Top News:
Peter Kafka / Re/code:
Eddy Cue: Apple will pay rights holders on a per-stream basis during trial period — Apple Says It Will Pay Taylor Swift for Free Streams After All — Taylor Swift isn't just the biggest pop star in the world. She's also the world's most effective Apple lobbyist.
Discussion:
@taylorswift13, @cue, @cue, @cue, Billboard, CNNMoney, Financial Times, Vox, USA Today, Digiday, BuzzFeed, TechCrunch, Forbes, Mashable, Polygon, Bloomberg View, @patricknorton, VatorNews, Bloomberg Business, Rolling Stone, The Verge, Wall Street Journal, New York Times, @reckless, ABC, brandchannel, @jacknutting, @pkafka, @pkafka, @davechensky, @matt, @levie, Jezebel, @pkafka, ThinkProgress, Business Insider, Business Pundit, @jbenton, @chriswelch, @tcarmody, @timanderson, @jeffweiner, Fusion, @reckless, Ubergizmo, @johnpaczkowski, @dez_blanchfield, @zseward, @reckless, @levie, @tcarmody, @reformedbroker, Pocket-lint, @charlesarthur, Reuters, @pkafka, @omarg, AppleInsider, App Advice, BetaNews, Mashable, The Loop, CBS San Francisco, Variety, hypebot, The Loop, Engadget, 9to5Mac, Fusion, The Daily Caller, Home Media Magazine, Digital Spy, Jezebel, Daring Fireball, The Next Web, VentureBeat and Taylor Swift
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
Murdochs rebuff two offers for their stake in Sky, fuelling rumors they are to make another takeover bid — Is the Murdoch family eyeing a fresh bid for Sky? — The Murdochs have rebuffed two offers for their stake in Sky, fuelling talks they could be prepping for a takeover
RELATED:
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Jeanne Cummings, a deputy editor at Bloomberg, is leaving for the Wall Street Journal — Jeanne Cummings leaves Bloomberg for WSJ — Jeanne Cummings, a deputy editor at Bloomberg who had been head of Washington operations for the Mark Halperin-and-John Heilemann-led Bloomberg Politics project …
Discussion:
FishbowlNY, FishbowlDC and @dylanbyers
Steve Grove / The Official Google Blog:
Google launches News Lab to help journalists use its tools and data sets “to help build the future of media”, partners with several media organzations — Introducing the News Lab — It's hard to think of a more important source of information in the world than quality journalism.
Discussion:
TechCrunch, VentureBeat, @webbmedia, @om, GeekWire, BetaNews, Business Insider, @grove, @dancow, @oliviama, StreetInsider.com, The Verge and Engadget
Barbara Tasch / Business Insider:
Al Jazeera journalist Ahmed Mansour detained in Berlin on Egypt's orders has been freed — Egyptian journalist Ahmed Mans0ur detained in Berlin since Saturday will not be extradited to Egypt where he might face death penalty, Der Spiegel reports. The Al-Jazeera journalist had been arrested …
Discussion:
Variety, @matthewkeyslive, Reuters and Guardian
Cheryl Cooky / FAIR:
Despite Soaring Popularity, Women's Sports Got More Coverage a Generation Ago — If someone told you that there is less coverage of women's sports on televised news programs today than there was in 1989, would you believe them? It would be reasonable if your response was “no.”
Discussion:
@fairmediawatch
Dylan Tweney / VentureBeat:
Study: Facebook on track to deliver two-thirds as many video views as YouTube does in 2015 — Facebook is nipping at YouTube's heels in the race for video viewers and advertisers — YouTube is the clear leader in video sharing and viewing, but Facebook is creeping up on the Google-owned giant.
Jasper Jackson / Guardian:
BuzzFeed UK hires Sunday Times journalist Michael Gillard — Reporter who exposed criminal boss David Hunt is second high-profile journalist from paper to join website — Sunday Times journalist Michael Gillard is joining BuzzFeed UK, becoming the second high-profile journalist from the paper …
Discussion:
@loudelbello
Sarah Frier / Bloomberg Business:
Twitter's board of directors says CEO role is a “full-time commitment” in message to investors resolving one question about Jack Dorsey — Twitter's CEO Search Rules Out Dorsey If He Stays at Square — Twitter Inc. said it is seeking a chief executive who can make a full …
Discussion:
Twitter About and Variety
Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Time launches Time Labs, a standalone site for interactive stories — ‘Narcissism works really well’: Why Time magazine created a site for its interactive stories — News sites' most popular digital offerings have been interactive games and quizzes, making them irresistible go-to formats for traffic-hungry publishers.
Adam Goldberg / The Huffington Post:
‘Meet The Press’ In Hot Water After Airing Gun Violence Video Featuring Only Black Shooters — ‘Meet The Press’ is taking heat for a video the program aired about gun violence. — In the wake of the Charleston church shooting, host Chuck Todd introduced a video on Sunday morning featuring testimonies …
Discussion:
NBC News, The Wrap, Salon, Mediaite, FishbowlDC, @jnaureckas and @gabrielmalor
Peter Maass / The Intercept:
The story of Jeffrey Sterling, CIA source for reporter James Risen, who was sentenced to 3.5 years in prison — How Jeffrey Sterling Took on the CIA — and Lost Everything — THIS IS HOW it ended for Jeffrey Sterling. — A former covert officer for the Central Intelligence Agency …
Discussion:
@maassp and @jesselynradack
Jeremy Barr / Capital New York:
Anonymous Mic staffers, past and present, complain about staff turnover, site quality, and long hours — Crunch time for Mic — June 2 was a big day for Mic, the four-year-old digital news site co-founded by prep school classmates Chris Altchek and Jake Horowitz.
Discussion:
@schadenfraade, @anthonyblsmith, @raju, @jacksmithiv, @jeremymbarr and Gawker
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
