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5:05 PM ET, June 22, 2018

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Laura McGann / Vox:
Study: male DC journalists reply on Twitter to other male journalists 92% of the time, retweet other men 69% of the time, and 62% of follows are other men  —  A new study reveals why female journalists are so much less influential on Twitter than men.  —  Anyone that follows Beltway Twitter knows it's …
Jonathan Handel / Hollywood Reporter:
Study: 16% of 651 films released theatrically in 2017 were directed by women, 12% of films with $250K+ box office take directed by women, 10% by people of color  —  “Every aspect of the entire system disadvantages women and people of color," charged guild president Thomas Schlamme.
Discussion: The Wrap and DGA
Julia Jacobo / ABC News:
ABC announces spinoff of Roseanne, with a working title of The Conners, coming this fall; Roseanne Barr will not be involved in the series  —  ABC has greenlit a spinoff series of the now-canceled “Roseanne” — without the show's embattled star.  —  On Thursday, the network announced …
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Facebook has hired a team that will try to spot vulnerabilities in its systems before bad actors exploit them, to prevent abuses like 2016 US elections debacle  —  Silicon Valley's giants are looking for future crises before they happen.  —  In an attempt to spot vulnerabilities in its system …
Sarah Ellison / Washington Post:
Sources: National Enquirer sent copies of stories and covers related to Trump and opponents to Michael Cohen in advance, sometimes making changes after feedback  —  During the presidential campaign, National Enquirer executives sent digital copies of the tabloid's articles and cover images related …
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
United Talent Agency partners with Cadence13 to create Ramble, a podcast network devoted exclusively to online creators  —  - Talent agency teams up with podcast company Cadence13  — Cadence13 works with ‘Pod Save America,’ among others  —  Hollywood firm United Talent Agency represents …
Discussion: @rhettandlinkomm
Todd Shields / Bloomberg:
Both the ACLU and Parents Television Council object to the Sinclair-Tribune deal in comments to FCC, saying the large combined company would hurt local voices  —  - Conservative-founded Parents Television and ACLU opine on deal  — Groups tell regulators Sinclair-Tribune bad for local content
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Pam Vogel / Media Matters for America:
Sinclair's Epshteyn praises Trump for signing family-separation executive order “on his own”, blames Congress for holes in immigration law in must-run TV spot
Kevin Roose / New York Times:
Facebook's blend of AI and humans to screen ads continues to snare non-political ads and legitimate news, angering some publishers as the process gets refined  —  What do a day care center, a vegetarian restaurant, a hair salon, an outdoor clothing maker and an investigative news publisher have in common?
H.G. Watson / Nieman Lab:
Micropayments generate less than $100K/year for The Winnipeg Free Press after three years, but the data gathered helps with targeted subscription selling  —  Three years in, the Winnipeg Free Press' attempt to get readers to pay by the article is still producing less than $100,000 a year …
Charlotte Tobitt / Press Gazette:
The Telegraph, Die Zeit, Mediapart, The Intercept, and Wikitribune launch a collaborative investigation supported by The Signals Network into the misuse of data  —  The Telegraph is joining forces with four other news publishers in Europe and the US to launch an investigation on the misuse of big data.
Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:
Charles Krauthammer, Pulitzer-winning Washington Post conservative political analyst, foreign policy hawk, and Fox News contributor, has died at 68  —  Charles Krauthammer, a Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post columnist and intellectual provocateur who championed the muscular foreign policy …
 
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BuzzFeed:
Nine people who have worked with Elon Musk say he has long run roughshod over journalists and PR staff and recent outbursts merely show no one can rein him in
Kurt Wagner / Recode:
IGTV has not yet explained how creators will be paid, but likely options include mid-roll or pre-roll ads with revenue splits, or paying creators outright
Discussion: MediaPost and The Startup
John G. Doe / YouTube Blog:
YouTube announces $4.99/mo Channel Memberships for eligible channels with 100K+ subscribers, Teespring merchandising, and Premieres to debut pre-recorded videos
Nathan Fuller / Courage Foundation:
Reality Winner, accused of leaking to The Intercept, takes plea deal after being held for a year on Espionage Act charge; hearing planned for Tuesday
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Donie O'Sullivan / CNNMoney:
By embedding lighthearted tweets without trying to verify the authenticity of Twitter accounts, news outlets legitimize and increase the reach of Russian trolls
Alex Kantrowitz / BuzzFeed:
Twitter has made a somewhat miraculous comeback in the past two years, with rising revenue and MAUs, due to luck and a focus on news and premium video