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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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Shan Wang / Nieman Lab:
Canadian outlet The Logic to offer subscriptions for $300 per year with a focus on the intersection of business, tech, policy, politics, and culture — “Is it a tech story? Is it a business and tech or policy and politics story, is it a cultural story? Well, it's actually all the above …
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The Logic, David Skok and Talking Biz News
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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Washington Post, Washington Post, @bybrianbennett, Common Dreams, Refinery29 and @hadas_gold
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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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CNN, Mediaite, The Daily Caller, @ryanlizza and @brianstelter
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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HuffPost, Splinter, @sarahjeong, @marklittlenews, @lukeoneil47, @michaelroston, @palafo, @sivavaid, @rdrv3, @ruben_salvadori, @reckless, @mekosoff and @onthemedia
Michael M. Grynbaum / New York Times:
NYT to review Ali Watkins' work, including her relationship with Senate Intelligence Committee aide James A. Wolfe and what she disclosed to former employers — The New York Times is reviewing the work history of Ali Watkins, a Washington-based reporter at the newspaper whose email …
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New York Post
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Washington Post:
A Customs and Border Protection agent questioned national security reporter Ali Watkins about her sources in June 2017; agency now is examining agent's actions — The actions of a Customs and Border Protection agent who confronted a reporter covering national security issues …
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CNN, @eilperin, @shaneharris, @jdawsey1, @mattzap, @jbendery, @rossgarber and @jasonleopold
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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@mollymckew, The Alvin Sun-Advertiser and @vabvox
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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MediaPost, Adweek, Ad Age and AdExchanger, more at Techmeme »
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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Music Business Worldwide, RAIN News, Motley Fool and Billboard
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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Publishers Weekly, MacRumors, Apple, Patently Apple and TechCrunch
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 …
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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Hollywood Reporter, Fortune and Decider
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