Top News:
Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Univision is exploring a sale of Fusion Media Group, which includes Gizmodo, Deadspin, Lifehacker, The Root, and a stake in The Onion — Unit includes digital properties such as Gizmodo and Deadspin — Univision Communications Inc. is exploring a sale of Fusion Media Group …
Discussion:
Business Insider, @film_girl, @rmac18, @rmac18, The Daily Beast, @kevinmdraper, @ejgertz, @petersterne, @shalini, @sayssimonson, @rafat and @petersterne
RELATED:
Maxwell Tani / The Daily Beast:
Sources: Univision wants to cut 15% of staff across Onion, Inc., and is set to begin buyout negotiations with the sites' editorial union — When media giant Univision Communications Inc. bought a reported 40-percent stake in Onion Inc. in 2016, executives believed that being funnier …
Discussion:
Fortune, @erikmadams, @rafat, @jbillinson and @libbycwatson
Paul Farhi / Washington Post:
A look at the Charles Koch Foundation's move into journalism-related projects over the past two years, including donations of $80K to ASNE and $500K to Newseum — When The Washington Post hosted a public discussion about the future of the First Amendment last month, one of the sponsors …
Discussion:
New York Times, @vinwalsh, @clairlemon and BloombergQuint
Washington Post:
Source: Twitter has been suspending 1M+ accounts per day in recent months, more than double its rate from October, in its fight against disinformation — SAN FRANCISCO - Twitter has sharply escalated its battle against fake and suspicious accounts, suspending more than one million accounts …
Discussion:
TechCrunch, Mashable, @lizzadwoskin, @josh_emerson, Engadget and The Verge, more at Techmeme »
Renee DiResta / Wired:
A look at how “keyword voids”, social recommendations, and paid promotions can lead to tragic misinformation in top search results for health-related queries — IN THE FIRST few hours of a newborn's life, doctors administer a vitamin K shot. This is because infants …
Discussion:
@dannysullivan, @noupside, kottke.org, @dannysullivan, @dannysullivan, @cbpolis, @drjengunter and @mattcutts
Nicholas Thompson / Wired:
Q&A with Chris Cox, Facebook's product chief across all its platforms, on free speech, working with fact checkers, Instagram's toxic comments filter, regulation — CHRIS COX HAS long been the Chief Product Officer for Facebook. He has also recently been promoted to run product at WhatsApp …
Discussion:
@digiphile, @alkapdc, @nxthompson, @digiphile and Business Insider
Timothy McLaughlin / Wired:
How Facebook became synonymous with the internet in a newly democratic Myanmar and ended up relying on civil society groups for help in policing rumors — The riots wouldn't have happened without Facebook. — ON THE THE evening of July 2, 2014 a swelling mob of hundreds …
Discussion:
@yangoninformer, @tmclaughlin3, @tmclaughlin3, @shibanimahtani and @max_fisher
Bijan Stephen / The Verge:
Three social media stars, two of whom were part of YouTube travel channel High On Life, die in a waterfall accident at British Columbia's Shannon Falls — Megan Scraper fell in, Ryker Gamble and Alexey Lyakh jumped in to save her, but all three went over the falls
Discussion:
New York Post, BBC, TVWeek.com, BuzzFeed, Deadspin, Vancouver Courier and Bustle
James Masters / CNN:
A look at the sexism experienced by female journalists covering the World Cup, who represent only 14% of the 16K accredited journalists there — Baldwin: Overwhelming sexism at World Cup — (CNN)In a time that has seen the #MeToo movement go worldwide, the planet's biggest football competition has provided a moment of sobriety.
Shayera Dark / The Verge:
Tanzania's law requiring online content creators to pay a hefty fee to register, identify sources, and disclose sponsors drives bloggers and YouTubers offline — The troubling trend has already spread to Uganda, which recently enacted a social media tax — In May, Tanzanian bloggers lost …
Tim Cushing / Techdirt:
The Malaysian government, now led by a new prime minister, says it plans to repeal the Anti-Fake News Act 2018 — Malaysia's government seized upon the term “fake news” as a way to silence coverage of internal corruption. The new law gave the government a way to steer narratives …
Committee to Protect Journalists:
Mexican journalist Jose Guadalupe Chan Dzib was shot June 29 in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo, the sixth journalist killed in the country in 2018 — Authorities in the southern Mexican state of Quintana Roo must immediately undertake a swift and credible investigation …
Senior Data Journalist, NY — 
Manager - Publishing Editorial, Manila — 
Oil Reporter, Singapore — 
Newsperson - State Govt. & Politics, CA — 
Business Reporter, SC — 
State Government Reporter, WA — 
Climate Crisis Columnist — 
Multimedia Journalist, CA — 
Community Engagement Mgr., DC — 
Senior California Politics Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer - Business, NY — 
Team Editor - Opinion, ON — 
Assistant Correspondent, DC — 
Climate & Weather Reporter, MN — 
Senior Tech Editor, Remote US — 
Lead Business Reporter, TN — 
Managing Editor, WA — 
Private Credit Reporter, NY — 
Trending News Reporter, TX — 
City Correspondent, London — 
Legislative Reporter, CA — 
Reporter, PA — 
Visual Editor, Remote — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Senior Political Reporter, DC — 
California Playbook Writer, CA — 
National Investigative Reporter, NY — 
Business & Gaming Reporter, NV — 
Coastal Climate Reporter, SC — 
Environment & Energy Reporter, CT — 
Coordinating Editor, OR — 
Editor, Remote US — 
Business Reporter, WA — 
Editor-in-Chief, AZ — 
