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6:40 PM ET, June 28, 2016

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Joe Pompeo / Politico:
A collection of New York Times journalists known as the 2020 group are undertaking a strategic review of the paper, causing fear and unrest in the newsroom  —  A working group is focused on results in 2020 — which means the paper must transform itself right now
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Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The New York Times launches a one-week test of a state-specific morning news roundup, California Today, by Los Angeles-based staffer Ian Lovett  —  The New York Times, no stranger to focused newsletters, is turning its attention to California.  —  With California Today …
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
CNN's hiring of Corey Lewandowski insults the press — and women  —  Even in the highly competitive, ratings-mad, hardball-playing world of cable television, there should be a bridge too far.  —  In hiring Donald Trump's fired campaign manager Corey Lewandowski, CNN ran blithely across that bridge and plunged into a sea of muck.
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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
CNN staff say ex-Trump campaign manager Corey Lewandowski could be an asset to the network's campaign coverage
Gabriel Sherman / New York Magazine:
Inside the WaPo newsroom under Bezos: $60M in digital revenue so far, increased risk-taking, more investigative projects, data at heart of newsroom decisions  —  One of the first things you notice in Washington Post editor Marty Baron's office is the typewriter art on the wall.
Tony Maglio / The Wrap:
Marc DeBevoise named president and chief operating officer of CBS Interactive  —  Marc DeBevoise has been named president and chief operating officer of CBS Interactive.  —  With the new title, he'll add CNET to his oversight list.  —  More generally, DeBevoise will lead strategy …
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Financial Times makes 30% of its ad revenue from the luxury market, subscribers report household incomes of $200K+ per year, says CEO John Ridding  —  John Ridding lives in luxury — or at least nearby.  The CEO of the Financial Times serves a readership with enviable pocketbooks and portfolios …
Discussion: Politico and @raju
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Americans aged 18-24 watch just 2.3 hours of TV a day versus those over 35 who watch more than twice that  —  Unless you are a millennial.  Then you're only watching an enormous amount of TV every day.  —  TV!  It's cooked!  Toast!  Doneso.  Ready for the fork.
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
About half of all US households now have a subscription VOD service like Netflix or Hulu, according to Nielsen report
Discussion: Engadget
Nat Ives / Ad Age:
Bloomberg's Chief Revenue Officer Paul Caine steps down, Chief Operating Officer Jacki Kelley to assume his duties on an interim basis  —  Chief Operating Office Jackie Kelley to Assume His Duties on an Interim Basis  —  Sponsor Webcast  —  Programmatic: Future of Television
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Mashable hires Andrew Springer, ABC News head of global social media strategy, for similar role, poaches Ben Fullon from Vox Media to lead paid media strategy  —  Mashable, the digital-media company making a push to boost video and TV production, has recruited Andrew Springer …
Discussion: @aabramson and FishbowlNY
AJ Labs:
Lessons from Al Jazeera's 24-hour livestream on Facebook Live: no push notifications led to fewer viewers, and when it ended, most data was lost  —  By now, most Facebook users should be familiar with Facebook Live.  It's been used to interview celebrities, take viewers behind the scenes at major events …
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
Hogan's legal team wants Nick Denton to submit to a deposition, despite restraining order, in effort to advance on collection of $10M for which Denton is liable  —  Hogan demands a deposition and documents as part of a move to possibly move forward in collection efforts against Denton.
Discussion: @thrmattbelloni
Georg Szalai / Hollywood Reporter:
Brexit Sell-Off: CBS, Liberty Global, ITV Stocks Among Buying Opportunities, Analysts Say  —  “For media stocks, it feels like every crisis is met with selling,” says one analyst.  Global stock markets were hit Friday by a broad sell-off following Britain's decision to leave the European Union …
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Mark Sweney / Guardian:   ITV sees almost £2.5bn wiped from stock market value after Brexit, leading to speculation it could be an acquisition target for a foreign media company
 
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John Hopewell / Variety:
Cable industry grew 7% in 2015 in Europe while TV remains a growth driver
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Maggie Michael / Associated Press:
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Hadas Gold / Politico:
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