Mediagazer: Comcast has bought 30%+ shares in European pay-TV service Sky and says it is seeking to buy more before its takeover deadline (Stewart Clarke/Variety)

Jason Schwartz / Politico:

The New Yorker has faced criticism, mainly from Fox News and other conservative news outlets, over its story on Judge Kavanaugh's latest accuser — The magazine faced questions from conservative and mainstream outlets about the lack of corroborating eye-witnesses to support a new claim about Kavanaugh's college behavior.

Discussion: Washington Post, New York Times, The Daily Beast, Denver Westword and TVNewser

Stewart Clarke / Variety:

Comcast has bought 30%+ shares in European pay-TV service Sky and says it is seeking to buy more before its takeover deadline — Comcast said Tuesday it had snapped up more than 30% of the shares in Sky, the European pay-TV service that it is in the process of buying.

Discussion: Bloomberg and New York Times

John Williams / New York Times:

New York Review of Books publisher Rea Hederman says Ghomeshi essay appeared to “downplay” experience of victims and that editorial processes were not followed — The New York Review of Books issued a statement on Monday addressing the sudden departure of its editor last week …

Discussion: @carloslozadawp, @jayrosen_nyu, @johnwilliamsnyt, @paulcraigrobert and @jennlmtaylor

Hollywood Reporter:

Source: CBS News management intends to select Jeff Fager's replacement at “60 Minutes” by the end of September; Exec Editor Bill Owens is favorite among staff — The internal bake-off to succeed the newsmagazine chief is heating up, with Bill Owens and Susan Zirinsky eyed as candidates for the exec producer role.

Aisha Hassan / Quartz:

Spotify and Ancestry.com team up to offer users playlists based on DNA test results; generator to select tracks from ancestral cultures and listening habits — “What is the sound of you?” — This was a question Ancestry, the world's largest for-profit genealogy company, recently asked its users.

Discussion: Complex, @chris__richards, @halalcoholism, @deray, The Next Web, Loudwire, Your EDM, The Source, campaignlive.com, HYPEBEAST, Engadget, Pitchfork and The Drum

Jim Waterson / The Guardian:

The News Media Association, which represents British newspapers including The Guardian, has called on the UK govt to levy a tax on tech giants to fund the press — News Media Association says Google and Facebook should fund the journalism from which they profit

Discussion: Mashable and Engadget

Brian Steinberg / Variety:

Opinion: pro-Trump analysts are important for CNN to avoid partisan presentation but it has had a difficult time keeping them due to their indefensible behavior — But some of their behavior is indefensible — CNN's shows regularly feature people who like to defend the administration of President Donald Trump.

Discussion: TVWeek.com

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

The 10" HD screen Echo Show will offer support for Hulu when it ships next month, and Amazon says the first gen Echo Show will also support Hulu live streaming — Amazon's Echo Show will apparently also work like a little TV, not just a visual interface for Alexa and her many apps.

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Julianne Escobedo Shepherd / Jezebel:

Five women describe emotional abuse, manipulation, and gaslighting by Mic writer Jack Smith IV; Mic says it found no evidence of improper behavior by him at Mic — As we near the one-year mark of the public accusations against Harvey Weinstein—that he serially assaulted women …

Discussion: @davidklion, @kellyweill, @anchorlines, @hannahgais, @saraqdavid, @maxwelltani, @kellyweill, @nandelabra, @tamingofdeschuh, @erinacorbett, @lrsphm, @hpmacd, @thecitywanderer, @caleweissman and @milesklee

John Leland / New York Times:

Seven ways the Village Voice, which laboriously covered local news in NYC, made a difference, from uncovering corruption to giving voice to feminists — When The Voice folded after more than 60 years, the city lost a contrarian, muckraking spirit that can never be replaced. Here, a few of its greatest hits.

Discussion: @rachelholliday

Komal Gupta / Livemint:

WhatsApp has appointed Komal Lahiri as grievance officer to help curb the spread of misinformation and rumors in India, Lahiri will be based in the US — WhatsApp India's grievance officer, Komal Lahiri, who was appointed last month, will be based in the US

Discussion: Mashable, TechCrunch and The Next Web

Hollywood Reporter:

NBC Entertainment head Bob Greenblatt to be replaced by new co-chairmen George Cheeks and Paul Telegdy, effective immediately — NBCUniversal boss Steve Burke made the announcement Monday in a memo to staff. — It's official: Bob Greenblatt's tenure as NBC Entertainment has come to an end.

Discussion: Los Angeles Times, CNNMoney, The Wrap, Variety, The Wrap, Vulture, Vanity Fair, Deadline and Wall Street Journal