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Noah Bierman / Los Angeles Times:
A behind-the-scenes look at the North Korea summit and journalists' efforts to ask Kim Jong Un about denuclearization — It was as good a moment as any. Rivers of sweat rolled down my face amid Singapore's searing heat and 75% humidity. — I was separated by a moat from President Trump …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
After the Singapore summit, Trump gave his first formal press conference in 16 months and three TV interviews with ABC, VOA, and Fox News — Memorable moments from the Singapore summit — Here's one sign of President Trump's confidence about this summit with North Korean dictator Kim Jong Un …
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Associated Press:
The White House restricted press access to Kim Jong-un summit in Singapore, with reporters from AP, Bloomberg, and Reuters kept out of pool at start of meeting — SINGAPORE (AP) — The White House restricted journalists' access to parts of President Donald Trump's summit with Kim Jong Un …
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Sara Salinas / CNBC:
Judge rules that AT&T can complete its $85B merger with Time Warner, did not impose conditions on the approval — - The Justice Department sued last year to block the merger, citing concerns that AT&T, owner of satellite television provider DirecTV, could charge rival distributors …
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Bijan Stephen / The Verge:
Newsweek has relied on stories optimized for search engines since Google change last year, leading to stories in bad taste after suicides of Bourdain and Spade — Warning: This piece contains language and content regarding suicide that some people may find sensitive or triggering.
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Aisha Al-Muslim / Wall Street Journal:
SiriusXM to pay $150M in one-time payment to SoundExchange to settle lawsuits alleging it underpaid royalties for recordings — Satellite-radio giant says it will make a one-time payment to SoundExchange, a not-for-profit offshoot of the Recording Industry Association of America
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Erin Arvedlund / Philly.com:
Tariff on Canadian paper has raised the price of newsprint by about 30%; commerce department decision to make tariff permanent or to scrap it coming late summer — A single tariff benefiting one paper factory in Washington state could prompt the loss of thousands of U.S. newspaper jobs, industry executives say.
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Lucas Matney / TechCrunch:
Reddit is rolling out autoplaying video ads on mobile and desktop for standalone ad campaigns, but this rollout will not add pre-roll ads to videos — The advertising-lite days of Reddit are now firmly in the rear-view as the rapidly maturing company begins to seriously chase advertising revenues in users' feeds.
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Melissa Locker / Fast Company:
Apple previews iBooks replacement Apple Books ahead of fall launch, new app includes more prominence for audiobooks, “Reading Now” and “Want to Read” tabs — Apple Books is getting a fancy new update this fall, and Audible may have cause for concern.
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New York Times:
Head of Amazon's TV and movie division Jennifer Salke discusses her strategy of series development, luring talent, and high-risk adaptations — CULVER CITY, Calif. — Jennifer Salke has been the head of Amazon's television and movie division for four months.
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Joe Nocera / Bloomberg:
Ex-New York Times columnist Joe Nocera opens up about his struggle with depression and bipolar disorder and how it impacted his work at the paper — Help end the stigma: Let's talk about mental health. — If you spent any time on social media this past weekend, you no doubt saw hundreds …
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Becky Roberts / What Hi-Fi?:
BBC, ITV, Channel 4, and network operator Arqiva partner to invest £125M in streaming platform Freeview Play over five years, in bid to beat Netflix and Amazon — We are part of The Trust Project What is it? — New Freeview Play development offers some security to the future of free-to-air TV.
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TechCrunch:
TheSkimm, the female-led digital media company which operates a daily newsletter, launches an Android app, priced at $2.99 per month or $29.99 annually — TheSkimm, the female-led media company best known for its newsletter that summarizes, in plain language, the top news and highlights from the day before …
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