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1:20 PM ET, July 3, 2016

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Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
Gay Talese addresses discrepancies in his new book The Voyeur's Motel and says he should not have believed his main source  —  In his forthcoming book, “The Voyeur's Motel,” acclaimed journalist and nonfiction author Gay Talese chronicles the bizarre story of Gerald Foos …
Lee Fang / The Intercept:
Major Political News Outlets Offer Interviews for Sale at DNC and RNC Conventions  —  For high-rolling special interests looking to make an impression at the presidential conventions next month, one option is to pay a lot of money to a media outlet.  Lobbyists for the oil industry, for instance …
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Apple in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, Jay Z's streaming music service; Tidal held similar talks with Rhapsody last year  —  Sources say talks are ongoing and may not result in a deal  —  Apple Inc. is in exploratory talks to acquire Tidal, a streaming-music service run by rap mogul Jay Z …
New York Times:
Black-owned media companies, smaller and resource-constrained, losing influence on black culture as media landscape consolidates  —  For the black community in Chicago and elsewhere, Johnson Publishing Company represented a certain kind of hope.  —  The company's magazines …
Discussion: @keithboykin and @jazzedloon
Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press:
President Obama Signs FOIA Reform Bill into Law on 50th Anniversary  —  President Barack Obama today signed a bill that significantly reforms and improves access to public records under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).  The signing marked the culmination of open government advocates' battle …
John Paczkowski / BuzzFeed:
Apple accuses Spotify of asking for “preferential treatment” after app rejection complaint, says Spotify is “publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths”  —  “We find it troubling that you ... are publicly resorting to rumors and half-truths about our service."
Politico:
Newsweek lays off roughly a half-dozen staffers  —  Newsweek has been hit with around a half dozen layoffs one day after more than 30 people were laid off at its sister publication, The International Business Times.  —  “Newsweek staffers affected by the restructuring have been notified,” …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Data analysis by analytics startup Canvs shows hate is the emotion that most drives TV viewership  —  Study by startup Canvs finds ‘hate’ is the emotion most strongly associated with TV tune-in  —  One of the true pleasures of HBO's “Game of Thrones” the last few seasons has been seething …
Discussion: Adweek
Ricardo Bilton / Nieman Lab:
The Washington Post is using Slack to create a reader community focused on the gender pay gap  —  Slack, already an indispensable tool within newsrooms, is becoming a surprisingly effective community tool for publishers as well.  —  Back in April, The Washington Post launched Pay Up …
Discussion: The Wrap and Washington Post
Li Yuan / Wall Street Journal:
Chinese journalists increasingly leaving the profession and turning to jobs in tech as China tightens media control  —  Many depart profession as China tightens media control and tech opportunities beckon  —  When former senior Chinese official Bo Xilai was expelled from the Communist Party …
Rhonda Cook / The Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia weekly newspaper publisher indicted on felony charge and jailed after filing open records request related to local Superior Court judge  —  » FRIDAY UPDATE: Weekly newspaper publisher Mark Thomason says he was called in Friday morning to submit to a drug test, which is one of the conditions of his bond.
 
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Mădălina Ciobanu / Journalism.co.uk:
The Guardian Mobile Innovation Lab used push alerts and live polls to cover the #EUref
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John Koblin / New York Times:
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Jim Milliot / Publishers Weekly:
Two authors create algorithm to find bestsellers, analyze 20K novels, identify Dave Eggers' The Circle as perfect; the book sold 80K in hardcover, 140K in paper
Cora Currier / The Intercept:
Classified rules show the FBI can get journalists' phone records using national security letters after OK of two internal officers, including general counsel
David Ranii / Raleigh News & Observer:
Associated Press announces it is using automated writing for games of 142 minor-league baseball teams, with Automated Insights tech and MLB Advanced Media data
Justin Fenton / Baltimore Sun:
Judge grants new trial for Adnan Syed of popular “Serial” podcast; murder conviction vacated