Mediagazer: Dean Baquet says he doesn't attend off the record meetings to discuss content because he doesn't think officials should be able to tell him what to publish (Steven Perlberg/BuzzFeed News)

7:15 PM ET, July 30, 2018

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Steven Perlberg / BuzzFeed News:

Dean Baquet says he doesn't attend off the record meetings to discuss content because he doesn't think officials should be able to tell him what to publish — When President Donald Trump broke an off-the-record agreement after he met with New York Times publisher A.G. Sulzberger …

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Todd Spangler / Variety:

Twitter names Nick Sallon head of its US news content partnerships — TJ Adeshola will lead U.S. sports deals; Nick Sallon to lead U.S. news partnerships — Twitter has filled some key roles in its reorganized content partnerships group in the U.S. — promoting company insiders instead of outside hires.

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Mathieu Rosemain / Reuters:

Vivendi says it will sell up to half of Universal Music Group in the fall amid a boom in revenue from music streaming in the industry and rules out an IPO — PARIS (Reuters) - Vivendi is considering selling up to 50 percent of its UMG music division to one or more strategic partners …

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Joseph Cox / Motherboard:

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Facebook says it will shut down Partner Categories, an ad tool that allows advertisers to target users based on third-party data, by October 1 around the world — Advertisers warn of impact from closure of Facebook ad tool that integrates personal data from outside brokers

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Spotify's global head of creator services Troy Carter to depart in early September; rumors of Carter's exit spread after he resisted “anti-hate” policies — Troy Carter will be leaving Spotify, Variety has confirmed. He will stay on through early September after which he'll assume …

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Chris Johnston / BBC:

Reach, owner of the Mirror and Express newspapers, posts a £64.7M profit in first half of 2018 but sales of its national print editions fell around 10% — The owner of the Mirror and Express newspapers has slumped to a £113m half-year loss after slashing the value of its regional publishing operations.

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Steve Gorman / Reuters:

Accused gunman in Capital Gazette newsroom shooting pleads not guilty to 23 felony charges, including five counts of first-degree murder — (Reuters) - The man accused of shooting five people to death last month at a newspaper office in Annapolis, Maryland, entered a plea of not guilty …

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