Mediagazer: Refinitiv, which is partly owned by Reuters, has removed Reuters news stories about Tiananmen from its Eikon terminal under pressure from China's government (Tony Munroe/Reuters)

Tony Munroe / Reuters:

Refinitiv, which is partly owned by Reuters, has removed Reuters news stories about Tiananmen from its Eikon terminal under pressure from China's government — BEIJING (Reuters) - Under pressure from China's government, financial information provider Refinitiv has removed …

Discussion: American Press Institute, @bakerluke, @niubi, @nickshaxson and TechCrunch

James Griffiths / CNN:
In China, June 4, the anniversary of the Tiananmen Square massacre is nicknamed “internet maintenance day” as websites go dark rather than risk publishing

Discussion: @jgriffiths, @hadas_gold and @cnn

Austin Ramzy / New York Times: Hong Kong's publishing industry has declined due to increased mainland control over borders, distributors, and stores, and the silencing of industry figures

Christine Schmidt / Nieman Lab:

Inside The Salt Lake Tribune's plan for securing 501(c)(3) nonprofit status, which it officially applied for last week as an education organization — The IRS is complicated. So is running a 148-year-old newspaper in 2019. — Three weeks and one New York Times profile after announcing …

Discussion: @newsbyschmidt, @niemanlab and @niemanlab

Brian Stelter / CNN:

After complaining about CNN, Trump suggests customers boycott the network's corporate parent, AT&T; source says AT&T executives expected such attacks eventually — California (CNN Business)President Trump's years-long effort to punish CNN for its news coverage took a new …

Max Willens / Digiday:

Facebook says its tools allowing paywall deployment through Instant Articles are now widely available, tests News Funding for converting paying subs inside FB — Facebook is doing more to help publishers big and small pursue subscriptions, both on and off its platform.

Discussion: Nieman Lab and facebookjournalismproject.com

Wall Street Journal:

Sources: FTC secured the rights to begin an antitrust probe of Facebook as part of an agreement to let DOJ lead a Google probe — Federal antitrust enforcers and lawmakers are poised to scrutinize the nation's largest technology companies for potential anticompetitive practices …

Discussion: The Verge, Associated Press, New York Times, CNBC, Reuters, Axios, @ceciliakang, @greg_ip, @politicalshort, Gizmodo, Fortune, Vanity Fair, WTVR-TV, The Daily Beast, USA Today, MediaPost, NBC News, The Week and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

New York Times:

In email to Hollywood studio execs, Peter Chernin says he is launching a $15M campaign to fund ACLU's legal attack on anti-abortion laws in GA and other states — LOS ANGELES — One of Hollywood's heaviest hitters, the producer and investor Peter Chernin, has started a campaign to raise millions …

Discussion: @gregorynyc, @blackamazon, Slate, Variety, Deadline and The Wrap

Nicholas Quah / Hot Pod News:

Spotify begins a small scale test of curated podcast playlists to enhance podcast discoverability — This came in overnight. Fresh off its run of podcast company acquisitions, Spotify is now taking a crack at the problem that's perhaps most groaned about in the community: discoverability.

Discussion: Nieman Lab, The Verge, @caseynewton and Engadget

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:

At WWDC, Apple splits iTunes into Podcasts, Music, and TV, announces full-text podcast search, and tools to allow publishers to easily port iOS apps to Mac — Apple just finished the annual keynote event at its Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), the two hours each year when Apple tells us …

Discussion: Music Industry Blog, Forbes, TechCrunch, TechCrunch, The Verge, hypebot, FierceVideo, Vox, Ars Technica, Fast Company, Fortune, @niemanlab, @jbenton, Refinery29, The Week, AppleInsider, Engadget, TheStreet, Tom's Guide and Engadget, more at Techmeme »

Oliver Darcy / CNN:

Co-author of NYT Biden-Ukraine story hired as Ukraine president's spokesperson; NYT defends article, says it didn't know of her application for the job — New York (CNN Business)The New York Times reported last month that Joe Biden was facing conflict of interest questions for his role …

Discussion: @johnmcquaid, @jbenton, @sivavaid, @brianstelter, Fox News, The Daily Beast, The Independent and Mediaite

Reuters:

Sources: Google's ad market dominance and its effect on ad tech firms and publishers is one of the areas of the DOJ's possible antitrust investigation — SAN FRANCISCO/WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Ad tech firms and publishers have had to stay in the good graces of Google or risk insolvency.

Discussion: CNBC, Yahoo Finance, USA Today, The Verge, Bloomberg, The Verge and CNN

Amanda Meade / The Guardian:

News Corp Australia plans to cut 55 journalists across the country who lack digital skills — Staff told ‘big cuts’ will include 55 editorial posts as executive chairman says newsrooms need ‘new skills’ — News Corp staff will be hit by a widespread round of targeted redundancies, including 55 journalists, within days.

Discussion: @antmandan, Sydney Morning Herald, SBS News, Australian Financial Review, AdNews, @fexi, @kamahlaje, @hornery, Mumbrella and Crikey

Sarah Perez / TechCrunch:

Spotify Stations, a lightweight listening app offering easy access to curated playlists, has arrived in the US after initially launching in Australia last year — Spotify Stations, the streaming service's lightweight listening app offering easy access to curated playlists …

Discussion: Engadget, The Verge, Billboard and hypebot, more at Techmeme »