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Paul Hutcheon / Herald Scotland:
At least 5 Scottish police officers face misconduct investigation after probe into misuse of Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act to find journalists sources — AT least five police officers are facing a misconduct investigation after an independent probe into the journalist spying scandal came to a close.
Discussion:
dailyrecord
Mike Allen / Axios:
Sources: White House plans to diminish the role of on-camera daily briefings — On Day 129 (and the beginning of the 19th full week), the next phase of Trump's presidency is becoming clear. — Facing political and legal jeopardy, he follows his instincts and runs the government even more like a campaign …
Emily Bell / The Guardian:
The New York Times' coverage of the Manchester bombing illustrates the differences between US and UK reporting cultures — When it comes to making decisions about national security coverage, US journalism follows a different set of priorities — he New York Times last week attracted controversy …
Discussion:
New York Times and @sarahludford
Kara Bloomgarden-Smoke / WWD:
Traffic to women's magazines over past year as they go digital: Vogue up 25.6%, Teen Vogue up 176%, W nearly doubled, Glamour down 1.6%, Allure up 53% — The most recent comScore data provides a snapshot of the transition to digital. — Legacy media is in a transitional moment …
Tom Grubisich / Street Fight:
Borrell report details how local media organizations can prosper in the age of Facebook and Google, says publishers and advertisers need to collaborate — Content is king. But newspapers especially should heed the lament of Shakespeare's King Henry IV: “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.”
Eric Knecht / Reuters:
Egypt blocks financial newspaper Al-Boursa and its sister publication, English-language Daily News Egypt, less than a week after blocking 21 other news sites — Egypt has blocked the website of one of its most prominent financial newspapers, the paper's owner said on Sunday …
Discussion:
Egyptian Streets and Committee to Protect …
Andrea Wenzel / Columbia Journalism Review:
Profile of Curious City, a radio series creating stories from listener questions, and the offline strategy it's using to expand its demographics — A Curious City journalist interviews a community member in Chinatown, Chicago. Photo courtesy of Bill Healy/WBEZ.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
The four key elements of a successful fake news story: emotional appeal, veneer of authority, effective insertion point, and an amplification network — Plus: The faces of a Russian botnet, an alt-right newsletter to subscribe to, and “falsehoods in a forest of facts.”
Discussion:
Softpedia News and Forbes
Robert Levine / Billboard:
Spotify settles class action suit filed by a group of songwriters over mechanical rights, to set up $43.4M fund as compensation for unpaid royalties — Spotify has reached a settlement with a group of songwriters who had sued for copyright infringement, eliminating an potential complication …
Discussion:
TechCrunch and hypebot, more at Techmeme »
Hamilton Nolan / Fusion:
The real threat to journalism is concentration of media in the hands of rich owners with ulterior motives — This week, one little attack on a reporter by a temporarily insane politician has us all fretting over the “Rough Treatment of Journalists in the Trump Era.” The real threat to journalism is much more insidious.
Discussion:
Politico, @evansryan202, @karltaro, @hamiltonnolan, @athertonkd and @libbycwatson
Tina Nguyen / Vanity Fair:
Breitbart ranked #281 in May according to Alexa, down from #45 in January, while ComScore says the site had 10.7M uniques in April, down from 23M in November — A media business based on attack has been much less successful when forced to defend. — With its former chairman Steve Bannon …
Discussion:
@brhodes, @adamblickstein, @stphn_lacey, @scalzi, @davidfrum, @noahchestnut, @reaganbattalion and @tripgabriel
Max Willens / Digiday:
Behind the Village Voice website redesign and an effort to increase its $50/year subscriptions — The Village Voice wants to sell subscriptions. About 18 months after it changed hands, the alt weekly unveiled a new website this week that supports a broader range of digital ad units …
Caitlin MacNeal / Talking Points Memo:
Montana TV station KECI, about to be acquired by Sinclair Broadcast, apologizes for not airing audio of alleged assault on Guardian's Ben Jacobs — A local television station in Montana on Friday apologized for not airing audio of Republican congressman-elect Greg Gianforte's alleged assault on a reporter for The Guardian, Ben Jacobs.
Discussion:
The Guardian, Vanity Fair, @dangillmor and TVSpy
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Aaron Rupar / ThinkProgress:
Texas Governor Greg Abbott jokes about shooting reporters a day after a number of Republicans defended Greg Gianforte's assault of a journalist
Discussion:
ACLU, @mmfa, The Wrap, miamiherald, Mashable, SPLICETODAY.com, Columbia Journalism Review, New Republic, @markfollman, @mlcalderone and @atrupar
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