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Michael Calderone / Politico:

Emerson Collective cancels plans for new journal led by Leon Wieseltier after he appeared on “Shitty Media Men” list; he apologizes to past colleagues — Emerson Collective has severed ties with former New Republic literary editor Leon Wieseltier after learning of …

Discussion: @heerjeet, @c_cauterucci, @hotlinejosh, @lisang, @jamesgibney and @mlcalderone

Maxwell Tani / Business Insider:

Memo: BuzzFeed's Chief People Officer Lenke Taylor addresses harassment allegations, after some staffers appear on circulating “Shitty Media Men” list — - BuzzFeed sent a note to its employees affirming its commitment to fighting sexual harassment following the release of the “Sh—

Discussion: The Wrap

Charlie Warzel / Infowarzel:
Pro-Trump blogger Mike Cernovich's publication of names from “Shitty Media Men” list motivated by desire to take moral high ground in war on mainstream media

Discussion: Mike Cernovich, @cwarzel, @archiebland, @thetomzone, thecut and Mike Cernovich

Colin Lecher / The Verge:

Facebook announces News Feed guidelines for publishers, mostly codifying current rules, with few changes to policies — In an attempt to provide more transparency on how Facebook's News Feed ranks content, the company today announced a new set of guidelines for publishers.

Discussion: Facebook, Adweek, Engadget and TechCrunch

Adam Mosseri / Facebook Media:
Facebook says its News Feed test is about emphasis of personal stories, no plans to expand to more countries or ask publishers to pay for all distribution

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Alex Hern / The Guardian:
Facebook testing News Feed change in six countries, moving non-promoted posts from Pages to a secondary feed, decreasing engagement for some media

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Michelle Castillo / CNBC:

Twitter will now label political ads with sponsors, including spending and targeting disclosures, and establish a Transparency Center database with all ads — - Twitter will clearly label political ads, and require campaigns and organizations to disclose who bought the ad and how much they spent.

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Telegraph:

Memo: Condé Nast International says it will no longer work with fashion photographer Terry Richardson who has been dogged by allegations of sexual exploitation — Terry Richardson, the fashion photographer, has been barred from working with some of the world's bestselling magazines, The Daily Telegraph can reveal.

Discussion: Washington Post, Mediaite, The Guardian, The Times & The Sunday Times, Folio, Refinery29, The Wrap, Racked and Fast Company

Peter Kafka / Recode:

Hulu CEO Mike Hopkins is leaving to run Sony Television and will be replaced by Fox executive Randy Freer — Mike Hopkins is leaving the streaming service, replaced by Randy Freer. — Hulu, the streaming video service owned by several big media companies, is replacing its CEO: Mike Hopkins …

Discussion: Deadline, Home Media Magazine, Adweek, Ad Age, Broadcasting & Cable, TechCrunch, Business Insider, Engadget and Fortune, more at Techmeme »

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:

DoJ subpoenas Twitter seeking details about five Twitter accounts including @Popehat, following a smiley emoji reply to them from a security researcher — So, here's a fun one. Back in May, the Justice Department — apparently lacking anything better to do with its time …

Discussion: Hit & Run, Popehat, @pogowasright, @kurtopsahl, @kurtopsahl and @popehat

Brian Fung / Washington Post:

FCC ends decades-old rule requiring broadcasters to have a studio in or near where they hold licenses, enabling more control of big media over local stations — Federal regulators have voted to eliminate a longstanding rule covering radio and television stations, in a move that could ultimately reshape the nation's media landscape.

Discussion: Broadcasting & Cable, Radio & Television …, Broadcasting & Cable, Bloomberg, The Hill, Radio & Television …, Variety, Deadline and Mother Jones

Matthew Garrahan / Financial Times:

Former assistant to Harvey Weinstein, Zelda Perkins, describes the grueling settlement process after harassment claim with Miramax, when it was owned by Disney — Nineteen years ago this month, Zelda Perkins walked out of Miramax's London offices on Brewer Street in Soho for the last time and went …

Discussion: Washington Post, Rolling Stone, Vanity Fair, Forbes, The Daily Caller, Jezebel, Hollywood Reporter, The Guardian, Fortune, Snopes.com, The A.V. Club, New York Times and The Wrap

Andy Kroll / Mother Jones:

Profile of Sinclair Broadcasting, its ties to Trump and how it will increase its reach from 40% to 72% of US homes when its deal to acquire Tribune closes — One evening in July, David Smith, the executive chairman of Sinclair Broadcast Group, strolled into the newsroom at WJLA …

Discussion: Vanity Fair, @jamilsmith, @joyannreid, @andykroll, @andykroll, @andykroll, Mother Jones and Financial Times

Jon Allsop / Columbia Journalism Review:

Freedom Voices Network is debuting a platform for journalists to upload their work, so others can carry on their reporting in event of their death or detainment — IN 2014, THE FRENCH INVESTIGATIVE FILMMAKER LAURENT RICHARD was reporting on government corruption in Azerbaijan when his fixer told him he was being watched.

Discussion: @laurentrichard0 and @jon_allsop

Rick Edmonds / Poynter:

Profile of three-year-old Adams Publishing Group, which has acquired 100+ small town community papers in at least 15 separate deals — As family owners of newspapers are deciding in waves to exit the difficult industry, many of them are finding a new and eager suitor — the secretive Adams Publishing Group.

Discussion: @rickedmonds, @poynter and @raju

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