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Ryan Parker / Hollywood Reporter:
Legendary Entertainment's site the Nerdist removes references to founder and former podcast host Chris Hardwick after his ex-girlfriend's unnamed abuse claims — “Chris Hardwick had no operational involvement with Nerdist for the two years preceding the expiration of his contract in December 2017.
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Jackie Strause / Hollywood Reporter:
AMC pulls Chris Hardwick's talk show and appearances on panels at San Diego Comic-Con after abuse allegations from ex-girlfriend — The decision comes one day after Hardwick's ex-girlfriend, Chloe Dykstra, claimed he sexually assaulted her. — AMC has pulled Chris Hardwick's talk show …
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Meg James / Los Angeles Times:
Tronc's sale of Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune to Patrick Soon-Shiong will close on Monday after long negotiations over service agreements — Biotech billionaire Dr. Patrick Soon-Shiong on Monday will take control of the Los Angeles Times and San Diego Union-Tribune …
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Nilay Patel / The Verge:
Letting AT&T buy Time Warner was wrong since it conflated internet platforms with providers after the government made a weak case — Let's read 170 pages of dunking on Professor Carl Shapiro together — AT&T and Time Warner won a historic court victory this week …
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Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
Time Warner changes its name to WarnerMedia, new CEO John Stankey says it will need to develop “new plays” to keep up with a fast-changing industry — One day after completing its acquisition of Time Warner, AT&T announced a new name for the media company: WarnerMedia.
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Greg Sargent / Washington Post:
Quoting and stating false claims as facts inadvertently lends them credibility and helps spread Trump's narrative and lies — THE MORNING PLUM: — One of the most important but overlooked lessons in the bombshell report on the handling of the Hillary Clinton email investigation is that bad-faith …
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Electronic Frontier Foundation:
Over 70 internet experts and pioneers pen letter opposing proposed EU copyright provision to require internet platforms filter content, before next week's vote — As Europe's latest copyright proposal heads to a critical vote on June 20-21, more than 70 Internet and computing luminaries …
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Wikimedia Blog and Publishers Weekly
Dylan Byers / CNNMoney:
Oprah Winfrey signs multiyear non-exclusive deal for new original programs with Apple; Winfrey is expected to have an on-screen role as host and interviewer — Oprah shares her secrets to success with graduates — Apple has signed Oprah Winfrey to a multiyear deal for new original programs.
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Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Blockchain media startup Civil launches Documented covering immigration in NYC, Sludge on money in politics and lobbying, Block Club Chicago, and podcast ZigZag — But beyond the crypto talk, how to actually pay for journalism very much remains an unsolved problem.
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Lesley Goldberg / Hollywood Reporter:
Sources: Roseanne Barr has agreed in principle to waive her rights to “Roseanne” clearing a major hurdle for the proposed spin-off of the show — Should a new take on the successful revival move forward, the WGA has made it clear any series will retain the comedian's credit.
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Casey Newton / The Verge:
Q&A with Pocket CEO Nate Weiner as Firefox tests offering personalized feeds by analyzing articles and videos in users' browsing history and Pocket saved list — Pocket CEO Nate Weiner on how local data processing is the future of personalized recommendations
Josh Millard / MetaTalk:
MetaFilter considers subscription-based and community-funded models as it discloses that it's running at an $8,000/month deficit in financial update — Important site updates, folks: — 1. The site is running at a significant deficit and we urgently need to make that up.
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