Mediagazer: A look at the clash between journalist Barrett Brown and WikiLeaks' Julian Assange which has led to a split in whistleblowers advocacy group Courage (Spencer Ackerman/The Daily Beast)

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Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:

Report: Facebook exec Campbell Brown told Australian media execs Mark Zuckerberg doesn't care about publishers, implied papers would die “in hospice” without FB — The Australian — the Murdoch-owned national paper — has an interesting (and aggressively paywalled) …

Tanya Dua / Business Insider:

Vimeo has joined YouTube and others in removing InfoWars from its platform; sources say removal came after employee dissatisfaction that it hadn't been banned — - Vimeo is the latest platform to removed InfoWars' account from its platform, following Facebook and YouTube.

Discussion: Variety, TechCrunch, The Wrap, @toestringrd, Engadget, @kylegriffin1, @b52malmet, Gizmodo, The Hill and New York Post, more at Techmeme »

Margaret Sullivan / Washington Post:
Social media pressure is here to stay as a tactic against advertisers and platforms that support shows like Infowars, because it works, as Sleeping Giants shows

Discussion: @genepark, @massd, @slpng_giants, @shaunhair, @karlenegoller and @dabeard, more at Techmeme »

Steve Coll / New Yorker:
We should be wary of celebrating any case of censorship, especially by opaque companies, because practices that marginalize the right will cut both ways

Discussion: @niklowski, @saraashleyo and @landryst

Mike Masnick / Techdirt:
Dealing with the likes of Infowars on internet platforms is not a binary choice to keep or ban them; many other options exist, and they should all be explored

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Jackie Wattles / CNNMoney:

NYC Mayor Bill De Blasio says Trump would not have won election if it was not for Murdoch-run businesses like Fox News and The New York Post — Bill de Blasio speaks out against Murdoch — New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks America would be better off if Rupert Murdoch left the news business.

New York Post:

New York Post reporter Kevin Sheehan was physically manhandled by a member of Bill De Blasio's NYPD security detail after asking the mayor a question on Sunday — Mayor Bill de Blasio is a such a big believer in the free press that he let two bodyguards physically remove a credentialed Post reporter …

Discussion: Observer, Politico and The Daily Caller

Todd Spangler / Variety:

Netflix says its CFO David Wells, who led the service's international expansion to 190 countries, is leaving the company after 14 years — Exec says he plans to focus on philanthropy after exiting streaming-video company — David Wells, a 14-year veteran of Netflix who has guided …

Discussion: Netflix Media Center, Multichannel News, MediaPost, TechCrunch, VentureBeat and @alexweprin, more at Techmeme »

Spencer Ackerman / The Daily Beast:

A look at the clash between journalist Barrett Brown and WikiLeaks' Julian Assange which has led to a split in whistleblowers advocacy group Courage — A botched power play by Julian Assange has led to a split within a key organization supporting whistleblowers and leaves the WikiLeaks founder …

Naomi Colvin:
Courage Foundation director Naomi Colvin resigns after trustees try to remove Barrett Brown as a beneficiary over his “adversarial” remarks about WikiLeaks

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Washington Post:

Sources: when Trump expressed worries that Bill Shine could be at risk because of investigation into Ailes conduct, Rupert Murdoch rang Trump to reassure him — The revolving door between Fox News and Republican political figures has turned steadily for years, with failed GOP candidates finding a home at the network.

Discussion: CNNMoney, TVNewser, Mediaite, Associated Press, @olivianuzzi, @jmartnyt, @philiprucker, @ericboehlert, @brianstelter, @mattgarrahan and @jonlemire

Emilia Petrarca / The Cut:

The New York Post's front and back pages on Monday had an ad from skate brand Supreme instead of the usual news and headlines — As part of Supreme's fall 2018 drop, which was revealed today and hits stores August 16, the New York skate brand collaborated with the New York Post on a special-edition promotional cover.

Discussion: MediaPost, Adweek and Ad Age

Kaitor Kay / WANE-TV:

Fort Wayne newspaper News-Sentinel lays 7 of its 8 remaining staff off, almost a year after going digital — FORT WAYNE - Almost a year after the News Sentinel announced it would halt newspaper production for an all-digital product, the paper is laying off almost all of its staff.

Discussion: Poynter, @colbyklaus, @raju, @dabeard, @wane15, @linglestown, @jbenton, @deggans, @gwenmoritz, @will_bunch, @myantkinney, @kaitarford and @manvstweets

Abid Rahman / Hollywood Reporter:

Appearing on AMC's “The Walking Dead” aftershow, host Chris Hardwick vaguely addressed abuse allegations made against him and thanked viewers for support — Hardwick was reinstated as host of the ‘The Walking Dead’ aftershow following an AMC investigation.

Discussion: Deadline, EW.com, The Wrap and @deadlinedominic

Julian Borger / The Guardian:

Outgoing UN human rights commissioner Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein says Trump's anti-press rhetoric is “very close to incitement to violence” — Exclusive: Zeid Ra'ad al-Hussein, who steps down this month, says US president's rhetoric echoes that of the worst eras of the 20th century

Discussion: New York Post, Politico and Contemptor

Maureen Ryan / Hollywood Reporter:

HBO says 57% of its show directors are women or men of color or white women, up from 23% in 2014-2015 season; six of 11 of 2018 pilots were directed by women — HBO programming president Casey Bloys talks with THR about his network's “Because of Her” campaign, which highlights female talent …