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Brian Stelter / CNN:
Anthony Bourdain, writer, chef, and TV host, has died by suicide at age 61 — Remembering the life of Anthony Bourdain — Programming note: CNN will air “Remembering Anthony Bourdain,” a special report on the life and legacy of the chef, storyteller and writer, tonight at 10 p.m. ET.
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DOJ seized years of phone and email records of NYT national security reporter Ali Watkins as part of an investigation into leaks of classified information — WASHINGTON — Federal law enforcement officials secretly seized years' worth of a New York Times reporter's phone and email records …
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Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
The Trump administration's seizure of a reporter's phone and email records chills every serious reporter and follows a clear blueprint from the Obama era — It was never a question of “if.” — It was always a matter of “when.” — The seizure of a New York Times reporter's phone …
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Washington Post:
Former director of security for Senate Intelligence Committee, James A. Wolfe, is charged with lying to FBI about repeated contacts with three reporters — A former staff member of the Senate Intelligence Committee has been indicted and arrested on charges of making false statements …
Greg Wilson / Fox News:
Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-winning Washington Post political analyst and Fox News contributor, reveals he is in the final stages of losing battle with cancer — Charles Krauthammer, the beloved and brilliant Fox News Channel personality who gave up a pioneering career in psychiatry …
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Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Ex-Tronc Chairman Ferro behind the delayed sale of LAT and San Diego Union Tribune to Patrick Soon-Shiong as Ferro pressures Soon-Shiong to buy all of Tronc — “Any would-be scenarios involving Tronc include odd tradeoffs, weird valuations, and questions of sheer feasibility."
Peter Kafka / Recode:
Sources: in reorg, BuzzFeed is cutting 20 jobs on the business side as Chief Revenue Officer Lee Brown writes in a memo that it's also hiring for over 45 jobs — It's part of a move away from Facebook and toward other revenue sources. — BuzzFeed, which laid off about 100 people last fall …
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Todd Spangler / Variety:
Verizon names CTO Hans Vestberg CEO effective August 1, 2018, replacing current CEO Lowell McAdam — Lowell McAdam is stepping down as CEO of Verizon Communications on Aug. 1, to be replaced by former Ericsson chief exec Hans Vestberg, the telco announced Friday.
Marlee Baldridge / Nieman Lab:
Pew survey: American public broadcasting in good health as monthly sessions in the NPR apps, radio station memberships, and audiences for member stations rise — It was barely a year ago that PBS and NPR fans were worried about whether American public broadcasting might be about to disappear.
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Devin Coldewey / TechCrunch:
Bad Robot, J.J. Abrams' media production company to partner with Tencent to form a gaming company, Bad Robot Games, to make games for PC, console and mobile — Bad Robot, the media production company headed by famed nostalgia-lord J.J. Abrams, is expanding into the games industry with help from Chinese tech conglomerate Tencent.
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Hannah Karp / Billboard:
Sources: Spotify offers several hundred thousand dollar advances to music managers and indie acts for direct licensing, to earn 50% of revenue per stream — Spotify has offered advances to a number of managers and indie acts in exchange for licensing their music directly to the streaming service, sources tell Billboard.
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Nikil Saval / Columbia Journalism Review:
Today's smaller newsrooms are not only the result of the internet; newspapers have faced corporate pressure for profits and worker productivity for decades — The news has become faster, better, stronger. But how much is too much? — 2897 WORDS — Photographs by William Mebane
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