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12:05 PM ET, June 1, 2016

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Dieter Bohn / The Verge:
Speaking at Code Conference, Jeff Bezos says public figures like Thiel need to learn to deal with media criticism  —  Speaking today at the Code Conference, Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos spoke out against Peter Thiel's crusade against Gawker Media.  Bezos who was perhaps speaking more as the owner …
Sarah Ellison / Vanity Fair:
Inside The New York Times' power struggles, speculation about who will succeed Dean Banquet as executive editor, and forthcoming cuts  —  It's been two years since Dean Baquet vaulted over Jill Abramson to claim the top editorial job, but the prospect of deeper change is still stirring at the 164-year-old Times.
Courtney Weaver / Financial Times:
Trump deflects questions about his promised $6M donation to veterans groups by berating media at press conference, calling one reporter a “sleaze” to his face  —  In the world of Donald Trump, it was campaigning 101.  —  Faced with scrutiny over whether he had delivered …
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John M. Donnelly / National Press Club:
National Press Club president alarmed by Trump's attitude toward First Amendment, says any US candidate attacking press is “campaigning in wrong country”  —  The National Press Club president expressed alarm on Tuesday about Donald Trump's dangerous attitude toward the First Amendment.
Geoff Edgers / Washington Post:
Bill Simmons launches The Ringer, a new site covering culture, sports, and technology  —  Grantland.  The editor tries not to even utter its name.  The football writer, eager to embrace his new gig at Sports Illustrated, admits he feels like a guy who can't stop talking about his old girlfriend.
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Fox Will Fund TheSkimm's Move Into Video With $8 Million Round  —  TheSkimm runs daily newsletter with users topping 3.5 milllion  —  Founders' discussions with Fox CEO James Murdoch led to accord  —  21st Century Fox Inc. led an $8 million investment in theSkimm, owner …
Discussion: Variety and Business Wire
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Profile of Discourse Media, a bootstrapped Canadian firm producing journalism through collaborations with other media and academic researchers  —  Discourse Media does a bit of everything.  —  The two-and-a-half year old Vancouver-based organization, for instance, collaborates …
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The Athletic, Chicago's $10/mth subscription sports site, hopes exclusive content and local fans will help it become a sustainable business  —  If you're trying to start a local subscription-based sports site, it helps if your local teams are actually playing well.
Nathan McAlone / Business Insider:
Interview with Roku CEO Anthony Wood on competitors, specifically Google, licensing its tech and OS to TV makers, and how the company makes money  —  Roku has built most of its reputation on making high-quality “streaming boxes” that plug into your TV to let you watch apps like Netflix.
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
131-year-old East Hampton Star endures as online competition from sites like Vox, Facebook increases, and startup Whalebone Media move in  —  EAST HAMPTON, N.Y. — When the leaves return to the trees outside David Rattray's office window at The East Hampton Star, it means only one thing: “The beginning of the mayhem.”
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Facebook, Google, Twitter promise to review most requests to remove hate speech within 24 hours, as European Commission unveils guidelines to halt its spread  —  Together with the European Commission, they unveil a new code of conduct designed to avoid the “spread of illegal hate speech.”
 
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Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Jane Friedman, co-founder of publisher Open Road Integrated Media Inc., steps down as CEO, replaced by company president Paul Slavin
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Ken Doctor / Politico:
S. Mitra Kalita, LA Times managing editor for digital strategy, joins CNN as VP of programming
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Kelsey Sutton / Politico:
Incoming CEO of Salon, Jordan Hoffner, hints to staff of big changes ahead, including expanding the business through acquisitions
Mark Scott / New York Times:
Study: 1 in 5 smartphone users globally are blocking ads, a 90% increase in 2015, but only 2.2% in US as of March