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8:15 AM ET, June 14, 2016

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CNNMoney:
Donald Trump revokes Washington Post press credentials, bars reporters from campaign events, calls the newspaper “phony and dishonest”  —  Donald Trump said Monday that he is “revoking” the Washington Post's press access at his campaign events, calling the newspaper “phony and dishonest.”
Seth Fiegerman / Mashable:
Microsoft's $26.2B acquisition of LinkedIn is a sign of what's to come for Twitter and other social media companies  —  When LinkedIn went public in 2011, it was heralded as the first in a new wave of social media companies landing on Wall Street.  —  Facebook, Twitter …
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
In newsroom memo, Philip Corbett, NYT associate managing editor for standards, cautions staff against posting opinions on social media in wake of Orlando attack  —  Philip Corbett, the associate managing editor for standards at The New York Times, reminded the newsroom on Monday that …
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Kristen Hare / Poynter:
How the Orlando Sentinel, with a third of the staff it once had, covered the country's deadliest mass shooting
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Reporting on Orlando horror shows how audience demographics and preferences drive commentary, opinion presented on TV
Husain Sumra / MacRumors:
Apple News gets a redesign with sections such as trending topics, adds subscriptions and breaking news notifications; has 60M monthly readers, 2K publishers  —  Today at its WWDC keynote, Apple announced a redesigned version of Apple News, which the company says has 60 million monthly active users and over 2,000 publications.
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Nick Statt / The Verge:
Apple Music redesign to be available this fall with iOS 10; service now has 15M paying subscribers  —  Apple Music has received a big visual overhaul and a slew of new features.  Apple exec Eddy Cue announced the refresh onstage today at the company's WWDC conference, and handed presenting duties …
Josh Constine / TechCrunch:
Snapchat inserts ads between stories, introduces other changes in prep for IPO  —  Snapchat is ready to make the big bucks that could let it go public thanks to a slew of important updates to its ads offering.  They'll give advertisers the spotlight, buying flexibility …
Bloomberg:
Sources: FanDuel and DraftKings are in merger talks as both face legal battles  —  DraftKings Inc. and FanDuel Inc., the two biggest daily fantasy sports companies, are in talks about a merger, according to people familiar with the situation.  Investors in DraftKings and FanDuel …
Janko Roettgers / Variety:
Dish's Sling TV launches on Apple TV; Fox Sports Go coming later this summer; more than 6K apps on tvOS now, says Apple SVP Eddie Cue at WWDC  —  Dish's Sling TV is finally expanding to Apple TV: The online TV subscription service launched on the latest Apple TV hardware on Monday …
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
The Newspaper Association of America is shutting down its national ad sales affiliate  —  The Newspaper Association of America is closing its national ad sales firm — Newspaper National Network — at the end of the month.  —  According to an email memo Monday from chief financial officer Robert Walden …
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Cecilia Kang / New York Times:
Cable industry ramping up lobbying after FCC proposes plans to open the set-top box market, require broadband privacy rules, and more  —  WASHINGTON — In recent weeks, staff members for Bobby Rush, a Democratic congressman from Illinois, have asked fellow lawmakers to sign a letter opposing …
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Filings outline Denton's deal with Ziff Davis: $16,666/month for two years, and a non-compete clause that would let Denton work on Gawker.com  —  Gawker Media CEO Nick Denton has agreed to serve as a consultant to Ziff Davis if the company purchases Gawker's assets at a bankruptcy auction, new court filings reveal.
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
ESPN President John Skipper says he fired Bill Simmons over his lack of respect for the company and fellow staffers  —  LOS ANGELES — Corporate media giants always want what's cool and edgy until what's cool and edgy threatens the status quo that keeps the billions flooding in.
 
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Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal:
Tech companies seek to address publishers' ad-blocking problem with tools to circumvent ad-blockers, like Admiral which recently raised $2.5M
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Scripps, known for local TV and radio brands, finds new strategies to reach digital audiences, through its businesses like Midroll Media and Cracked.com
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