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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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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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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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Matthew Champion / BuzzFeed:
While having his photograph taken with Kim Jong-un, Trump seemed to complain - or joke - about the free press to the North Korean leader

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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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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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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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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Amazon Studios is to stream an eight-episode series based on The New York Times' Modern Love column, with the paper listed as executive producer

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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.

Discussion: The Drum

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 …

Julie Reynolds / DFM Workers:

The Knight Foundation invested $13M in Alden Global Capital by 2010, raising questions about what it knew about Alden's slash-and-burn strategy — Former Knight-Ridder headquarters. Much of the Knight family's once-grand newspaper empire was ultimately acquired by Alden Global Capital …

Discussion: @mattdpearce and @mattdpearce

Patrick Danner / MySanAntonio.com:

Ex-LA Times Managing Editor Marc Duvoisin has been named editor and vice president of the San Antonio Express-News — Veteran journalist Marc Duvoisin has been named editor and vice president of the San Antonio Express-News. — Duvoisin had been a top editor at the Los Angeles Times …

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