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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 …

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune, @latlands, @jboren4507, @jbflint, @shelbygrad, The Wrap, @shelbygrad, @briancassella, @sammy_roth, @kbui1, @johnmyers, @palewire, @mattdpearce, @marcosbreton, @cmonstah and @lfung

Jaclyn Peiser / New York Times:

Blockchain-based media startup Civil funds an effort by five former Denver Post reporters and three editors to launch The Colorado Sun by the end of 2018 — They left The Denver Post amid newsroom layoffs and interference in the editorial process by the newspaper's hedge-fund owners.

Discussion: Colorado Public Radio, @stoomey, @pmdemola, @hodgesmr, @lillian_ruiz, @myoung, @brandonjcox, @mattcoolidge, @coreyhutchins, @sgurman, @larryryckman, @nushinrashidian, @blairmiller, @jayrosen_nyu and @ppolitics

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

Discussion: @_alastair, @pilhofer, Civil and @niemanlab

ProPublica:

A look at some of the journalism ads flagged as political by Facebook, showing how Facebook's screening policies are creating problems for media organizations — One ad couldn't have been more obviously political. Targeted to people aged 18 and older, it urged them to “vote YES” …

Discussion: @vogon and @propublica

Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:

Startup reallyread.it hopes to foster dialogue among commenters via a plugin that tracks how much of the article has been read and a homepage for debate — The battle against the uncivil comments section is also a battle against high bounce rates for reallyread.it.

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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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

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 …

Discussion: @sulliview, @bryanstearns, @hunterwalk, @shoq, @theplumlinegs, @dangillmor, Dan Gillmor, Splinter, New York Times and CBS Pittsburgh

Jeffery C. Mays / New York Times:

Boston Globe has suspended columnist Kevin Cullen for 3 months without pay after review found fabrications in public remarks he had made about marathon bombing — The Boston Globe suspended its columnist Kevin Cullen for three months without pay on Friday after a review found fabricated details …

Discussion: BostonGlobe.com, Newser, @spacekatgal, @nytimes, NECN, WBUR, Boston Business Journal and Editor & Publisher

Mathew Ingram / Columbia Journalism Review:

A look at NGOs' journalistic work, how it is impacting partnerships with traditional media, and issues with blurring the lines between advocacy and reporting — It was an impressive display of journalism: An in-depth look at Amazon's marketing of a controversial facial recognition software product to US law enforcement.

Discussion: @nicdawes, @annaleighclark, @cjr, @cjr and @mathewi

Krista Kapralos / Nieman Reports:

Overseas news coverage requires reporters who speak local languages and understand local customs so that information is filtered in a culturally appropriate way — At Global Press Journal, speaking the local languages and understanding local customs is key to telling culturally appropriate stories

Discussion: @niemanfdn, @rama_rajeswari and @sjstaats

Anna Marum / Columbia Journalism Review:

For Oregon government coverage, smaller newsrooms mean more reliance on AP, fewer daily updates on bills, and less frequent but more in-depth original reporting — The Oregon State Capitol, in Salem. Photo via Oregon Department of Transportation/Flickr. — SAUL HUBBARD WAS AN INTERN …

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.

Discussion: AOL, The A.V. Club and Vanity Fair

Cynthia Mitchell / Poynter:

How The Cannabist went from near profitable cannabis media darling to aggregation site with no full-time staff and how The Cannifornian may avoid the same fate — Ricardo Baca was at his desk in the heart of The Denver Post's (then) downtown newsroom on Nov. 7, 2016, plotting strategy for what he called …

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