Top News:
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Newsweek fires editors Bob Roe and Ken Li, reporters Celeste Katz, Josh Saul, and IBT's Josh Keefe; all linked to investigations of parent company's finances — Newsweek on Monday fired all of its top staff amid turmoil that has upended the newsroom. — In a company meeting …
Discussion:
CNNMoney, @media_ink, Mic, The Wrap, Longreads, BuzzFeed, Fast Company, Financial Times, @kenli729, Los Angeles Times, Fast Company, @celestekatznyc, @hadas_gold, Daily Mail, @rvawonk, @mlcalderone, The Daily Caller, HuffPost, @maxwelltani, @kelseymsutton, @kelseymsutton, Washington Free Beacon, @fbihop, @espiers, @hadas_gold, Chicago Tribune, MarketWatch, New York Post, @moorehn, @kastaliamedrano, @moorehn, @bgrueskin, @edmundlee, @spytalker, @craigsilverman, @pkafka, @kelseymsutton, @hadas_gold, @media_ink, @delrey, @kelseymsutton, @kelseymsutton and @jeremymbarr
RELATED:
Lawrence Bonk / Mediaite:
Newsweek senior writer Matthew Cooper resigns in protest of firings and installation of editors seeking clicks and retweets over accuracy and fairness — What the heck is going on over at Newsweek? In a staff meeting, held earlier today, editors announced that the publication was firing …
Discussion:
The Hill
Las Vegas Review-Journal:
Las Vegas Review-Journal killed story in 1998 about Steve Wynn sex misconduct claims and ordered its author to delete it from the newspaper's system — Cocktail waitresses at The Mirage sued over sexual discrimination in the 1990's. Jim Laurie Las Vegas Review-Journal — A 1998 fax.
Discussion:
Washington Post, @reviewjournal, Arkansas Blog, Arkansas Times, The Daily Beast, Jezebel, @ralstonreports, The Week and The Hill
Michelle Castillo / CNBC:
Sources: Facebook in talks with media buyers to expand Watch to more individual creators with a revenue split from ads, similar to YouTube — - Facebook has talked to media buyers about expanding Watch to more individual creators and creating an advertising system where everyone would get a split of revenue, similar to YouTube.
Discussion:
VideoInk, MarketWatch and Engadget, more at Techmeme »
Felice J. Freyer / Association of Health Care …:
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services threatened to ban a reporter from the agency's phone news conferences after he refused to alter a story — The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services threatened to ban a reporter from participating in the federal agency's telephone news conferences …
Discussion:
@joanmccarter, @jocelynguyer, Washington Post, @ivanoransky and @jhweissmann
Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
New Jersey governor signs executive order requiring ISPs to follow neutrality rules if they sell internet services to state agencies, in effect on July 1 — ISPs can't block or throttle traffic if they sell broadband to state agencies. — New Jersey is enforcing net neutrality …
Vanessa Thorpe / The Guardian:
BBC's public funding method makes it accountable for widespread failings like pay inequality, which is a result of sexism compounded by budget cuts — Carrie Gracie's claim of pay inequality has exposed injustice at the broadcaster, and revealed just how poorly it compares to the commercial rivals it seeks to emulate
Discussion:
Columbia Journalism Review and The Guardian
Jeffrey A. Trachtenberg / Wall Street Journal:
Audible's new strategy: purchase audiobook rights from agents prior to the sale of other publishing rights and add bonus material to some titles — Audible's pursuit of more audiobook publishing rights could squeeze traditional book publishers in the fastest-growing segment of the market
The Guardian:
Hugh Grant wins damages and admission from Mirror Group that its senior journalists encouraged or condoned “unlawful information gathering activities” — MGN discloses cover-up of three papers' ‘disgraceful actions’ as it settles Hugh Grant privacy case
Discussion:
Hacked Off, @dailysabah, @anthony, iMediaEthics and Reuters
Ricardo Lopez / Variety:
Sources: Viacom close to acquiring VidCon, the annual online video conference, will be an independent division of Viacom and retain leadership team, offices — Viacom is close to acquiring VidCon, Variety has learned from individuals with knowledge of the transaction.
Discussion:
Tubefilter
Howard R. Gold / Columbia Journalism Review:
Time Inc.'s demise: the result of poor mergers, leaders unprepared for the digital age, and a risk-averse culture fostered by its own prosperity — Workers prepare to cover up the Time Inc. signage with Meredith Corporation signage at the Time Inc. office building on January 31, 2018 in New York City.
Discussion:
@lexybrooks
Mike Farrell / Multichannel News:
Viacom strikes streaming deal with Telefonica to make MTV, Nickelodeon, Comedy Central, and others available on the Movistar Play platform in Latin America — Telefonica to stream MTV, Nick, Comedy Central and others to Movistar Play platform — Viacom has reached a streaming video deal …
Discussion:
Morningstar
Commissioning Editor - Practical Law — 
Energy Markets Reporter, London — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
