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6:55 PM ET, June 28, 2017

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ProPublica:
Internal documents show how Facebook polices speech, at times unfairly punishing and censoring black users or those in disputed territories like Palestine  —  In the wake of a terrorist attack in London earlier this month, a U.S. congressman wrote a Facebook post in which he called for the slaughter of “radicalized” Muslims.
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Vice Media's Motherboard retracts two articles on Trump's animatronic presence at Disney Parks' Hall of Presidents, citing factual errors, questions on sourcing  —  NY Digital Editor @xpangler  —  Vice Media's Motherboard tech site has retracted two articles — supposedly revealing discord …
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Source: MTV News restructures to focus on short-form video, cutting about a dozen jobs as it shifts from long-form journalism, adding video staff  —  MTV News is being restructured with an eye toward creating more video and short-form content for a younger audience, Variety has learned.
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Jeremy Barr / Hollywood Reporter:
Axel Springer and Murdoch's News Corp applaud EU Commission's fine of $2.7B against Google for abusing search engine dominance
Adi Joseph / USA Today:
Q&A with Yahoo NBA reporter Adrian Wojnarowski, who is joining ESPN, on his new role, layoffs at the network, and more  —  Adrian Wojnarowski has 1.8 million followers on Twitter, yet the hard-core NBA fans who swarm to his breaking news reports may not know what he looks like.
Jeff Gerth / Columbia Journalism Review:
Divide between advertising department and the newsroom at NYT has been disintegrating slowly, a change which caused tensions between Abramson and CEO Thompson  —  The April 2 edition of the Sunday New York Times, where the paper features its best journalism, included a six-page special section …
Discussion: @cjr
Brian Karem / Playboy:
Playboy journalist Brian Karem recounts his confrontation with Deputy Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders during White House press briefing  —  Monday night, the White House Press Office sent out its daily guidance telling us of significant events the next day.
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Ben Jacobs / The Guardian:
White House spokeswoman Sarah Huckabee Sanders urges everyone to watch an anti-CNN video by James O'Keefe, adding “whether it's accurate or not, I don't know”
Maya T. Prabhu / Post and Courier:
Judge puts off decision on jailing SC political blogger for contempt of court for withholding names of anonymous sources in defamation lawsuit  —  LEXINGTON — A judge did not make a decision Wednesday if he will jail a Columbia-area political blogger for being in contempt of court for withholding …
AP News:
ABC says it has reached a settlement with the South Dakota meat producer who filed the $1B pink slime lawsuit in 2012  —  https://apnews.com/fd4b266039154733b014 4b75e2de88ba  —  Link copied!  —  SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — ABC says it has reached a settlement with a South Dakota meat producer …
Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Fox News has signed Utah Congressman Jason Chaffetz, who will be stepping away from his role on June 30, as a contributor starting July 1  —  Jason Chaffetz, the Republican Congressman from Utah, will join Fox News Channel and Fox Business Network as a contributor, the networks announced Wednesday.
Hadas Gold / Politico:
Frederick G. Smith, VP of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, donated $1K to Greg Gianforte's campaign a day after he was charged for body-slamming a Guardian reporter  —  The vice president and director of Sinclair Broadcasting Group, which has often been criticized for its conservative slant …
 
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Ashley Cullins / Hollywood Reporter:
New York judge grants motion to drop US Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin from lawsuit over film financing at Relativity Media
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Benjamin Mullin / Poynter:
Copy editors ask NYT Executive Editor Dean Baquet and Managing Editor Joe Kahn to compromise on cuts, softening planned reduction of 109 editors to 50-55
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Reuters Digital News Report records a 7% decline YoY in public trust of UK press since Brexit vote, finds sites like The Canary and Breitbart gaining traction
Stephen Buranyi / The Guardian:
Elsevier and two other publishers of scientific journals still dominate the high-profit business, with only about a quarter of papers published via open access
Peter Kafka / Recode:
NBCUniversal to offer $50 Premier League Pass in US starting in August with live streams of 130 soccer games, no cable subscription required
Ted Johnson / Variety:
Sarah Palin is suing The New York Times over an editorial suggesting she incited the person who shot Gabby Giffords amid 2011 rampage that killed six others