Top News:
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Major TV networks refused to cover Donald Trump giving a tour of his hotel, a protest of his campaign preventing any editorial presence on the tour — In a show of joint defiance, the major television networks collectively voted to pull a camera and erase video of Donald Trump giving a tour of his hotel …
Discussion:
Washington Post, Washington Post, Columbia Journalism Review, MediaFile, Washington Post, Talking Points Memo, Media Matters for America, @hadas_gold, TVNewser, @candacesmith_, The Intercept, Mediaite, @candacesmith_, The Huffington Post, BuzzFeed, @maggienyt, @maggienyt, Washington Post, @ddale8, @erineileengray, @kbeninato, @schreckreports, @hadas_gold, @msignorile, @cliffschecter, @alexweprin, @nycsouthpaw, @charles_gaba, Deadspin, @lehmannchris, Jezebel and The Week
RELATED:
Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
It's time for TV news to stop playing the stooge for Donald Trump — Donald Trump said “Jump,” and TV news said “How high?” — It happened again on Friday morning when the Republican presidential candidate held the media hostage for nearly an hour after promising a major news announcement.
Discussion:
Associated Press, @joesudbay, @sulliview, @byronyork, @jayrosen_nyu and New York Magazine
Eli Stokols / Politico:
Trump mocks his traveling press pool for being late to rally even though his campaign is responsible for travel arrangements
Trump mocks his traveling press pool for being late to rally even though his campaign is responsible for travel arrangements
Discussion:
Talking Points Memo, @anitakumar01, @hadas_gold, @ashleyrparker, @dangillmor, @rosiegray, @sopandeb, @zhanover, @sopandeb and The Huffington Post
Steven Levy / Backchannel:
Profile of internet activist Carl Malamud, founder of Public.Resource.Org, who is being sued for publishing building codes, safety rules, more on his website — August 8, Carl Malamud wakes up early. He usually does. Most days, from the moment his eyes open, he is fixated on the mission.
Discussion:
@kansasalps, @danielschuman, @backchnnl, @r_macdonald, @agreendcbike, @fin, @bdeskin, @mdkail, @carlmalamud, @lewisshepherd, @greggish and @digiphile
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Mode Media, publisher and ad network formerly known as Glam and once valued at $1B, shuts down; company was on track to generate over $100M in revenue this year — The company that used to be called Glam Media generated $90 million last year. Now it's out of business.
Discussion:
Digiday, Adweek, The Drum, Variety, @rafat, FishbowlNY, @pkafka, @n8brown, @crissy, @phkeane, @markdrury, @mskimmccarter, @stainedcouture, @thecubiclechick, @kpfusion, @stainedcouture, @curvesandchaos, @lolabluestyle, @glamhungrymom, @crissy, @sixtimemommy, VentureBeat, @pkafka and Wall Street Journal
Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Interview with Facebook's Dan Rose on changes the company is implementing to help publishers make more money: new ad formats, mid-video ads, and analytics — For the last couple of years, Facebook has presented news organizations with difficult choices about how to publish their journalism.
Discussion:
@ollyosborne, @markfrankel29, @kjmcginty, @porter_anderson and @benmullin, Thanks:@steverubel
Peter Sterne / Politico:
Daily Dot lays off at least 15 across company — The Daily Dot is currently undergoing a round of layoffs, POLITICO has learned. The cuts are across the board, affecting everyone from upper management and the business side to the newsroom and art department.
Discussion:
CNNMoney, @cmholub, @psencikk, @ajdell, @ajaromano, @ejdickson, @howelloneill, @raevotta and @petersterne
Terry Collins / CNET:
Twitter streams its first NFL game, part of a 10-game package, as the social network tries to broaden appeal — The social network is counting on livestreamed events, including Thursday Night Football, to broaden its appeal. — Diamond Images/Getty Images — It's third and long for Twitter.
Discussion:
Recode, New York Times, Fast Company, LostRemote, Slate, Mediaite, SI.com, BuzzFeed, Awful Announcing, @fromedome, Fortune, Forbes, GeekWire, The Daily Caller, CNNMoney, NESN.com, Washington Post, @benthompson, @awallenstein, @fmanjoo, @jfickes88, @dickc, Toronto Sun, Dan Rayburn, @raidersbrazil, @nfl, @fbiancceres, @warjesseagle, @cyberjournalist, @bennaberhaus, Barron's Online, @steverubel and Awful Announcing
Lukas I. Alpert / Wall Street Journal:
Apple News update lets publishers sign-up subscribers through the app; Apple to get 30% cut of revenue from new subscriptions, 15% from renewals — New version allows publishers that offer subscriptions to sign up new customers within the app, with Apple collecting 30% of the revenue from new subscribers, 15% from renewals
Discussion:
FishbowlNY, @srabil, The Drum and The Next Web
Brooks Barnes / New York Times:
After enabling movie ticket sales through Apple's iMessage, Fandango will start selling tickets through Facebook this weekend; sales on Snapchat coming soon — LOS ANGELES — By making it easy for people to buy movie tickets online or through a smartphone app, Fandango has experienced breakneck growth over the last two years.
Discussion:
Fortune
Brad Heath / USA Today:
Associated Press, Vice Media, and Gannett sue FBI for information on how the agency broke into San Bernardino shooter's iPhone — Three news organizations, including USA TODAY's parent company, filed a lawsuit Friday seeking information about how the FBI was able to break into the locked iPhone …
Discussion:
Hit & Run, TechCrunch, NetNewsCheck Latest, Tech Times, Boing Boing, Techdirt, Vocativ, MacRumors, @usatoday, @jswartz, @bradheath, @jasonleopold, Engadget, Fortune and The Verge
Eriq Gardner / Hollywood Reporter:
21st Century Fox sues Netflix for poaching employees, seeks injunction against interfering with employee contracts and damages — The film studio seeks an injunction to prevent contractual interference. — 21st Century Fox is accusing Netflix in a lawsuit of running a …
Discussion:
The Wrap, Business Insider, Deadline, The Wrap, Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, @thrmattbelloni, Fortune and @eriqgardner
Pete Vernon / Columbia Journalism Review:
Q&A with former LA Times business reporter E. Scott Reckard, on his story that led to a $185M Wells Fargo fine, the state of the financial press, and retirement — Photo credit: Ken Teegardin, Wikimedia Commons — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau last week slapped Wells Fargo …
Discussion:
@ddayen, New York Times and Forbes