Top News:
Chantal Fernandez / The Business of Fashion:
Troy Young will succeed David Carey as president of Hearst's magazine division, overseeing 300 print editions and 240 digital brands — The architect of the division's digital media strategy will succeed David Carey, who announced his forthcoming departure in June.
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Folio, Digiday, MediaPost, Ad Age, @jason_kint and @richantoniello
Adi Robertson / The Verge:
A spliced-together video “interview” of House candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez blurred lines between satire and disinformation, getting 1M+ views on Facebook — A conservative news outlet spliced together a “satirical” interview with Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez …
Discussion:
Washington Post, BuzzFeed News, The Federalist, Daily Wire, @independent, @alexlaughs, @dangillmor, @lexual__, @mepfuller, @redsteeze, @janelytv, The Intercept and Fortune, more at Techmeme »
RELATED:
Wall Street Journal:
A look at longstanding ties between Michael Cohen and American Media, including talks amid 2016 campaign and $30K paid in late 2015 to an ex-doorman for Trump — Michael Cohen and tabloid publisher traded favors over many years; the Omarosa mediation — Michael Cohen and the publisher …
Discussion:
Wall Street Journal, Mediaite, CNN, @mattdpearce, Washington Post, @bradheath, CNBC, @kylegriffin1, @mrbromwich, @bkesling, @harounrashid2, @kylegriffin1 and The Week
RELATED:
CNN:
CNN obtains tape in which Trump can be heard discussing with Michael Cohen about buying rights to story of Playboy model from American Media — (CNN)Presidential candidate Donald Trump is heard on tape discussing with his attorney Michael Cohen how they would buy the rights to a Playboy model's story …
Discussion:
Bloomberg, The Wrap, Observer, Washington Post, Financial Times, Mediaite, HuffPost, ABC News, Daily Wire, Variety, Vanity Fair, The Guardian, Vox, Paste, CBS Miami, ThinkProgress, Al Jazeera English, NPR, CNBC, New York Times, Contemptor, The Week, Politico, @mkraju, @tedlieu, @davidcorndc, @christinawilkie, @renato_mariotti, @jimsciutto, @ddale8, @asharangappa_, @yashar, @stephenathome, @mollyjongfast, Wall Street Journal, @gabrielsherman, @markdistef, @joshtpm, @espiers, CBS Philly, BloombergQuint, Slate, globalnews.ca, The Daily Caller, Mashable and Boing Boing
Andrew Liptak / The Verge:
Chris Hardwick will return to his AMC talk shows on August 12 following an investigation into allegations of sexual misconduct — AMC said that it conducted a ‘comprehensive assessment’ — Chris Hardwick will once again host AMC's The Walking Dead after show The Talking Dead …
Discussion:
EW.com, Deadline, /Film, TVWeek.com, Variety and The Daily Beast
Lucas Shaw / Bloomberg:
Sources: Viacom is in advanced talks with Comcast about acquiring Awesomeness TV, for less than half of its $650M valuation in 2016 — - Youth-media brand is owned by Comcast, Verizon and Hearst — Viacom seeking to recapture viewers who fled MTV, Nickelodeon
Discussion:
The Wrap, New York Post, Multichannel News, Tubefilter, Variety, @lucas_shaw, @lucas_shaw, @digitalshields and VideoInk
Brian Stelter / CNNMoney:
White House bans CNN's Kaitlan Collins from press event after she asked “inappropriate” questions while serving as pool reporter; CNN calls move “retaliatory” — The White House took retaliatory action against Kaitlan Collins, a White House reporter for CNN …
Discussion:
Mediaite, TVNewser, @brianstelter, @megynkelly, @halliejackson, @jaketapper, @kylegriffin1, @swin24, @nprscottsimon, @kairyssdal and BloombergQuint
Politico:
On Tuesday night, Trump tweeted about the FCC's ruling on Sinclair-Tribune merger, saying it was “sad and unfair” that the FCC wouldn't approve it — President Donald Trump on Tuesday night bashed an FCC decision that likely doomed conservative broadcast giant Sinclair Broadcast …
Discussion:
Reuters, Terry Heaton's PoMo Blog, Contemptor, @viacristiano, @daniellemuscato, MediaPost, @orinkerr, @andrewfeinberg, Broadcasting & Cable and Axios
RELATED:
Casey Newton / The Verge:
Sources: YouTube removed four videos from Alex Jones' channel for hate speech and child endangerment, but counted the takedowns as one strike toward the channel — The video site removed four of Jones' videos on Tuesday — Conspiracy theorist Alex Jones' YouTube channel received a strike …
Discussion:
Fast Company, Mashable, Tubefilter, The Hill, Engadget, @caseynewton, @parismartineau, @darth, @tonyajoriley, @oneunderscore__, @caseynewton and BuzzFeed News, more at Techmeme »
Caleb Ecarma / Mediaite:
Don Trump Jr. tweets an old false smear against ABC News' Martha Raddatz as he criticizes her WaPo column on the importance of media coverage of the military — In response to ABC News chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz's Washington Post op-ed on President Donald Trump hurting …
Discussion:
Washington Post, @eugene_scott, Contemptor, @kendilaniannbc, @philiprucker and @mlcalderone
Dawn C. Chmielewski / Deadline:
Herb Scannell, CEO of Latino-focused Mitú, and founder Beatriz Acevedo step down amid layoffs of about a third of the staff — Mitú, the digital media company with ambitions to project a Latino point of view across multiple platforms, laid off about one-third of its staff yesterday …
Discussion:
Tubefilter and Variety
Greg Bluestein / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Georgia lawmaker Jason Spencer has resigned from his position, after yelling a racial slur in Sacha Baron Cohen's Showtime series “Who is America?” — The Georgia lawmaker who exposed himself and yelled racial slurs during an episode of Sacha Baron Cohen's Showtime series …
Discussion:
Mediaite, TVWeek.com, Slate, NPR, 89.3 KPCC, The Daily Caller and Business Insider
Energy & Commodities Editor, Tokyo — 
Politics Reporter, TX — 
Consumer Brands Reporter, GA — 
Deputy Editor - Health Care, VA — 
Product Editor, CA — 
Indigenous Affairs Editor, Sydney — 
China Markets Correspondent, Shanghai — 
Bangor Reporter, ME — 
Commerce Editor - Health, Remote US — 
Sports Editor, MI — 
Deputy Politics Editor, CA — 
Alphaville Reporter, London — 
Trending News Reporter, NY — 
Weekend Editor, CA — 
Part-Time Reporter, AZ — 
Political Correspondent, NV — 
Sr. Reporter, Singapore — 
Evening Dep. Breaking News Ed., CA — 
Copy Editor - Miami HQ, FL — 
Police & Courts Reporter, OH — 
Senior Reporter, NM — 
Senior Editor - Ideas, Remote US — 
Morning News Producer, WA — 
Tech Correspondent, CA — 
Enterprise Journalist, WA — 
City Government Reporter, OR — 
TV & Pop Culture Critic, MA — 
Washington Correspondent, DC — 
Local Editor - Morris County, NJ — 
Service Journalism Reporter, PA — 
Senior Editor - NBA, Remote US — 
Immigration Reporter, CA — 
Senior IP Reporter, Remote TX — 
Reporter - National, Remote NY — 
