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12:05 PM ET, June 20, 2016

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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Politico journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman will take over Politico's Playbook newsletter in July, according to memo from EIC John Harris  —  Journalists Anna Palmer and Jake Sherman will take over Politico's Playbook newsletter in July, according to a memo from Editor-in-Chief John Harris sent to newsroom employees Sunday night:
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Time Inc. Taps Producer Josh Oshinsky to Oversee Sports Illustrated Video Operations  —  Time Inc.'s Sports Illustrated Group has hired Josh Oshinsky as supervising producer for Sports Illustrated, Golf and SI Kids Video.  —  Oshinsky, who has won 13 Emmy Awards, will oversee video production and operations for these brands.
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Emily Steel / New York Times:
Viacom warns of earnings shortfall, is paying legal bills for CEO Dauman during struggle for company control
Discussion: @emilysteel and Recode
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Fast and furious: Using Axel Springer's reach, Business Insider is pushing rapid expansion abroad  —  Business Insider is wasting no time setting up its little newsrooms around the world.  With the recent launch of Polish and Nordic sites, the company now has 10 international editions.
Discussion: @niemanlab and @niemanlab
Christopher Williams / Telegraph:
The Guardian accepts 257 voluntary redundancies, 69 from editorial staff, less than original target of 100  —  The Guardian will make more than 250 staff redundant as part of an attempt to slash costs by 20pc, but has not hit a target of 100 job cuts in its newsroom.
Discussion: @neilwallis1, @neilwallis1 and The Drum
Elena Cresci / Guardian:
Behind Lonelygirl15, a fictitious video blogger who became one of YouTube's first viral sensations  —  Bree was a funny, friendly 16-year-old video blogger with a strange family.  But all was not what it seemed.  Ten years on, we revisit YouTube's first viral sensation
Discussion: Spy, Engadget and Mashable
Corey Hutchins / The Colorado Independent:
Fearing more layoffs after buyout offers, Denver Post journalists organize a rally against hedge fund owner Alden Global Capital  —  DENVER — As a cops reporter for a corporate-owned newspaper in South Carolina, Noelle Phillips had already survived multiple rounds of layoffs before moving across …
Nellie Andreeva / Deadline:
Julie McNamara Joins CBS All Access As Head Of Original Content  —  As CBS All Access is mounting a push in original programming, the SVOD and live-streaming service is bringing in a top development executive to spearhead the efforts.  Julie McNamara, who has led drama development …
David Bond / Financial Times:
Sources: Fleet Street papers discuss potential collaborations including the formation of a single ad sales operation  —  When Rupert Murdoch paid an unexpected visit to the Daily Telegraph's newsroom in April, it immediately set tongues wagging on Fleet Street.
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Taylor Swift, U2, other artists, sign open letter calling on Congress to rewrite DMCA legislation  —  An open letter to Congress asks for change to the DMCA, but it's aimed at Google's video site.  —  The music industry is ratcheting up its fight against YouTube.  And Taylor Swift is joining in.
Discussion: Billboard, Patently Apple and Fortune
Jack Murtha / Columbia Journalism Review:
As Trump freezes out some news organizations, the Democratic mayor of Harrisburg, PA, follows suit, perhaps signaling increased dismissiveness of media  —  904 WORDS  —  What motivates a politician to freeze out the press?  In Harrisburg, the poverty-stricken capital of Pennsylvania …
 
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Mark Gurman / Bloomberg:
Sources: Apple is working on a smart doorbell system with advanced facial recognition that can wirelessly connect and unlock third-party smart locks

Lee-Anne Mulholland / The Keyword:
Google files its proposed remedies in the DOJ's search antitrust lawsuit, including letting browser companies have multiple default agreements across platforms

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