pence. Gone is the Obama agenda, replaced by America First Energy Plan, America First Foreign Policy, Bringing Back Jobs and Growth, Making Our Military Strong Again, Standing up for our Law Enforcement Community, and Trade Deals Working for All Americans.

Trumps inaugural address was added in full to the speeches-and-remarks section. Waiting for new copy are sections set aside for press briefings, statements, releases, presidential actions, legislation, nominations, appointments and disclosures. An area is also set aside for a listing of cabinet members with links to their departments. Since Trump has just become president, the Senate has yet to act on nominations the new presidents is expected to submit. #Trump inauguration #Donald Trump

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China launches state financial media group AsiaOne SHANGHAI - China has merged five state media companies in a bid to improve the quality and influence of the country's economic and financial news services, state news agency Xinhua reported on Friday. Last week, China's cabinet gave Xinhua permission ... and more »

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Follow Share The modern upsurge in all things social media has handed boxing fans a degree of control over the flow of information and how it's used.

Especially in regards to the numerous boxing Facebook groups and pages. At no time in the history of boxing have the fans had more accessibility to boxing news, facts, statisticsand direct contact to professional fighters.

Social media outlets and websites now allow boxing fansto share theirexpertise and knowledge and the freedom to select what information to post.

Freedom makes a huge requirement of every human being of course. With freedom comes responsibility. However for the person who is unwilling to grow up, the person who does not want to carry his own weight, this is a frightening prospect.

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So is the concept of and the ability to promote, choose and present the articles, facts and statistics in the hands of the average boxing fan a good idea?

I would say yes, overall, but it has to be done correctly which isnt always the case at the moment.

With good administrators who have good knowledgeable and fair minded members, boxing groups and outlets are a positive contributing addition to the promotion of boxing.

With no shortage of direct or indirect source material, be it from other websites or social media platforms, their readers can be informed and inform others far greater than ever before.

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LONDON Liberty Media's Formula One takeover cleared another key hurdle on Wednesday with the sport's governing body unanimously approving the deal.

The Paris-based International Automobile Federation (FIA) said in a statement that its World Motor Sport Council (WMSC) approved the change of commercial rights holder at an extraordinary meeting in Geneva.

"Liberty, Formula One Group and the FIA intend to collaborate to create a constructive relationship that will ensure the continued success and the development of the FIA Formula One World Championship in the long term," it said.

Liberty Media, controlled by U.S. cable television mogul John Malone, acquired an initial 18.7 percent stake from private equity firm CVC Capital Partners and is due to complete a cash and shares deal by first quarter 2017.

CVC took control of the sport, a global championship with 20 races this year, in March 2006 and has since recouped its money many times over.

The Liberty deal, which needs the approval of the FIA and European anti-trust regulators, has been valued at $8 billion and represents a major shake-up in the sport.

Shareholders in Colorado-based Liberty Media voted on Tuesday to approve funding and changes related to the takeover.

The WMSC, which usually meets four times a year, is the governing body's top decision-making body and includes president Jean Todt and Formula One's 86-year-old commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.

The FIA said Liberty Media representatives had made a detailed presentation of their strategy to the council.

"The members of the World Motor Sport Council then had the opportunity to ask questions about the specifics of the agreement, the ongoing working relationship with the FIA and Libertys plans for the sport," it added.

"The World Motor Sport Councils decision confirms the FIAs belief that Liberty, as a renowned media organization with expertise in both sport and entertainment, is clearly well positioned to ensure the continued development of its pinnacle championship."

The FIA holds a one percent stake in Delta Topco, Formula One's holding company that owns the commercial rights.

The governing body said that it would be "dragged along in the sale process under the same conditions as CVC and all the other shareholders" and looked forward to working with the new owners and helping to develop the sport.

Liberty Media has interests in the Atlanta Braves baseball team, satellite radio service Sirius XM, entertainment group Live Nation and minority interests in Time Warner and Viacom.

(Reporting by Alan Baldwin, editing by Ed Osmond and Toby Davis)

Oklahoma City Thunder guard Russell Westbrook offered a warning that he will seek retribution for a hard foul on him on Wednesday by Golden State's Zaza Pachulia.

Sacramento Kings forward Rudy Gay is believed to have suffered a season-ending torn left Achilles on Wednesday, the team announced.

Matt Ryan will be playing for more than a Super Bowl berth on Sunday as his performance in the NFC Championship will go a long way in determining if the Atlanta Falcons quarterback can be rated among the game's greats.

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The involvement of a former SYRIZA lawmaker, Vassilis Moulopoulos, in the bid to rescue the cash-strapped former media giant Lambrakis Press Group (DOL) from closure triggered acrimonious exchanges between party leaders in Parliament on Wednesday over the governments alleged effort to control the countrys media landscape.

New Democracy leader Kyriakos Mitsotakis said the latest developments concerning DOL, which owns the daily Ta Nea and the Sunday issue of To Vima, were a demonstration of the governments ruthless nature and exposed its lack of morality.

You are trying to take control of the media and publishers. First you accused them of being corrupt, then you work with them and hold clandestine meetings, Mitsotakis said, addressing Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. He added that several publishers had already fallen in line to serve as the governments media office.

You are the definition of vested interests, he told Tsipras. PASOK leader Fofi Gennimata followed a similar line of attack, slamming the government for allegedly attempting to bring the media under its influence.

You are trying to create SYRIZA News, Gennimata told Tsipras, accusing him of imposing Moulopoulos, the former board chairman of the SYRIZA-affiliated Avgi newspaper, on the debt-stricken media group in a bid to turn it into a government mouthpiece.

For his part, Stavros Theodorakis, the leader of centrist To Potami, lambasted the government, saying that for all its talk about smashing vested interests, it had simply taken over the media to serve its own purposes.

Tsipras vehemently denied the claims and shot back at his critics, accusing them of hypocrisy, as the collusion between politicians and the media, he said, was bred by previous conservative and PASOK governments.

He also said the government could come up with a new legal framework governing the media in its entirety on the condition there was a consensus among the parties.

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