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1:30 PM ET, June 6, 2016

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Alex Spence / Politico:
BuzzFeed pulls out of $1.3M advertising deal with RNC over Donald Trump  —  BuzzFeed has pulled out of advertising agreement with the Republican National Committee over objections to Donald Trump's rhetoric.  —  The buy was for $1.3 million, a source close to BuzzFeed told POLITICO.
Jeremy Barr / Ad Age:
New York Times CEO Mark Thompson says the paper could introduce a high tier, ad-free option for subscribers, slams ad-blockers like Eyeo  —  The New York Times is “exploring the possibility” of selling a “higher-tier,” ad-free digital subscription package, chief executive Mark Thompson …
Eyder Peralta / NPR.org:
NPR photojournalist David Gilkey and interpreter Zabihulla Tamanna killed in Afghanistan when the Afghan army unit they were traveling with was attacked  —  David Gilkey, an NPR journalist who chronicled pain and beauty in war and conflict, was killed in Afghanistan on Sunday along with NPR's Afghan interpreter Zabihulla Tamanna.
Brendan James / International Business Times:
Associated Press launches native ad agency, allowing news wire subscribers to circulate sponsored content as well as wire copy, sharing revenue with them  —  On the surface, the Associated Press might look like one of the few news outlets today exempt from the tyranny of the click economy that's slowly eating away at media.
Marty Swant / Adweek:
comScore study: people more responsive to ads in podcasts, find them less intrusive; 2/3 of listeners have acted on an ad they heard in a podcast  —  Advertisers might want to listen up: A new report says that if people have to receive ads, they'd rather hear them in podcasts.
Discussion: @rafat and AllAccess.com
Ben Sisario / New York Times:
Music industry's call to reform DMCA is likely a result of rising YouTube views and declining recorded music sales  —  A few years ago, the biggest enemy of the music industry was Pandora Media.  Then Spotify became the target.  —  Now it is YouTube's turn.
Nicholas Fandos / New York Times:
ICIJ, the non-profit that co-ordinated Panama Papers leaks, faces uncertain future as financial troubles force it to let go three journalists, move offices  —  WASHINGTON — As news outlets round the world continued to publish revelations from the Panama Papers, the nonprofit organization …
Discussion: @alicesperi
Reuters:
Gunmen suspected of belonging to Somalia's al Shabaab shot and killed radio journalist Sagal Salad of Radio Mogadishu on Sunday  —  Gunmen suspected of belonging to Somalia's Islamist al Shabaab group shot and killed a female journalist working for state-run radio on Sunday, police said.
Discussion: @haralddoornbos
NPR:
Q&A transcript with journalists Anne Barnard and Thanassis Cambanis on reporting about Syria from afar using online networks and reports from people who fled  —  Anne Barnard of The New York Times and Thanassis Cambanis from The Century Foundation fell in love when they were reporting on the war in Iraq.
Mia Shanley / Reuters:
Spotify plans to make a profit by expanding into videos, interviews, and personalized services such as concert recommendations  —  Spotify is a household name, with more paying users than any other music-streaming service in the world.  But it doesn't make a penny.
 
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George Slefo / Ad Age:
Twitter tests Promoted Tweet Carousel, an ad format that lets brands include multiple tweets, including tweets from other users with their permission
Discussion: @_cingraham and Digiday
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Vox suspends editor Emmett Rensin for tweets that encouraged riots at Donald Trump rallies