Top News:
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Univision's Isaac Lee on how buying Gawker Media, with brands iconic to millennials, is important to Univision's “young, digital and diverse” future — In many Hispanic homes in the United States, Univision is a constant TV presence and a huge influence.
Discussion:
TVNewser, @sulliview, @raju and @sulliview
RELATED:
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Univision exec Isaac Lee addresses Gawker Media staff in New York; Nick Denton gets $16,666/month for two-year non-compete and non-solicitation agreement
Discussion:
Awful Announcing, Hollywood Reporter, @petersterne, @sparkyrandles and @anthony
Tom Kludt / CNNMoney:
Gawker staffers Pareene, Nolan, Feinberg, and Sargent are moving to Deadspin; Trotter, Galperina, and Hongo go to Gizmodo, while others join Jezebel
Discussion:
New York Post, Newser, bookforum.com and The Baffler
Max Read / New York Magazine:
Former Gawker EIC Max Read reflects on who really caused Gawker's demise, pointing to Nick Denton, A.J. Daulerio, Peter Thiel, himself, and others
Discussion:
@tommorton, @choire, Vox, @romromberts, @grahamdavida, @ggreenwald, @duncanrobinson, @caityweaver, @jayrosen_nyu, @morganmpage, NPR, VentureBeat, @annehelen, @jwherrman, New York Magazine, @yandal_randal and Slate
James Rainey / Variety:
Viacom formally announces settlement: Phillippe Dauman ousted, will be non-executive chairman until Sept. 13, Tom Dooley serves as CEO at least through Sept. 30 — It took two days longer than expected, but Shari Redstone's victory finally received a stamp of official approval.
Discussion:
The Wrap, Los Angeles Times, Radio & Television …, Fortune, @emilysteel, CNNMoney, Wall Street Journal, Reuters, Broadcasting & Cable, CNNMoney, Mashable, Guardian, Quartz, Business Insider, Forbes, Los Angeles Times, @megjameslat, @davidfolkenflik, @davidfolkenflik, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw and Vanity Fair
RELATED:
Hollywood Reporter:
Viacom's future still up in the air after management shake-up: firm must boost key businesses, decide whether to sell a stake in Paramount or recombine with CBS — Turning around ratings and ad momentum at key networks and boosting Paramount's financials are among the items on the to-do list …
Discussion:
New York Times, The Daily Caller, New York Times, Wall Street Journal and Fortune
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Sean Hannity, with a primetime Fox audience of 2.5M, veers into the role of Trump adviser, says he “never claimed to be a journalist” — During major inflection points in Donald J. Trump's campaign, the advisers, family members and friends who make up his kitchen cabinet burn …
Discussion:
CNNMoney, Los Angeles Times, Talking Points Memo, bookforum.com, FTVLive, @ron_fournier, @mattyglesias, New York Magazine, @blakehounshell, Vanity Fair, The Week, @jonathanmahler, @hadas_gold, @gabrielsherman, @mikeallen, Media Matters for America, @gideonresnick, @jpodhoretz, The Hill, @mlcalderone, @enrique_acevedo, Vox, CNNMoney, Wall Street Journal and Washington Post
Liz Spayd / New York Times:
The New York Times should pause in its rush to Facebook Live video and reinstitute its traditional standards of quality control — IT'S been just over four months since The New York Times started producing live video for Facebook, but already the scoreboard is flashing. A few earned gold medals.
Discussion:
@jayrosen_nyu, @wfederman, @lencosta3rd, @abbieruzicka, @jason_pontin, @elanazak, @dannygroner and @meena_thiru
Ellen Huet / Bloomberg:
Ad tech startup Media.net, which powers contextual ads offered by Yahoo, sells to group of Chinese investors for $900M — The startup, which powers contextual ads offered by Yahoo! and Microsoft's Bing, plans a move akin to a reverse merger that would make it a public company in China.
Discussion:
Forbes, TechCrunch, DomainInvesting.com, Domain Name Wire and Fortune
Adrienne Lafrance / Nieman Reports:
The blurring of lines between media and tech firms, Silicon Valley's culture of secrecy, and a lack of skepticism and resources make tech reporting difficult — With the lines between media firms and tech firms blurring, coverage of the tech sector presents one of the most profound accountability challenges in modern journalism
Discussion:
@nickconfessore, @emilybell, @om, @krmaher, @adriennelaf, Slate, @jeffkauflin, @harrisj, @carolafrediani, @alexamcmahon, @janebsinger, @tothevictor, @dseetharaman, @g_piechota, @dvcjrnal, @adriennelaf, The Awl - Medium and USA Today
Richard Sandomir / New York Times:
Ryan Lochte's Evolving Story Faced Little Resistance From NBC — NBC, the exclusive television home of the Olympics, became the exclusive repository of the Olympic swimmer Ryan Lochte's dubious tale of a gunpoint robbery in Rio de Janeiro last Sunday morning.
Discussion:
SI.com, CNNMoney, CNN, @johnbranchnyt, @liamstack, @jayrosen_nyu, TVNewser and Complex
James Warren / Poynter:
New editor of ESPN's The Undefeated Kevin Merida on leading a startup sports news site, video efforts, covering racially charged issues like police violence — Yes, Friday brought extensive Summer Olympics coverage, notably the ad nauseam, 24/7 mini-soap opera of the dissembling U.S swimmers …
David Ferguson / Raw Story:
CNN's Trump commentator Corey Lewandowski is still being paid by the presidential candidate's campaign, received $20K in July while working for the network — New filings with the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) reveal that Corey Lewandowski is still being paid by Republican presidential …
Discussion:
New York Daily News, Politicus USA, @mattyglesias and Associated Press
Sandra Upson / Backchannel:
After releasing emails from Turkish political party AKP containing malware, WikiLeaks says it will continue not redacting archives for “accuracy” — It's alarmingly easy to visit WikiLeaks' email database from Turkish political party AKP and come away infected with malicious code.
Discussion:
@stevenlevy, @jamesgibney and @digiphile
Terry McDonell / Columbia Journalism Review:
Remembering David Carr, 18 months after his death: reporter, junkie, and mentor — A year after he died suddenly in the newsroom of The New York Times, David Carr still pops up several times a day on the Google Alert I set for him back in 2005, when he first explained to me what that was.
Discussion:
@alexkeysjackson, @beingbrina and @deepakadk
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
