Mediagazer: As print revenue fades, the Houston Chronicle teaches its newsroom to care about analytics, attempts to build niche audiences it can turn into subscribers (Kristen Hare/Poynter)

12:00 PM ET, July 5, 2017

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Hadas Gold / Politico:

Free-press organizations make plans to increase documentation of media restrictions and threats or attacks against US journalists — Citing Trump's tweets and extreme political rhetoric, watchdogs groups begin documenting threats against U.S. media. — Long accustomed to chronicling threats …

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Julian Borger / The Guardian:

Sources: investigators are looking at whether Russia colluded with Trump supporters and far-right sites during US election to release fake news about Clinton — Questions raised as to whether Trump supports coordinated with Moscow to spread bogus stories aimed at discrediting Hillary Clinton

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Steven McIntosh / BBC:

A string of senior executives have departed from British Vogue, as editor Edward Enninful takes over from Alexandra Shulman — Leaving Vogue seems to be in fashion at the moment. — A number of senior figures have exited the magazine in recent weeks amid reports that its new editor …

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Garett Sloane / Ad Age:

Sources: Apple will allow top publishers to use their own tech, like Google's DoubleClick for Publishers, to deliver ads within the Apple News app — Apple is working on a money fix for publishers that send their articles and content to its News app but so far have gotten very little in return …

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Kristen Hare / Poynter:

As print revenue fades, the Houston Chronicle teaches its newsroom to care about analytics, attempts to build niche audiences it can turn into subscribers — HOUSTON — “Wwwwwelcome to the BBQ State of Mind podcast,” J.C. Reid said into a mic in the corner of the video studio at the Houston Chronicle.

Vivienne Chow / Variety:

Chinese tech and media company Tencent lost $14B on the Hong Kong stock exchange after being criticized by the Communist Party-run paper People's Daily — Chinese media and technology giant Tencent suffered a dramatic loss of $14 billion on the Hong Kong stock exchange Tuesday …

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Elzio Barreto / Reuters:
Tencent-owned China Literature, China's largest publishing and e-book company, files for IPO and is expected to raise as much as $800M

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UC Berkeley IRP:

Pulitzer-prize winning journalist John Temple takes over from Lowell Bergman as the director of UC Berkeley's Investigative Reporting Program — John Temple, a Pulitzer Prize-winning editor and journalism innovator, has become the new director of the Investigative Reporting Program.

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The Guardian:

Sources: Robbie Gibb, head of BBC's Westminster operation, and James Landale, BBC's diplomatic editor, interviewed for Theresa May's head of comms role — James Landale and Robbie Gibb interviewed for the role after Katie Perrior quit before general election

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Wall Street Journal:

On top of its troubles with ESPN, Disney's broader cable TV business is suffering, with Disney Channel and Freeform losing 4M subs each over last three years — It's not just ESPN. Ratings have fallen significantly at Disney's biggest television brands, led by Disney Channel and Freeform …

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Reuters:

New regulations in China require at least two “auditors” to vet all audiovisual content posted online to ensure it adheres to “core socialist values” — China's latest maneuver in a sweeping crackdown on internet content has sent a chill through a diverse community of filmmakers …

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Erik Hayden / Hollywood Reporter:

John Oliver devotes 19 minutes to documenting how Sinclair Broadcast Group, which owns 173 US TV stations, injects right-wing talking points into local TV news — The ‘Last Week Tonight’ host dedicated a 19-minute segment to the rise of Sinclair Broadcast Group, and its “noticeably” right-leaning slant.

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Mark K. Miller / TVNewsCheck:
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Andrew Keshner / New York Daily News:

Wilson Alejandro Mejia-Velez appeals life sentence he received for killing Manuel de Dios Unanue, EIC of Spanish-language paper El Diario, 25 years ago in NY — A teen sentenced to life in prison for gunning down a journalist in a Queens bar 25 years ago says he deserves a second chance.