Top News:
Makena Kelly / The Verge:
White House launches tool to solicit information from people who had social media accounts suspended or banned and who suspect political bias behind the actions — 'If you suspect political bias caused such an action to be taken against you, share your story with President Trump'
Discussion:
Mediaite, New York Times, The Guardian, Axios, Washington Post, Mediaite, Bloomberg, @slpng_giants, @kevinroose, @digiphile, @gregmorabito, Multichannel News, The Atlantic, @mollyjongfast, @jilliancyork, @griffey, @digiphile, @jaredlholt, @laurenweinstein, @laurenweinstein, @reckless, Mashable, Variety, @3r1ng, @russellbrandom, @emptywheel, @backlon, @mikerugnetta, @qhardy, @reckless, @kt_so_it_goes, @joshtpm, @laurenweinstein, @jaywillis, @emptywheel and Boing Boing, more at Techmeme »
Eric Beech / Reuters:
Trump signs full pardon for former media mogul Conrad Black, who was convicted in 2007 of fraud and obstruction of justice and spent 3.5 years in prison — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed a full pardon for former media mogul Conrad Black …
Discussion:
The Guardian, @jamesfourm, @antonyrobart, @yashar and Mediaite
Yashar's Newsletter:
Sources: Sen. Kamala Harris will not appear on Fox News for a town hall, joining Sen. Elizabeth Warren in declining to appear on the network — Scoop: Sen. Kamala Harris Will Not Appear On Fox News For A Town Hall — Presidential candidate and California Sen. Kamala Harris will not appear …
The Information:
Sources: Quibi, the upcoming mobile streaming service led by Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman, is planning to raise up to $1B, following a $1B raise in August — Quibi, the mobile video streaming service headed by Hollywood and tech veterans Jeffrey Katzenberg and Meg Whitman …
Discussion:
The Verge, @caseynewton, @cityofthetown, @seldo and @eringriffith, more at Techmeme »
Cara Lombardo / Wall Street Journal:
Sources: Gannett is likely to keep all eight seats on its board despite a takeover attempt by Digital First Media, which had proposed three nominees — USA Today owner's eight nominees have received significantly more support than the three put forward by Digital First
Discussion:
Phoenix New Times and USA Today
Issie Lapowsky / Wired:
Because of US law, Google keeps advertisers from naming sanctioned countries as targets or exclusions in campaigns, leading to ads being served in those places — AS DIRECTOR OF paid search at Greenlane Marketing, a web marketing firm based in Eagleville, Pennsylvania …
Ryan Joe / AdExchanger:
AT&T's Xandr unveils Community, a video ad marketplace for WarnerMedia and other publishers to sell ads across all channels: mobile, desktop, OTT, and linear — AT&T's ad unit Xandr on Tuesday unveiled a publisher network called Community, which lets advertisers use Xandr data …
Laura Kiesel / Human Parts:
How the high proportion of high-ranking male editors filters the media's idea of what is newsworthy, illustrated by one story pitched by a freelancer — While women have made strides in media and publishing, it seems we're still often subject to the whims of men
Lucinda Southern / Digiday:
Sweden's MittMedia says it has found success converting readers to subscribers using a timed paywall, where all content published is open for the first hour — Like many publishers, Swedish media group MittMedia, which owns dozens of regional and national news brands, has been honing …
Discussion:
Strange Attractor, @nisalahe, @jesszafarris, @sarahmarshall and Editor & Publisher
Matt Donnelly / Variety:
Layoffs begin at the combined Disney and Fox studios, a spokesperson confirms; source says cuts were specifically affecting film staff — Layoffs are going down across both Disney and Fox, a spokesperson confirmed to Variety. — It's unclear what departments might be impacted …
Discussion:
The A.V. Club, Hollywood Reporter and The Wrap
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Analysis shows that language in newspapers has remained fairly steady since 2000 while TV news has gotten more emotional, conversational, and argumentative — A deep linguistic analysis finds that newspapers today are a lot like newspapers 30 years ago. But TV news — especially cable news …
Discussion:
American Press Institute, @niemanlab, RAND, @adriana_lacy, @hunterschwarz and @jonathansblake
Chris Roush / Talking Biz News:
Bloomberg expands paid parental leave from 18 to 26 weeks for primary caregivers, double the average for US communications and finance companies — Bloomberg LP is expanding its parental leave policy from 18 weeks of fully-paid leave to 26 weeks, effective immediately.
Discussion:
Crain's New York Business
Bob Fernandez / Philly.com:
As it seeks a buyer, bankrupt Reading Eagle newspaper in Reading, PA, warns it may have to lay off all 221 employees in June — With a bid deadline looming on Wednesday, the Reading Eagle has alerted more than 200 employees of the threat of massive layoffs.
Discussion:
@jenwsheehan, @rw_briggs, @mktwgoldstein, @ckrewson, @anna_orso and Press Association
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 — 
