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7:30 PM ET, May 21, 2018

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Michael D. Shear / New York Times:
Barack and Michelle Obama sign multiyear deal with Netflix to produce TV shows and films for the streaming service, from scripted series to documentaries  —  WASHINGTON — Former President Barack Obama formally announced on Monday a multiyear production deal with Netflix in which he and the former …
John Bonazzo / The New York Observer:
Interview Magazine, founded in 1969 by Andy Warhol, folds following wage disputes with former employees and several harassment charges  —  After almost 50 years, Interview magazine is shutting down.  —  Several staffers posted on Twitter this morning that the magazine had folded.
Business Insider:
How Wall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou broke the story about the Theranos scandal, a subject he has since penned a book on  —  - The Wall Street Journal investigative reporter John Carreyrou knew from his first phone call with a Theranos insider that he had a great story.
Discussion: New York Times and @slopeofhope
Todd Spangler / Variety:
TheSkimm, a digital-media company built on a daily newsletter aimed at millennial women, closes $12M Series C from Shonda Rhimes, Tyra Banks, others  —  Willow Bay, Jesse Draper, Linnea Roberts, Hope Taitz are also among female-focused media firm's new backers
Matt Labash / Weekly Standard:
Profile of Charlie LeDuff, a Pulitzer Prize-winning ex-NYT correspondent who covered overlooked people before leaving journalism to work in a hot dog joint  —  Charlie LeDuff anticipated all the problems that Trump's election made plain to the rest of us—then he fell into the Hole himself.
Daniel Holloway / Variety:
Amazon Studios names NBC veteran Vernon Sanders as co-head of TV alongside COO Albert Cheng, will oversee creative and production units for Amazon Prime Video  —  Veteran TV exec Vernon Sanders has joined Amazon Studios as co-head of television.  He will oversee creative and production units for Amazon Prime Video.
Discussion: The Wrap
Rick Edmonds / Poynter:
The Pulitzer Prize Board has yet to conduct its independent review of allegations made against board member Junot Diaz  —  As was widely expected, the Pulitzer Prize Board gave its top honor, the Public Service award, to The New York Times and The New Yorker for their Harvey Weinstein exposes …
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Survey: 39% of US consumers said Netflix has the best original programming among subscription video services, 14% said HBO, 5% said Amazon Prime, 4% said Hulu  —  Netflix's multibillion-dollar content binge is paying off — if, for no other reason, by boosting the perception that its original TV shows …
Discussion: Business Insider and The Playlist
Gaia Pianigiani / New York Times:
Profile of Paolo Borrometi, one of nearly 200 journalists in Italy who live under police protection for covering organized crime  —  ROME — For many of his days over the past four years, Paolo Borrometi has lived in isolation, though he is barely ever alone.
Jon Levine / The Wrap:
In speech to Yale students at weekend, Hillary Clinton urged students to fight back against fake news by supporting journalists and subscribing to newspapers  —  Hillary Clinton spoke at Yale University's commencement ceremony this weekend to offer her support for the media …
Katrin Bennhold / New York Times:
Inside Facebook's deletion center in Berlin, where 1,200 people review posts violating firm's rules or German law and decide what is free speech or hate speech  —  A country taps its past as it leads the way on one of the most pressing issues facing modern democracies: how to regulate the world's biggest social network.
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Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
UK regulator Ofcom has opened three new investigations into RT, reviewing its impartiality as a broadcaster, bringing the total number of enquiries up to 11
Natalie Jarvey / Hollywood Reporter:
Q&A with Vox Media's Jim Bankoff on the challenges facing digital media companies, partnering with Hollywood, and the growth of podcasting
Brady Dale / CoinDesk:
VideoCoin, blockchain-based video streaming project backed by CNET co-founder Halsey Minor, raises $50M in an ICO completed via private placements
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