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Katherine Maher / WIRED UK:
As tech firms like Facebook and Google lean more on Wikipedia to fight disinformation, Wikimedia Foundation says they should do more to support the site — If big tech companies are going to use Wikipedia as a resource, they should better support its important work, says the executive director of the Wikimedia Foundation
Discussion:
Poynter, @johnbattelle, @lorcand, @jay_nath, @carnage4life and @brianmcc
Whitney Curry Wimbish / The Baffler:
Business journalism rarely does investigations and reporters worry that if they step outside of common economic explanations they'll be excluded — Things are going great, according to the Wall Street propaganda machine — The lingering effects of the last crash. Jay Santiago — W — O
Discussion:
@thebafflermag, @thebafflermag and @whitneycwimbish
Ken Doctor / Nieman Lab:
Sources: Tronc is in talks about selling nine of its properties, including the Chicago Tribune, the New York Daily News, and the Baltimore Sun — What will happen to the price of Tronc shares as investors, a good number of speculators among them, assess the post-L.A. Times value …
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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 closes Monday after long negotiations over service agreements
Discussion:
Los Angeles Times, @mattdpearce, Politico, Business Insider, @mattdpearce, LA Observed, @latlands, @shelbygrad, @jbflint, @jboren4507 and NPR
Robert Feder:
Chicago Sun-Times sells alt-weekly The Chicago Reader to group led by Dorothy Leavell, publisher of the African-American Chicago Crusader — The Chicago Reader, the city's leading alternative weekly for 47 years, has been sold to a group led by Dorothy Leavell, publisher of the African-American Chicago Crusader.
Discussion:
Chicago Tribune and Gary/Chicago Crusader
Nancy Cook / Politico:
The White House press and communications teams, left without an official director since Hope Hicks left in March, are struggling with in-fighting and departures — Amid the ongoing exodus, staffers are happy to let the president act as his own top spokesman.
Discussion:
Splinter, @kenvogel, @michaelkruse, @jonlemire, @keithboykin and @hatewatch
Jim Waterson / The Guardian:
Indian police have linked dozens of murders and serious assaults to fake news being spread via WhatsApp — App blamed for circulating false information in India, Brazil, Kenya and now the UK — Abijeet Nath and Nilotpal Das were driving back from a visit to a waterfall in the Indian province …
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.
Tim Peterson / Digiday:
Publishers like Vox Media and BuzzFeed Studios signing deals with Hollywood talent agencies to help them land video deals for original programming — Vox Media likely wouldn't have been able to sell its upcoming show, “American Style,” to CNN without the help of Hollywood talent agency WME.
Discussion:
@digiday, @digiday and @katelaurielee
Isobel Asher Hamilton / Business Insider:
Over 400 Washington Post employees have signed an open letter to owner Jeff Bezos requesting fair benefits and wages — - More than 400 Washington Post employees addressed an open letter to owner Jeff Bezos. — They signed a petition calling for fair pay, benefits, and job security, decrying “shocking” current practices.
Discussion:
@themediaisdying, Melville House Books, Gizmodo, The Guardian and Mediaite
Ian Mohr / Page Six:
Moira Donegan, creator of the Shitty Media Men list, is working on a book about it, likely to primarily be a critique of sexism in media — Moira Donegan — the journalist who created the “S - - tty Media Men” list — is shopping a “S - - tty Media Men” book, sources exclusively tell Page Six.
Discussion:
@publisherswkly
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
Variety:
Rolling Stone promotes Jason Fine to editor, in advance of the relaunch of its magazine, website, and live events business in July — Rolling Stone has named Jason Fine as editor in advance of the relaunch of the magazine, website and live event business in July.
Accounting Specialist Editor, Remote US — 
Senior Correspondent - Wealth, NY — 
Asia Credit Reporter, Seoul — 
Senior Social Media Specialist, NC — 
Associate Editor - Aviation, TN — 
Assistant Editor - Digital, NC — 
Video Producer - YouTube, NY — 
Senior Managing Ed. - Daily Desk — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Content Managing Editor — 
Editor, MA — 
Team Editor - Breaking News, ON — 
Senior Reporter & Event Host, NY/CA — 
Associate Editor, Remote — 
Retail Reporter, MN — 
Managing Ed. - Berks County, PA — 
News Editor - UK, Remote — 
News Reporter, MA — 
Multimedia Journalist, PA — 
Service Journalism Editor, CA — 
Content Director, Remote — 
Los Angeles Issues Reporter, CA — 
Reporter - Middle East — 
Executive Editor, OR — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
Senior Media Editor — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Lexington County Reporter, SC — 
Reporter - Offshore Wind — 
General Assignment Reporter, FL — 
Staff Reporter, CA — 
Data Editor, NY — 
