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4:00 PM ET, July 24, 2017

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Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Fact-checking website Snopes publishes an appeal for donations to help it avoid shutting down, amid its legal dispute with digital services company Proper Media  —  It seems that the ongoing legal battle between Snopes and one of its former contractors is beginning to take a toll.
Sara Fischer / Axios:
Flipboard CEO Mike McCue says the company had its first ever cashflow positive month in February and now has 100M+ users  —  Tech entrepreneur Mike McCue knows a lot about bringing different types of media — voice, video and text - onto the Internet.  But for the last couple years …
Olivia Nuzzi / New York Magazine:
Profile of Joe Scarborough and Mika Brzezinski, on their off-camera romance, their tempestuous relationship with Donald Trump, and more  —  Joe, Mika, and their star-crossed relationship with the president.  —  It was Joe Scarborough's 53rd birthday, April 9, 2016, and his youngest child …
The New York Times Company:
New York Times promotes Deputy National Editor David Halbfinger to Jerusalem bureau chief; he will take up the role in September  —  David Halbfinger, a 20-year veteran of The Times, will be The Times's next Jerusalem Bureau Chief.  Read more in this note from Michael Slackman and Greg Winter:
Discussion: Adweek and @kelseymsutton
Daniel Funke / Poynter:
Profile of Tim Crews, small-town newspaper publisher who ignores digital, but files 20+ open records requests/year so his community continues to get its news  —  At the Sacramento Valley Mirror, Tim Crews is everything.  —  He's the founder, publisher, editor and owner.  He reports, takes photos and sells ads.
Discussion: @kristenhare
Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:
Hulu hires Kelly Campbell, the current head of Global Growth Marketing for Google Cloud, as CMO  —  Hulu announced this morning the appointment of Kelly Campbell, the current head of Global Growth Marketing for Google Cloud, as its new chief marketing officer.
Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Chicas Poderosas is launching an accelerator in Latin America for women interested in starting their own independent digital news organizations or projects  —  “We are hoping to change the narrative in Latin America, where most media organizations are led by men."
Discussion: Chicas Poderosas
 
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Lucia Moses / Digiday:
Bleacher Report names Condé Nast veteran Howard Mittman its chief revenue officer and its first chief marketing officer
Discussion: Mediawire
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Time Inc. wants to sell a majority stake in Essence, its African-American women's lifestyle magazine, confirms CEO Rich Battista
Discussion: @jensmithwsj
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Korea's three largest broadcasters have launched Kocowa, a freemium streaming service for Korean drama and K-pop in the US, priced at $6.99 a month
Matthew Kassel / New York Times:
Profile of Peter Duke, a portrait photographer on a mission to manufacture a new image for the alt-right
Discussion: @peterdukephoto
Annie Karni / Politico:
How White House Director of Strategic Communications Hope Hicks manages Trump's interactions with the press
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