Top News:
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Reuters Institute report: left-leaning audiences consume more news at digital news outlets in the US than right-leaning audiences — “Populists prefer to use television news,” and they're also spending more time on Facebook. This week, Oxford's Reuters Institute for the Study …
Discussion:
@dragz, @risj_oxford, @annisch, @jbenton, @jbenton, @jbenton and American Press Institute
Megan Garber / The Atlantic:
Sarah Sanders said she hoped her legacy would be that she “put forward the president's message” and she did so through her post-truth press conferences — “I know it's hard for you to understand even short sentences, I guess, but please don't take my words out of context."
Craig Timberg / Washington Post:
20 years since children's online protection law COPPA was passed, it has been weakened by court rulings, uneven enforcement, and relentless technological change — Two decades after Congress tried to wall off the worst of the Internet in hopes of protecting the privacy and innocence of children, the ramparts lie in ruins.
Discussion:
@posttech, @craigtimberg, @chesterj1, @drewharwell, @geoffreyfowler, @geoffreyfowler, @byheatherlong, @lauranbowman and @geoffreyfowler
Lachlan Markay / The Daily Beast:
Some ABC TV affiliates posted and promoted Trump “birthday cards”, linking to a site that gathers contact data for his campaign; the story has been taken down — Some of the network's largest affiliates promoted on their websites a ‘birthday card’ for President Trump that is really just a list-building campaign.
Vanessa Fuhrmans / Wall Street Journal:
PBS CEO Paula Kerger discusses why she isn't afraid of Netflix, sharing Sesame Street with HBO, how to cultivate female CEOs, and responding to #metoo — When Paula Kerger took over as chief executive of PBS in 2006, “Downton Abbey” hadn't yet made its debut and Charlie Rose and Tavis Smiley were mainstays.
Discussion:
@stacypalmer
Marcela Kunova / Journalism.co.uk:
A Facebook director of news partnerships says Facebook is compiling a list of trustworthy sources, including individual journalists, not just media outlets — The social media platform will help media organisations monetise content, including a dedicated space for news and a Facebook-powered subscription tool
Discussion:
@jbenton, @aral, @grady_booch, @steven_strauss, @chrismoranuk, @jamesrbuk, @buzzfeedben, @j_rwalsh, @tonyromm, @emilybell, @mathewi and @emilybell
David Neiwert / Daily Koz:
David Neiwert remains suspended by Twitter for his header image of KKK hoods from his book cover; he says Twitter punishes the fight against white supremacism — Having reached Day 4 (and counting) of my suspension from Twitter for posting the image of Klan-hooded stars from the cover …
Discussion:
@nickmartin, @donttrythis, @clarajeffery, @lukeobrien, @clapifyoulikeme, @ashtonpittman, @bernstein, @ffrafaction and @davidnir
Darren Loucaides / Columbia Journalism Review:
A look at the Five Star Movement's anti-press ideology as the Italian party votes to cut state ads in papers and to defund a broadcaster that covers parliament — In May, the anti-establishment Five Star Movement, which leads Italy's government, voted to cut funding to Radio Radicale …
Discussion:
@jacopo_iacoboni
Bloomberg:
Sources: BuzzFeed News employees are planning to stage a walkout on Monday, as they negotiate with management to get voluntary recognition of their union — - Employees agreed to unionize in February after job cuts — Vox Media staff walkout earlier this month led to labor deal
Discussion:
@newsynick, @chrisgeidner and @daveyalba
Jessica Patterson / FIPP.com:
A look at Readerscope, the NYT's AI-powered tool for advertisers that creates topic clusters and surfaces relationships between those topics and their readers — For publishers, AI-driven tools have largely been used for editorial purposes, to write articles on themes like sports scores, weather forecasts and real estate sales.
Laura Hazard Owen / Nieman Lab:
Major news orgs in New Zealand have agreed to rules for covering the Christchurch shooting trial, with the aim of not amplifying white supremacist ideology — As the trial of the man accused of the Christchurch mosque massacres began a few hours ago, New Zealand's major media organizations had a plan.
Discussion:
@brooklynmarie, @lauraelizdavis, @jbenton, @jbenton, @research_tim, The Guardian, New Zealand Herald, Stuff.co.nz and Gizmodo
Todd Spangler / Variety:
Two former Clevver Media employees and Clevver co-founder Jorge Maldonado launch Shared Media, an independent, self-funded YouTube network for millennial women — Here's the latest chapter in the saga of Clevver, the entertainment/lifestyle YouTube network marooned by the shuttering …
Discussion:
@xpangler and @danawardonline
Deputy Ed. - Gen. Assignment Desk, DC — 
EU Technology Reporter, Brussels — 
Breaking News Reporter, NY — 
Harrisburg Reporter, PA — 
Senior Editor - Styles, NY — 
Part-time Editor, Remote — 
Home & Travel Reporter, Ireland — 
Assistant Digital Editor, MA — 
Senior Editor - Visuals (Temporary), DC — 
Copy Editor, Remote US — 
Markets Reporter, NY/CA — 
Staff Writer, MI — 
Food Reporter, CA — 
Staff Writer, NV — 
Pharma Editor, Remote — 
Higher Ed. Reporter, Remote CA — 
Politics Reporter, Brussels — 
Investigations & Enterprise Ed., WI — 
Social Strategy Editor, NY — 
Senior Narrative Editor, CA — 
Editor-in-Chief, NY (flexible) — 
Housing Reporter, OK — 
Writer/AI Content Reviewer, CA — 
Writer/Editor, Remote — 
Multi Media Reporter, NC — 
Afternoon/Night Editor, NH — 
Education Lab Editor, WA — 
Senior Editor, Remote US — 
State Worker Reporter, CA — 
Executive Editor, NM — 
News Assistant, NY — 
Local Editor, NJ (Remote) — 
News Writer, CA — 
News Editor/Reporter, KS — 
